At the Annual Meeting of the Global Alliance for ICT and Development (GAID) 5-6 December 2010 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, the ICT4Peace Foundation through Dag Nielsen was offered to lead a workshop called Solution Salon on the topic “ICT for Disaster Relief/Post-Conflict Zones”.

The purpose of the Solution Salons is to engage participants to identify the key issues, problems and major obstacles which are hindering the effective use of ICT in advancing progress in each thematic area. This special Solution Salon/Workshop was focusing on ICT for Disaster Relief/Post-Conflict Zones. Participants also had a chance to suggest and/or present their own solutions to help overcome obstacles.