The Stockholm Initiative for Digital Diplomacy (SIDD) took place on 16–17 January 2014, when around 20
diplomats
A diplomat (from ; romanized ''diploma'') is a person appointed by a state, intergovernmental, or nongovernmental institution to conduct diplomacy with one or more other states or international organizations.
The main functions of diplomats a ...
and experts gathered in
Stockholm
Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ...
for a 24-hour conference and workshop – a
diplohack – on digital diplomacy. The Stockholm Initiative for Digital Diplomacy was the first major international meeting about digital diplomacy, and the main aim was to bring together some of the world leaders in the field, establish a network and exchange experiences. The event was hosted and organised by the
Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Participants from Sweden, the Netherlands, Finland, United Kingdom, United States, Italy, Brazil, Turkey, France, United Arab Emirates, Kosovo, and
European External Action Service
The European External Action Service (EEAS) is the diplomatic service in charge of executing all Foreign relations of the European Union, international relations of the European Union. The EEAS is led by the Vice-President of the European Co ...
(EEAS) attended.
Results
The group identified a large number of ideas and challenges that needed to be looked at further. According to an outcome document signed by the participants, perhaps the most important outcome was that the participants decided that SIDD should be established as an ongoing working group to help develop digital diplomacy in a joint forum.
The initiative evolved into informal campaigns under the umbrella #DiplomacyUnited, informally coordinating the work of a dozen embassies in Washington, D.C.
References
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