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| Eure Seite rettet Menschenleben, FAZ.net
(pdf) 13 July 2010 |
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English translation courtesy Google (see translated page here)Instrument of future peace operations "In the history of the use of Internet technology for humanitarian purposes Haiti was a milestone," said Daniel Stauffacher. He is director of the Geneva-based Foundation ICT4Peace (Information and Communication Technology for Peace), which explores the use of modern means of communication as a tool of crisis management. |
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| Haiti earthquake: Breaking New Ground in the Information Landscape
(pdf) 13 July 2010 |
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A white paper from the Humanitarian Information Unit at the US Department of State on information management lessons learned/best practices from the Haiti earthquake experience. . |
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| Interview with Juliana Rotich on Crisis relevant information in real-time
(pdf) 9 July 2010 |
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The DLD Women website features a very interesting interview with Ushahidi co-founder Juliana Rotich, who kindly refers to the ICT4Peace Foundation's support of the platform's data categorisation and verification capabilities. . |
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| Schwarm-Intelligenz und Rudel-Blödsinn
(pdf) 9 July 2010 |
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PDF of the article that appeared on NZZ online, featuring the Chairman of the ICT4Peace Foundation, Daniel Stauffacher. . |
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| WSIS 2010 ICT4Peace Report
(pdf) 15 June 2010 |
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The ICT4Peace Foundation organised a panel discussion at the WSIS 2010 event in Geneva on 13 May anchored to the topic Getting it Right in Crisis Management: Going beyond the hype on ICTs. Haiti is seen as a turning point in the use of ICTs in Crisis Management but many lessons remain unheeded from previous disasters such as the 2005 Tsunami. |
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| Haiti and beyond: Getting it right in Crisis Information Management
(pdf) 5 April 2010 |
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Haiti is seen by many as a turning point in the use of ICTs in disaster response, and rightfully so. However, vital lessons for humanitarian aid and first response clearly identified in the Asian Boxing Day tsunami response remain unheeded, along with points regarding aid work and the use of ICTs enumerated in the UN OCHA +5 symposium report, of which the ICT4Peace Foundation was a key partner. |
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| What is ICT4Peace?: Article written for Strategic Foresight Group
(pdf) 9 February 2010 |
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"ICT4Peace is the belief, supported by a growing body of practitioners globally, that Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) including mobile phones help in all aspects of peacekeeping and peacebuilding. Much is made of ICTs exacerbating violent conflict and war, including the increasing threat of cyberwar, hate speech online and use of mobile communications for acts of terrorism. |
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| Presentation at Lunch Seminar on ICT as tools for peace building, crisis management and disaster recovery
(pdf) 5 January 2010 |
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Lunch Seminar Security Arena: ICT4Peace - ICT as tools for peace building, crisis management and disaster recovery Date: December 8, 11. 30 – 12. |
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| ICT as tools for peace building, crisis management and disaster recovery
(pptx) 14 December 2009 |
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ICT as tools for peace building, crisis management and disaster recovery. Presentation made by ICT4Peace Foundation at Copenhagen Climate Summit, December 2009. |
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| Peace.IT September 2009
(pdf) 24 September 2009 |
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September 2009 issue of Peace IT!, produced by the ICT4Peace Foundation, Switzerland in cooperation with Crisis Management Institute, Finland. In this edition contributors highlight the importance of taking an ethical look at the prohibitive costs of mobile phone communications in the developing world, in particular Africa; look at an innovative project from CMI looking at state-building in post-conflict situations; disseminate a pivotal keynote by the Chief Information Technology Officer of the UN, Dr Choi Soon-Hong; focus on the importance of ICT in the least developed countries in the Asia Pacific Region and provide the latest news from the ISCRAM community. |
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