New media for crisis management and peacebuilding

ICT4Peace Foundation featured in IRIN podcast on use of technology in January 2010 Haiti earthquake aid effort

UN OCHA’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  ...

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Haiti Earthquake 2010: Critical information updates to ICT4Peace Foundation wiki – 18 January 2010

On January 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  ...

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Haiti Earthquake 2010: Critical information updates to ICT4Peace Foundation wiki – 15 January 2010

On January 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,  ...

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ICT4Peace Presentation at Lunch Seminar of Swiss Mission to UN in New York on ICT as tools for peace building, crisis management and disaster recovery

At a Lunch hosted by the Swiss Ambassador to the UN in New York, Sanjana Hattotuwa made the following presentation on: ICTs for humanitarian aid: Some enduring challenges in crisis such  ...

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Presentation at Lunch Seminar on ICT as tools for peace building, crisis management and disaster recovery

Lunch 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:  ...

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The Role of Communications Technology During Natural Disasters and Conflicts

As natural disasters and civil conflicts increase worldwide, so too does access to new and lower cost technologies.  The United Nations Foundation and Vodafone Foundation Technology Partnership’s latest report, New  ...

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