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6th December 2012 Washington DC, USA

by Peter Westmacott

Former Ambassador to the United States of America

Rethinking Development

Back in the days when tweeting was what birds did, a cloud was something in the sky, an app was what you sent to the university admissions office, and Google was simply a misprint for the word which means 10100, who’d have thought that mobile phones could improve the daily lives of the world’s poorest […]

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12th March 2012 Washington DC, USA

by Scott Nolan Smith

Head of Digital Diplomacy

Keep calm and innovate!

Today’s fast moving, ever-changing digital landscape has altered many things about how we work, live and do business. But some constants remain – entrepreneurship, innovation and creativity are still king. This year’s South By Southwest Interactive (SXSWi) festival exemplified just that – and showed that Britain is certainly towards the front of the pack! From […]

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