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Launch of the Global Information Society Watch 2007 Report
Wednesday May 30 2007 at 01:40 by ICT4Peace Foundation

Global Information Society Watch Report - 2007

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... continue reading

 
Our Common Humanity in the Information Age: Principles and Values for Development
Thursday Jun 28 2007 at 21:44 by ICT4Peace Foundation

A speech late last year by President Martti Ahtisaari , Chairman of the Board at Crisis Management Initiative, titled Our Common Humanity in the Information Age: Principles and Values for Development and delivered at the UN is worth recalling today as a prescient statement on the use of ICTs in peacebuilding, conflict mitigation, conflict preven... continue reading

 
Launch of the second issue of PeaceIT!
Friday Jul 6 2007 at 01:42 by ICT4Peace Foundation

PeaceIT!

Published by the Crisis Management Initiative , Peace IT! aims to further the debate on how to advance the professionalism in preventing, managing and resolving crisis through the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). It also advocates the importance of the safety and security issues and information sharing in the field.

The j... continue reading

 
Business engagement in humanitarian relief: key trends and policy implications
Wednesday Aug 15 2007 at 08:30 by ICT4Peace Foundation

 

Business engagement in humanitarian relief: key trends and policy implications

Authors: A. Binder; J., M. Witte
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In conversation with Daniel Stauffacher on ICT4Peace - What is it? How can it help?
Saturday Sep 8 2007 at 21:28 by ICT4Peace Foundation
"Do you believe that the better use of technology can strengthen peace processes to the extent that there will be more peace 5 years hence than today?

Yes indeed. ICTs and in particular web 2.0 will create even more transparency and efficient tools for actors in the field of conflict prevention, mediation, conflict resolution and peace building."
 
Mapping a Peace Process using ICT
Sunday Sep 16 2007 at 21:54 by ICT4Peace Foundation
In exploring the possibilities of constructing a mapping process for peace in Sri Lanka, this monograph engages with the theoretical aspects of process mapping and then explores possible ways in which such mapping exercises can be conducted. The author’s research into the creation of Computer Supported Collaborative Work (CSCW) systems to support negotiations and peacebuilding has fed into this paper, along with his earlier work on systems design for early warning, conflict prevention and the mi... continue reading
 
ICT4Peace: une approche internationale de la gestion de crise
Wednesday Sep 26 2007 at 22:58 by ICT4Peace Foundation

ICT4Peace (Technologies de l’Information et de la Communication pour la paix) a pour objectif de relever le niveau de performance de la communauté internationale dans la gestion de crise en s’appuyant sur l’utilisation des technologies de l’information et de la communication (TIC). Celles-ci peuvent, en effet, contribuer à rendre plus efficace, dans la durée, la communication entre individus, communautés et autres acteurs impliqués dans... continue reading

 
The limits of the web and Internet to engender democracy?
Thursday Oct 4 2007 at 01:26 by ICT4Peace Foundation

From the New York Times comes an interesting news story on how the junta in Myanmar thwarted the use of the web and Internet by pro-democracy activists. 

It was about as simple and uncomplicated as shooting demonstrators in the streets. Embarrassed by smuggled video and photographs that showed their people rising up against them, the generals who run Myanmar sim... continue reading

 
UN OCHA +5 Symposium presentation by Sanjana Hattotuwa
Friday Oct 26 2007 at 09:35 by ICT4Peace Foundation

Sanjana Hattotuwa

Watch the presentation by Sanjana Hattotuwa, Special Advisor to the ICT4Peace Foundation made at the UN OCHA +5 Symposium here. The original can be streamed off the web here

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Speech by USG John Holmes at UN OCHA +5 Symposium
Saturday Nov 10 2007 at 18:06 by ICT4Peace Foundation

"I come from a professional background – the world of diplomacy – where information and words are absolutely key to everything we do. The collection and analysis of information, questions about with whom to share it – and more importantly sometimes – with whom not to share it, were and are fundamental to understanding and to success. And how this information and analysis was expressed and conveyed – the exact words, the precise nuances, the constructive ambiguity, the hidden a... continue reading

 
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