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Virtual diplomacy is particularly important for small and developing countries. For most developing countries, diplomatic channels are the main channels for building relations with foreign states and other entities, unlike developed countries which maintain a broad net of business, civil society and other communication networks supplementing official diplomacy. Furthermore, effective diplomacy is particularly important in the field of development: the more interlinked domestic development issues are with international regimes ( e.g. trade), the more relevant the role of diplomacy becomes. Poorly operating diplomatic services in developing countries may become a bottle-neck for development and poverty reduction.
Diplomatic services of small and developing countries often lack the financial and human resources and also the organisational structure to perform this crucial work with full efficiency and effectiveness. Virtual diplomacy is an important part of the solution for this problem, together with training and restructuring.
Diplomatic services of small and developing countries often lack the financial and human resources and also the organisational structure to perform this crucial work with full efficiency and effectiveness. Virtual diplomacy is an important part of the solution for this problem, together with training and restructuring.
