On February 21, 2023, diplomats of 25 countries in the San Francisco Bay Area, international organizations, and private tech companies gathered at the World Economic Forum in San Francisco and launched the Tech Diplomacy Network, a new platform for informal exchange, trust building, and collaboration. The network will be home to a community of tech diplomats based in Silicon Valley, sharing best practices and facilitating dialogue on technology strategy, governance, and policy.
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Tech Diplomacy: A Very Short Definition
Eugenio V. Garcia, Deputy Consul General of Brazil in San Francisco and Latin America expert at the Tech Diplomacy Network, compares tech diplomacy to related terms, such as e-diplomacy, cyber diplomacy, and digital diplomacy. In his view, tech diplomacy is a new umbrella term in international relations, relevant for tech companies, nation states, and civil society.
Tech Diplomacy: Tech companies as power brokers in the digital age
In this report by the Pacific Council and the Korea Foundation, Patricia Gruver, Co-Director of the Tech Diplomacy Network makes the case for tech companies being the powerbrokers in the digital age.
Podcast: Why Tech Diplomacy?
In this podcast episode of the Norwegian Consulate General in San Francisco, Martin Rauchbauer, Austria’s former Tech Ambassador in Silicon Valley and Co-Director of the Tech Diplomacy Network explains why in his view tech diplomacy has been on the rise.