What is tech diplomacy and why does it matter?

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
Sebastian Buckup
Head of Network and Partnerships, Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic ForumMario Canazza
Government Affairs Lead, Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution , World Economic Forum
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