Publication

Institute of World Policy prepared the policy brief of analytical notes “Twitter-diplomacy. How new technologies could enhance the position of Ukraine on the international arena?”The aim of the research was to stress the importance of using the Twitter-diplomacy tools by Ukrainian diplomats for sharing information, getting public reaction on it, strengthening the country’s relations with external partners, and also facilitating of the communication process within the Ukrainian diplomatic corps.
During the last decades Tweeter-diplomacy has been developing with a frantic pace. The Ukrainian diplomacy has already taken the first steps in this area, and now it should use the opportunities provided by e-diplomacy in a more efficient way. Ukrainian diplomats should use the Twitter-diplomacy tools for sharing information, getting public reaction on it, for strengthening the country’s relations with the external partners and for facilitating communication within the Ukrainian diplomatic corps. Therefore, forming of the policy of encouraging diplomats to the use of Twitter-diplomacy, development of training programs for learning the necessary skills and engaging organizations and individuals to discuss the foreign policy questions should be seen as a priority. This is especially significant nowadays, when Ukraine faces serious challenges towards building the stable dialogue with the international partners.
The full version of the research in Ukrainian and English language can be found here.