New actors in the field of diplomacy

Government agencies around the globe view information as not only an asset but also a national priority particularly this time of information age where information is considered as a commodity. For those government agencies involved in diplomacy, they are under pressure to rapidly gather, process and disseminate information, they are transforming their relationship with NGOs and non-state actors for the purpose of expanding their information capabilities and resources.Generally speaking non-state actors such as non-governmental organisation(NGOs), International government organizations(IGOs), the media and corporations have a prosperity to effectively deploy and utilize communication technology for innovative information exchange from geographical dispersed sites around the world indicating national governments increasing information dependencies on non-state actors.The impact of new government information partnership afford non-state actors with a more influential role in diplomacy process.
This shows how governments is changing state and non-state communicative dynamics and influences in the new era of diplomacy.