he Diplomatic Council looks back on an extremely successful 2023 and looks forward to the new year 2024 with great confidence.

New DC missions in Europe, Asia and North America

The Diplomatic Council has entered into a strategic cooperation with ProtocolToday. The new partner, based in The Hague, The Netherlands, is an expert organisation in international protocol, diplomacy, soft skills, business etiquette, and international cultural intelligence and offers customised, solution-based training programs in the public and private sectors.

Globalisation is changing the world in every aspect. Traditional industrial economies are transforming into entrepreneurial economies.

Diplomatic Council member Jean Pütz has a special concern with this book. He wants to make a significant contribution to saving the climate without jeopardizing the industry and thus the prosperity of the population. To this end, he relies on concepts outside the mainstream. The science journalist speaks plainly – as his audience of millions is used to from his television programs and social media. He doesn't care about "political correctness". He classifies many measures propagated by politicians as populist and strictly rejects them because they do not lead to the desired goal.

A report from the United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development 2023

Scientific research increasingly takes place among global teams of researchers, creating networks that extend beyond national institutions and single disciplines (Wagner et al., 2015; UNCTAD, 2018). The growing technological complexity, the fast pace of technological change and the massive transformation brought by recent waves of innovation require a collaborative approach to Science, Technology and Innovation (STI).

From climate change to singularity

The UNCTAD’s Technology and Innovation Report 2023 examines 17 frontier technologies, defined as new and rapidly developing technologies that take advantage of digitalization and connectivity, which are divided into three broad categories:

(i) Industry 4.0 frontier technologies which include artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), big data, blockchain, 5G, 3D printing, robotics and drone technology,

The Diplomatic Council is among the collaborating partners of the "International Protocol & Soft Skills Conference: The Power of Image". This will take place on Nov. 17 in the form of two online conferences: 1-4 p.m. in English, 5-8 p.m. in Spanish.

The Diplomatic Council (DC) has established the Global Committee for Innovation, Sustainability & Entrepreneurship + Education (DCISE). Dato Steve Cheah has been promoted as the Chairman of DCISE. He receives support from the the Diplomatic Council Mission Board CLMTV (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam).