About us
Dedicated to Digital Technology for Humanity
Digital Diplomacy International
Digital Diplomacy International (DDI) is proposed as an independent, Nepal-originated think tank and academy connecting people and institutions worldwide around digital diplomacy, responsible artificial intelligence, digital governance, and international cooperation. DDI will begin as a community of practice — building credibility through dialogue, research, education, and practical innovation — before pursuing formal legal registration and institutional scale-up.
This note sets out DDI’s rationale, service portfolio, governance model, legal pathway in Nepal, funding strategy, risks, and a phased roadmap extending from an initial five-year build-out to a twenty-year institutional horizon. It is written for three audiences: potential founding partners and advisors being asked to lend credibility and time; universities and institutions being asked for in-kind partnership; and funders or sponsors being asked for early-stage resources.
Vision
A connected world where digital technologies strengthen diplomacy, international cooperation, inclusive development, and informed public decision-making.
Mission
To connect diplomats, public institutions, international organizations, universities, researchers, technologists, students, and civil society to generate evidence, build skills, foster dialogue, and develop practical solutions for the digital age.
The Three Pillars: Digital, Economy, Diplomacy
DDI organizes its work around three interlocking pillars rather than treating digital diplomacy as a single undifferentiated field. The Economy pillar is deliberately scoped to the intersection of technology and economic statecraft — digital trade, fintech, and innovation policy — not general economic policy, to avoid duplicating existing Nepali economic-policy think tanks (see Section 5).
| Pillar | Scope | Illustrative DDI Work |
| Digital | AI governance, digital governance, cyber policy, digital rights | Policy briefs on AI use in government; digital governance case studies |
| Economy | Digital economy, digital trade, fintech, innovation finance, economic diplomacy | Research on digital trade agreements; fintech and remittance policy briefs |
| Diplomacy | Foreign policy practice, negotiation, multilateral engagement | Practitioner training; strategic dialogues with diplomats and officials |
Most DDI outputs will sit at the intersection of two or three pillars (e.g., “digital trade diplomacy”) rather than in a single pillar alone — the three-pillar framing is an organizing lens, not three separate programs.