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| Diplomaticnet.com
is a specialized gateway in international politics. An information, communication
and consulting centre on Internet designed to cover the needs of practitioners
in international relations. A step forward involving new technologies
on behalf of better governance. The gateway provides with four main
sections.
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Background |
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Diplomaticnet.com
came up from the encounter on the Net of a group of students specialized
in international politics and PhD. J. L Pardos, His Excellency the Ambassador of Spain
to the New Technologies. PhD. Pardos was the first diplomat to create
a web site for an Embassy .The case was known world-wide especially when
Internet was used in the Spanish -Canadian confrontation in the so called
"turbot -war". Not only, the Ambassador Pardos is a pioneer of "Virtual Diplomacy",
but also one of the board members of the ISOC, the "Internet Government"
. This encounter along with a deep collaboration led to the
creation of Diplomaticnet.
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Aims |
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The
various applications brought by the technological revolution in foreign
policy sphere are being unproductive. As mentioned by P.H. Smith,
public affairs advisory at the US Embassy, London "when foreign policy
becomes an instrument in the hands of better governance, it must adjust
to new challenges in order to gain agility, relevancy and benefit from
the opportunities provided by the technological revolution". The main objective
of Diplomaticnet is thus to use new technologies in the benefit of dialogue,
peace and sustainable development. In order to achieve these aims, here
are our working guidelines:
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Simplify the access
to specialized information in foreign policy. Nowadays in the globalization
process, information is everyday more and more valuable.
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Facilitate communication
and international dialogue through an open debate area. And as mentioned
in the Unesco Charter, communication remains the best remedy for intolerance
and armed conflicts.
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