Emerging Technologies

What is tech diplomacy and why does it matter?

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Brazil’s Deputy Consul General and Tech Ambassador, Eugenio Vargas Garcia, sums tech diplomacy up as “the conduct and practice of international relations, dialogue, and negotiations on global digital policy and emerging technological issues among states, the private sector, civil society and other groups”. Image: Unsplash/Ales Nesetril

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Head of Network and Partnerships; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum
Mario Canazza
Government Affairs Lead, Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution , World Economic Forum
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As tech diplomacy has evolved, the private sector and civil society are now seen as actors in the field: Patricia Gruver-Barr, co-founder of the Tech Diplomacy Network.
As tech diplomacy has evolved, the private sector and civil society are now seen as actors in the field: Patricia Gruver-Barr, co-founder of the Tech Diplomacy Network. Image: Tony Blair Institute

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