25th July 2013 London, UK
In my previous post, we looked at creative ways to use digital channels when organising event. Specifically we focused on how digital could help us from the planning stage to the point of promotion. Now, I’m going to continue the theme looking at delivery through to after the event and monitoring your success. Delivery It’s tempting […]
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23rd July 2013 London, UK
In the first of a two-part post Ben Giddings, our Europe Digital Hub Manager, looks at how digital can be used to extend the reach and impact of an event. I was recently in Istanbul to take part in a social media seminar with the Consulate General and staff from the Embassy in Ankara. We […]
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12th June 2013 London, UK
Every year UK Ambassadors return to London to look at how the Foreign Office can most effectively deliver UK priorities overseas. A key focus of those meetings is “diplomatic excellence”, working to ensure the UK has the most effective diplomatic service in the world. This year the use of digital tools to enhance UK diplomacy […]
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6th June 2013 London, UK
If you have ever tried flying against a flock of 340 million birds you will understand why social media is such a force. That might seem like an extreme analogy, but that number represents how many tweets Twitter users produce each day. It is a mind boggling figure. As those of us working in digital […]
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23rd May 2013
I confess to having been reluctant to embrace Twitter. But I confess myself a bit of a convert. The great TV critic Clive James once said about “Dallas”, “I came to mock but I stayed to pray”. I wouldn’t go that far, but I have found my first two weeks on Twitter (@hmapauljohnston) both fun and […]
10th May 2013 London, UK
We’ve just advertised four jobs in the FCO digital team in London. They are: Social Media Manager Digital Communications Manager x 2 Senior Digital Editor If you’re interested in how digital can deliver foreign policy objectives, have a passion for social media, want to develop and design innovative digital campaigns, be part of the team […]
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25th March 2013 London, UK
Our consular services and worldwide pages are now on GOV.UK, the last major part of our move to the single government website. This has been a substantial exercise, involving around 250 sites and tens of thousands of pages of content. It has involved close work over six months between the Government Digital Service and FCO, […]
20th March 2013 Washington DC, USA
Over the past year or so a lively community of ‘digital diplomats’ has developed in both Washington and New York, with ‘digital diplomats’ meeting on a monthly basis to share ideas and talk about their latest innovations. Social Media Week this year featured, in both cities, workshops and panels looking specifically at how governments can […]
28th February 2013 London, UK
I’ve been the Digital Communications Manager for the Middle East and North Africa for the last 21 months and today is my last day. I wanted to reflect on our many digital diplomacy successes from the region and share some of my personal highlights. I joined the team at the height of the Arab Spring […]
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31st January 2013 London, UK
Spending so much time working on social media and digital platforms, it’s easy to find yourself thinking that the only way to engage with the people is through cyberspace. So it was great to spend a couple of days last week being reminded of the benefits of face-to-face communication. The occasion was a two-day seminar […]