Croatian Ambassador to the United Kingdom Delivers a Lecture at JMI

&ldquo;The development in journalism and media today has created a new culture that requires speed in getting solutions as well as information from decision-makers&rdquo;, said Dr. Ivan Grdesic, Ambassador of Croatia to the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, during a lecture at the Jordan Media Institute (JMI) titled &ldquo;Diplomacy and Social Media&rdquo;.<br /> <br /> Grdesic highlighted the stages and developments traditional diplomacy went through, and how it was &nbsp;influenced by several factors including globalization, content expansion and the massive development in communication and technology. &ldquo;This has &nbsp;presented the diplomatic profession worldwide with great challenges and placed a lot of pressures on it&rdquo;, added Grdesic.<br /> <br /> He explained that there is no place for secrecy in our era, as globalization has turned the world into a global village, where all countries are involved in local and international issues through meetings, summit negotiations and dialogue tables.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> He also pointed out that the diplomatic profession is subject to transparency and &nbsp;accountability, in light of the great developments in the field of journalism and media.<br /> <br /> Regarding the E-government project, he explained that Croatia has recently moved from the preliminary phase of giving out information, to the more advanced stage of receiving information, comments and opinions through social media. He expressed a hope that all countries will work towards achieving mutual interaction between the government and citizens electronically.<br /> <br /> In response to a question by a student concerning Muslims in Croatia, Grdesic replied that Croatian Muslims are an integral part of the society, and enjoy all their rights and freedoms as Croatian citizens including the freedom of religion.<br /> <br /> On the other hand, the Jordan Media Institute announced the start of the admission process for the Master&rsquo;s programme in Journalism and New Media for the academic year 2014-2015. The admission process ends on July 6th 2014. For more information, please visit JMI&rsquo;s website www.jmi.edu.jo or call&nbsp; +962 6 5713304/06<br /> &nbsp;