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Archive for January 2010
 
ICT4State-Building: African Experiences and Opportunities
# Friday Jan 22 2010 at 06:27 by ICT4Peace Foundation

Viewfull report here by Crisis Management Initiative.

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The use of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) is becoming more and more commonplace around the world and the spread of mobile phones, computers and the internet even to the remotest places of the world is evident. In addition to their intrinsic value, the value of using ICT as a means to...continue reading

 
ICT4Peace Foundation featured in IRIN podcast on use of technology in January 2010 Haiti earthquake aid effort
# Friday Jan 22 2010 at 06:20 by ICT4Peace Foundation
UNOCHA’s IRIN news service has a podcast up that features key observations by Sanjana Hattotuwa, Special Advisor at the ICT4Peace Foundation on the use of technology / ICTs in Haiti’s January 2010 earthquake aid efforts.

The direct link to the MP3 is here.

The podcast also features the extremely...continue reading
 
Haiti Earthquake 2010: Critical information updates to ICT4Peace Foundation wiki - 18 January 2010
# Monday Jan 18 2010 at 23:24 by ICT4Peace Foundation
OnJanuary 12, 2010, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti. Its shocking aftermath once again demonstrates the need for timely, accurate information to strengthen aid, response and recovery after a disaster. On January 13, 2010, the ICT4Peace Foundation created a new page on its ICT4Peace Inventory wiki with curated links to a number of leading international and local sources with vital information on Haiti and aid efforts.

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Haiti Earthquake 2010: Critical information updates to ICT4Peace Foundation wiki - 17 January 2010
# Monday Jan 18 2010 at 23:23 by ICT4Peace Foundation
OnJanuary 12, 2010, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti. Its shocking aftermath once again demonstrates the need for timely, accurate information to strengthen aid, response and recovery after a disaster. On January 13, 2010, the ICT4Peace Foundation created a new page on its ICT4Peace Inventory wiki with curated links to a number of leading international and local sources with critical information on Haiti.

Please see http://inventory.ict4peace.org/Haiti+Earthquake+-+January+2010...continue reading
 
Haiti Earthquake 2010: Critical information updates to ICT4Peace Foundation wiki - 15 January 2010
# Monday Jan 18 2010 at 23:21 by ICT4Peace Foundation
OnJanuary 12, 2010, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti. Its shocking aftermath, the scale of which is only now coming to light, once again demonstrates the need for timely, accurate information to strengthen aid, response and recovery after a disaster. On January 13, 2010, the ICT4Peace Foundation created a new page on its ICT4Peace Inventory wiki with curated links to a number of information sources with critical information on Haiti, sourced from a number of reputed local and internationa...continue reading
 
Urgent information on Haiti: ICT4Peace Foundation sets up wiki page
# Thursday Jan 14 2010 at 09:16 by ICT4Peace Foundation
OnJanuary 12, 2010, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti. Its shocking aftermath, the scale of which is only now coming to light, once again demonstrates the need for timely, accurate information to strengthen aid, response and recovery after a disaster.

The ICT4Peace Foundation has created a page on its ICT4Peace Inventory wiki that links to a number of information sources in this regard.

This curated list, that will continue to be updated regularly, now features a com...continue reading
 
Useful web resources for Haiti earthquake information and help
# Wednesday Jan 13 2010 at 08:47 by ICT4Peace Foundation

Twitter feeds
http://twitter.com/cnnbrk/haiti (from CNN / requires manual refresh)
http://spy.appspot.com/find/%23haiti?latest=1
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(aggregation from a number of sites / works best on Firefox / automatic refresh)

Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Hai...continue reading

 
Presentation at Lunch Seminar on ICT as tools for peace building, crisis management and disaster recovery
# Tuesday Jan 5 2010 at 08:28 by ICT4Peace Foundation
Lun
ch Seminar Security Arena: ICT4Peace - ICT as tools for peace building, crisis management and disaster recovery
Date: December 8, 11.30 – 12.30, Lindholmen Science Park - Security Arena
Location: Security Lab, Lindholmspiren 5, Göteborg
 
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