by Tech Diplomacy Global Institute | Oct 3, 2026 | Insights, Research Spotlight
Over the past decade, more and more governments have appointed tech ambassadors, digital envoys, and science and technology counsellors. These appointments show that foreign ministries now see technology as a core foreign policy issue. But do they give ministries the...
by Tech Diplomacy Global Institute | Sep 3, 2026 | Insights, Research Spotlight
Science and technology now sit at the center of foreign policy, from artificial intelligence and biotechnology to climate and critical supply chains. Ministries of foreign affairs have responded by appointing envoys, creating dedicated offices and drawing on a growing...
by Ayumi Moore Aoki | Aug 20, 2026 | Insights, Research Spotlight
Tech diplomacy has moved quickly from experiment to established practice. Since Denmark appointed the world’s first Tech Ambassador in 2017, a growing number of countries have created dedicated posts, offices and networks to engage with the companies and...
by Ayumi Moore Aoki | Jul 26, 2026 | Insights, Publications
On 12 June 2026, Brazil became the first large emerging market to sign a Digital Partnership with the European Union. This article introduces the WAT framework — diplomacy With, About, and Through technology — and shows how Brazil built tech diplomacy capacity from...
by Ayumi Moore Aoki | Mar 26, 2026 | Insights, Publications, Tech Diplomacy
Ayumi Moore AokiEDBA Doctoral Candidate, Ecole des Ponts Business SchoolMarch 2026 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19254226 Abstract Tech diplomacy is now established as both the governance of digital and emerging technologies and the diplomatic engagement of states...
by Ayumi Moore Aoki | Jan 30, 2026 | Insights, Tech Diplomacy
The EU–Brazil mutual adequacy decisions create the world’s largest “tech diplomacy corridor” for trusted data, consolidating a 670‑million‑person space where privacy, trade, and geopolitical alignment intersect in concrete regulatory practice. What has been agreed On...
