Pemanfaatan Teknologi Informasi dan Komunikasi dalam Diplomasi Indonesia dengan Tiga Negara ASEAN

The role of Information Technology and Communication (ICT) was increasingly significant to theattainment of the goals of diplomacy. However, there were limited studies on how ICT affectedIndonesia’s diplomacy. Therefore, this study analyzed how Indonesia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairshad benefited from the information technology and communication in conducting its diplomacytoward three member states of Association of Southeast Asian Nations. The method of thisresearch was descriptive analytical based on literary studies and interview. The study concludedthat Indonesia had attempted to implement policy, formulate planning and implement theapplication, and establish infrastructure of the information technology and communication for itsdiplomacy. One of the instruments was through establishing integrated web portal. However,some recommendations needed to be raised in order to reap more benefits from the informationtechnology and communication for Indonesia’s diplomacy in the future.