| Office of eDiplomacyAbout eDiplomacy The Office of eDiplomacy (IRM/BPC/EDIP) has been a permanent part of the Bureau of Information Resource Management since October 2003. Formed in response to recommendations from the Overseas Presence Advisory Panel that the State Department improve its ability to communicate and share knowledge, the Office has three broad mandates to:
The Office of eDiplomacy combines the expertise and experience of Foreign and Civil Service Officers and contract professionals. It aims to strengthen American foreign policy by putting State Department's knowledge resources at the disposal of American diplomats and other members of the U.S. Government foreign affairs community whenever and wherever they need them. Innovation and Knowledge Leadership From online communities to Virtual Presence Posts, eDiplomacy promotes better and wider use of new information technology, business process change, and development of an organizational culture for innovation in the way State leads the foreign policy process at home and implements foreign policy abroad. The Office developed the knowledge leadership strategy that provides a framework for progress in critical areas, and whose goals are represented in the Bureau of Information Resource Management's Strategic Goals for 2006-2010:
The Office of eDiplomacy directly manages initiatives and programs for knowledge leadership, interagency collaboration, and public outreach by American embassies and missions abroad. It also supports the work of other offices in State that pursue similar goals. Major Programs
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