Many Canadian missions abroad maintain a presence on social media. Likewise, many foreign missions in Ottawa are represented as well. Yet, in a recent survey of Global Affairs’ digital diplomacy, Julian Dierkes and students in his Master of Public Policy and Global Affairs course found that Global Affairs’ communications seem to be aimed almost entirely at audiences and stakeholders outside of Canada. The Liberal government has made openness to and engagement of Canadians a priority, so this panel will consider how and toward what strategic aims Canadians can and should be engaged by digital diplomacy.
Intro and Moderator:
Julian Dierkes, Associate Professor, Institute of Asian Research
Panelists:
Mark McDowell, Canadian Ambassador to Myanmar
Julian Dierkes, Associate Professor, Institute of Asian Research
Colin McKay, Head of Public Policy & Government Relations, Google Canada
The event will be live-tweeted using #CDNdigiFP
Julian Dierkes interview by UBC Public Affairs on digital diplomacy, February 10, 2016.
