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| Welcome statement from Daniel Stauffacher, Chairman of the ICT4Peace Foundation and former Swiss Ambassador to the WSIS |
| Friday May 11 2007 at 19:09 by ICT4Peace Foundation |
| Dear Colleagues, Since 2005, the Swiss government has funded a project called “ICT4Peace” that focuses on the application of information and communication technology (ICT) to support activities promoting peace in areas of conflict. This process developed out of my involvement as co-organiser of Phase 1 of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in Switzerland in December 2003. Despite evidence that conflict... continue reading |
| Launch of new website for ICT4Peace Foundation |
| Thursday May 17 2007 at 04:38 by ICT4Peace Foundation |
| Dear Colleagues and Friends, We are pleased to launch the ICT4Peace Foundation's new website. Our new website sports a new look and feel, and features enhanced functionality and ease of use. Featuring RSS feeds for easy access to information, new additions to the library and an updated and growing list of li... continue reading |
| Terrorism and Technology |
| Thursday Jun 14 2007 at 19:15 by ICT4Peace Foundation |
The debates on the use of ICT by terrorists and the need to protect democracy are vexed and have no easy resolution. The definitions themselves are contested, as are the assumptions, of labeling terrorism, resulting in no insignificant difference of opinion amongst those who explore the use of technology for harm and good on how the emphasis can be shifted to the latter, as opposed to the mainstream news media coverage of the former. continue reading |
| Launch of ICT4Peace inventory wiki: A global database ICT in crisis management, humanitarian aid and peacebuilding |
| Tuesday Aug 28 2007 at 18:48 by ICT4Peace Foundation |
27th August 2007, Geneva, Switzerland: The ICT4Peace Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of its ICT4Peace Inventory Wiki, accessible immediately from http://www.ict4peace.org/inventory-1.html. |
| 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? |
| ICT4Peace now on Facebook |
| Thursday Sep 13 2007 at 20:37 by ICT4Peace Foundation |
The ICT4Peace Foundation has opened a Facebook group to raise awareness and share information on its ICT4Peace process . Please join the ICT4Peace Facebook group here - you'll need a free Facebook account, that you can create 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 |
| Partnership between the ICT4Peace Foundation and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) |
| Monday Oct 1 2007 at 00:57 by ICT4Peace Foundation |
1st October 2007, Geneva, Switzerland: The ICT4Peace Foundation is pleased to announce the new partnership between the ICT4Peace Foundation and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), through the Global Symposium +5 ‘Information for Humanitarian Action’ event and the ICT4Peace: An International Process for Crisis Management proces... continue reading |
| Welcoming new members to the ICT4Peace Foundation Advisory Board |
| Tuesday Oct 2 2007 at 20:15 by ICT4Peace Foundation |
The Foundation is pleased to welcome Nigel Snoad and Dag Nielson to its Advisory Board. Between them, Nigel and Dag bring to the Foundation a wealth of technical knowledge and applied field experience of great value in helping shape the Foundation's understanding of and approach to ICT4Peace, as articulated in our Mission Statement. For more details of Nigel and Dag, please click... continue reading |
| Launch of ICT4Peace: An International Process for Crisis Management at United Nations, New York |
| Monday Oct 22 2007 at 22:27 by ICT4Peace Foundation |
| ICT4Peace aims to enhance the performance of the international community in crisis management through the application of information and Communications Technology (ICT) – technologies that can facilitate effective and sustained communication between peoples, communities and stakeholders involved in crisis management. Crisis management is defined, for the purposes of this process, as civilian and/or military intervention in a crisis that may be a violent or non-violent with the intention of preve... continue reading |
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