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ICT, emergencies and conflicts

by kiwanja

Following their recent examination of the mHealth landscape, the UN/Vodafone Foundation partnership today turned their attention to a new topic – “New Technologies in Emergencies and Conflicts“. The new study, available for download on the UN Foundation website, examines how authorities and humanitarian/aid organisations balance the opportunities and challenges of exploiting different technologies at key stages during the timeline of a crisis.

The report provides a useful overview of the topic, and gives a number of good examples of how social media tools are being deployed on the ground in emergency and crisis situations. The report also highlights a number of mobile-related tools and services – including FrontlineSMS and Souktel - and provides a number of examples of how Ushahidi has been deployed in trouble spots around the world.

Update: Release of the report was also covered on the BBC News website – check out “Aid agencies must use new tools” for more.

25 comments

1 Ken Banks { 12.10.09 at 12:48 pm }

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2 ushahidi { 12.10.09 at 12:50 pm }

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4 Kim Scriven { 12.10.09 at 12:55 pm }

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5 Fondapol { 12.10.09 at 12:57 pm }

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New Technologies in Emergencies & Conflicts" – latest report from UN Foundation – now out! http://is.gd/5hQ3V (H/T @Tech4Dev)

6 FrontlineSMS o/ { 12.10.09 at 12:59 pm }

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7 ethnos project { 12.10.09 at 12:59 pm }

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8 topsy_top20k_en { 12.10.09 at 12:59 pm }

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9 Ian Thorpe { 12.10.09 at 1:00 pm }

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10 Sarah Platts { 12.10.09 at 1:01 pm }

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11 changefeed { 12.10.09 at 1:06 pm }

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12 Charlie Pinto { 12.10.09 at 1:07 pm }

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13 Joy Tang { 12.10.09 at 1:10 pm }

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14 Linda Raftree { 12.10.09 at 1:10 pm }

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15 Heather LaGarde { 12.10.09 at 1:13 pm }

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16 Paulo Siqueira { 12.10.09 at 1:24 pm }

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18 Joy Tang { 12.10.09 at 1:27 pm }

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19 @mikegechter's RSS { 12.10.09 at 1:29 pm }

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20 tides cepes { 12.10.09 at 1:36 pm }

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21 Brannon Cullum { 12.10.09 at 2:53 pm }

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22 pablarribas { 12.10.09 at 9:25 pm }

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23 Roxy Allen { 12.10.09 at 10:41 pm }

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25 Annabel Alafriz { 12.14.09 at 6:14 am }

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