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| The Role of Information Technology in Crisis Management
(msword) 28 June 2007 |
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New Resources, Partner Content |
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The 14th EINIRAS Conference 30. 9. |
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| The New Terrorism
(pdf) 17 May 2007 |
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New Resources |
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Today, fighting against terrorism has become the facetious couture of a seemingly bi-polar world which is either “with terrorists or against them”. Rhetoric and actions that claim to wipe and root out terrorism often disguise a vacuity in some of anti-terrorism’s greatest exponents, who, like weathervanes in a storm, like to self-importantly spin and rattle largely in a world of their own imagination. |
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| The ICT4Peace Foundation Programme of Work 2007-2008
(msword) 14 May 2007 |
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Foundation Content, Projects & Programmes |
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The Swiss-government supported ICT4Peace project, after its ground-breaking research and advocacy successes in 2005, has established itself as a Swiss Foundation in Geneva in early 2006. This Foundation will serve as a hub for research, advocacy and networking on the topic of ICT use to prevent, respond to and recover from conflict. |
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| The Global Information Society Watch 2007 report
(pdf) 30 May 2007 |
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New Resources |
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The Global Information Society Watch 2007 report - the first in a series of annual reports- looks at state of the field of information and communication technology (ICT) policy at local and global levels and particularly how policy impacts on the lives of people living in developing countries. Studies of the ICT policy situation in twenty-two countries from four regions are featured: Africa (Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and Uganda); Asia (Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and the Philippines); Latin America (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico and Peru); and Eastern Europe (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania), with one report from a Western European country (Spain). |
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| The Benefits of Information Transparency in Humanitarian Mine Action
(pdf) 11 May 2007 |
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In my opinion, the term “information transparency” involves a degree of redundancy. In ourcurrent information society, information transparency should be the norm, thoughunfortunately this is not always the case. |
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| Technology, Trust and Terror
(pdf) 17 May 2007 |
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The beguiling but ultimately mistaken notion that technologies are ‘merely tools’ – things we pick up, use and then put away – poses a major barrier for understanding how we live today. Missing in the tool/use perspective is an acknowledgment of a basic fact about people’s relationship to the technological realm: our utter dependence upon the large, complex, artificial systems that surround us on every side, giving structure to everything we do. |
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| Technology and Peace - What's the Connection?
(pdf) 5 January 2008 |
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Foundation Content, New Resources |
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Technology and peace: What's the connection?In an ideal world, we'd all find the peace connection in whatever we do. One technologist hopes his group ICT4Peace can make a difference in world crises. |
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| Technologies and Social Change: The Contribution of Social Informatics
(pdf) 17 May 2007 |
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New Resources |
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Social Informatics is the body of research that examines the design, uses, and consequences of information and communication technologies in ways that take into account their interaction with institutional and cultural contexts. This article serves as a brief introduction to social informatics. |
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| Structured Humanitarian Assistance Reporting (SHARE)
(pdf) 11 May 2007 |
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New Resources |
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Structured Humanitarian Assistance Reporting (SHARE)By Dennis King (UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) and Maxx Dilley (University of Wisconsin Disaster Management Center)24 May 2001In any emergency, there is certain basic information that emergency relief and recovery organizations need to know, such as:How many people are affected and what are their needsWhere are the affected areas and affected populations locatedWhat is the extent of the damage and needsWho is providing assistance and where are they workingWhat factors affect security and access of emergency workers to the affected populationsHumanitarian responses to major disasters can involve dozens, even hundreds of organizations from within and outside the affected area. Amidst the chaotic and rapid changing situation, no single organization or entity has all of the necessary information. |
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| Strategic use of ICTs in Disaster Management
(pdf) 13 July 2008 |
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Foundation Content, Partner Content |
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Paper on Strategic use of ICTs in Disaster Management by Lieutenant General (Retired) Deepak Summanwar, presented at Responsibility to the Future - Business, Peace, Sustainability organised by the Strategic Foresight Group in Mumbai, June 2008. The ICT4Peace Foundation was a knowledge partner at this event. |
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