Haiti Information and Communications Observations
This paper recounts the observations of a visit to Haiti from 18 February to 1 March 2010, regarding the effects of the 7.0 magnitude earthquake on Haiti’s information and communications ...
New media for crisis management and peacebuilding
A cyber-house divided, via the Economist
Published in the Economist, 2 September 2010. Online as much as in the real world, people bunch together in mutually suspicious groups—and in both realms, peacemaking is an uphill struggle ...
Pakistan flooding crisis information wiki launched
16 August 2010: The ICT4Peace Foundation launched its latest crisis information wiki on the Pakistan floods today. This unique curated wiki already links to over one hundred vital data points ...
Ushahidi launches Crowdmap
The ICT4Peace Foundation congratulated Ushahidi via email today on the launch of Crowdmap. The Foundation expressed its confidence that the launch of this new platform, based on Ushahidi’s proven utility ...
Pakistan Floods
Executive summary of Pakistan Floods wiki The 2010 Pakistan floods began in July 2010 after record heavy monsoon rains. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan was worst affected. At least ...
Advisory ICT, Capacity Building ICT, Activities, Policy Research ICT, Publications, UN Crisis Information Management Strategy (CIMS), Strategic Input into UN peacekeeping, peacebuilding and humanitarian operations, Responding to/preventing Violent Extremism using ICTs and the Internet, New media for crisis management and peacebuilding, Wikis for crisis information management
Wikis for Crisis Information Management
A collection of unique and widely acclaimed wikis created by the ICT4Peace Foundation are geared towards the humanitarian aid community as well as media and policy makers. They feature vital ...