The Institute of Diplomacy and International Affairs (IDIA) was formally inaugurated on September 1, 2012 following the reorganization of the central government. It was originally established in January 1969 as the Foreign Service Training Institute (FSTI) before being renamed the Foreign Service Institute (FSI) in May 1971.
This includes six-month professional courses for newly recruited diplomats, three-day introductory classes for diplomatic volunteers, and two-week training courses for new alternative military service conscripts.
In a fast-changing world, it is important for every country to increase the awareness of its citizens to face the ever-increasing challenges and opportunities.
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Facebook’s Taiwan office jointly staged a digital diplomacy workshop Dec. 8 in Taipei City as the government ramps up efforts to promote the country through social media. Held at the MOFA’s Institute of Diplomacy and International Affairs, the half-day event involved ministry staffers and members of embassies and representative offices from 17 countries and organizations including Canada, Eswatini, Honduras, Japan, New Zealand, Palau, St. Lucia, the European Union and the U.S. In his opening remarks, MOFA Deputy Minister Tien Chung-kwang paid tribute to the hard work of Taiwan’s front-line medical workers in managing the COVID-19 pandemic, without which a face-to-face meeting could not be possible. Most diplomatic work this year has been conducted virtually, underscoring the importance of digital media, he added. Also on hand was Volkan C.Y. Huang, deputy director-general of the MOFA’s Department of International Information Services, who outlined the ministry’s digital diplomacy strategy including the Taiwan Can Help campaign. Other panels during the event examined how Facebook is being utilized to promote public policies and international exchanges. It was the second such workshop jointly organized with the California-headquartered tech giant since the inaugural event last year, the MOFA said, adding the ministry will continue seeking opportunities for exchanges with civil society as it promotes Taiwan’s diplomatic work. Facebook has increased its presence in Taiwan in recent years, including with the launch of its Made by Taiwan 2020 initiative. The project pledges investment from the company to help facilitate digital transformation in the public and private sectors, according to Facebook.
Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs José María Liu (front, sixth from left), members of the Diplomatic Corps,
Special Ministerial Address by Dr. Jaushieh Joseph Wu Minister of Foreign Affairs, R.O.C (Taiwan) at the 25th Forum 2000 Conference October 12, 2021 Building Back Democratically in the Post-Pandemic Era: Promoting Cooperation and Shared Vigilance
