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| 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 |
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. |
| 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 |
| Speech by USG John Holmes at UN OCHA +5 Symposium |
| Saturday Nov 10 2007 at 18:06 by ICT4Peace Foundation |
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| Global Symposium +5 'Information for Humanitarian Action' Final Statement and Outcomes |
| Monday Dec 17 2007 at 18:34 by ICT4Peace Foundation |
The ICT4Peace Foundation was a partner in the organisation of the UN OCHA +5 Symposium (see presentation here), which has just released its Final Statement and Outcomes document. As noted in OCHA Press Release on the occasion of the public release of these two... continue reading |
| Statement of Martti Ahtisaari, former President of Finland at ICT4Peace launch, United Nations, New York |
| Thursday Dec 20 2007 at 22:32 by ICT4Peace Foundation |
| ICT4Peace: STRATEGIC USE OF ICTS IN CRISIS MANAGEMENT New York, 15 November 2007 Statement of Martti Ahtisaari, former President of Finland I am a strong believer in the UN system and would welcome the appropriate UN agencies to stand up and take the leadership in these issues. This, to my mind, could be one important outcome of this process and a significant marker of the international community’s commitment to the values and principl... continue reading |
| ICT4Peace: An International Process for Conflict Management featured in PeaceIT! |
| Friday Dec 21 2007 at 03:48 by ICT4Peace Foundation |
The latest issue of Peace IT!, a journal for conflict and crisis management professionals published by the Crisis Management Initiative (CMI) is out and can be downloaded here. The journal explores how ICTs can be used effectively to... continue reading |
| Final Report on the Global Symposium +5 on Information for Humanitarian Action |
| Friday May 2 2008 at 09:41 by ICT4Peace Foundation |
| Dear Colleagues, It is my pleasure to share with you an advance electronic copy of the Final Report on the Global Symposium +5 on Information for Humanitarian Action, held last October in Geneva (www.reliefweb.int/symposium). This report is the result of the insights and expertise of more than 300 participants who took part in what was the largest and most diverse ever collaboration of humanitarian information professionals, and a milestone in building the community of practice on h... continue reading |
| 2008 International Forum on Online Dispute Resolution |
| Wednesday Jun 18 2008 at 06:32 by ICT4Peace Foundation |
Special Advisor of the ICT4Peace Foundation, Sanjana Hattotuwa, chaired a panel on Online Dispute Resolution and Peacebuilding at the 2008 International Forum on Online Dispute Resolution held in Victoria, Canada from 18 - 19 June 2008. The Forum has as its purpose the bringing together of the world's leading practitioners, academics, theorists, and online negotiation application developers, to share... continue reading |
| Roundtable on ICT Technologies for Peace-building and Crisis Management at Responsibility to the Future: Business, Peace and Sustainability |
| Wednesday Jun 18 2008 at 06:40 by ICT4Peace Foundation |
The ICT4Peace Foundation will conduct a Roundtable on ICT Technologies for Peace-building and Crisis Management on Friday, June 27, 2008, 11:30-13:00, Nehru Centre, Mumbai as part of the Responsibility to the Future: Business, Peace and Sustainability conference organis... continue reading |
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