Wilton Park Tom Fletcher and Naeema Zarif Video Podcast YOUTUBE.flv

Tom Fletcher, the UK's Ambassador in Beirut and Naeema Zarif, an internet entrepreneur and social media activist in Lebanon, talk to Richard Burge at the conference.
They discuss the way that social media has changed the landscape in the Middle East and the way that communications between citizens and governments has altered as a result.
Are diplomats becoming more open and engaged as a result of new technology? How are diplomats evolving to ensure they can connect with the new i-generation?

Find out more about the London Conference on Cyberspace:
http://www.fco.gov.uk/londoncyber

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Science & Technology

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• internet
• londoncyber
• web
• social
• media
• wilton park