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| UN OCHA +5 Symposium presentation by Sanjana Hattotuwa |
| Friday Oct 26 2007 at 09:35 by ICT4Peace Foundation |
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. To download a copy of the file, please click continue reading |
| ICT4Peace: “Strategic use of ICT for Crisis Management” - High-Level Working Lunch, 15th November 2007 |
| Thursday Dec 20 2007 at 22:31 by ICT4Peace Foundation |
ICT4Peace: “Strategic use of ICT for Crisis Management” - High-Level Working Lunch, 15th November 2007 |
| 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 |
| ICT4Peace Launch Event at the United Nations, New York - Participants, Report, President Martti Ahtisaari's speech and Concept Note |
| Sunday Dec 23 2007 at 22:53 by ICT4Peace Foundation |
The Permanent Representative of Switzerland hosted a High-Level working Lunch, on 15 November 2007. The event was sponsored by the ICT4Peace Foundation with the support of UN DESA Global Alliance for ICT and Development. High level participation and contributions at this meeting included Permanent Representatives to the UN from Tunisia, Brazil, South Africa, France, the Russian Federation, Singapore, Egypt, Mali, Pakistan, Canad... continue reading |
| Interview with Daniel Stauffacher, Chairman of Ict4Peace Foundation on ICT4Peace by David Kirkpatrick of Fortune Magazine |
| Saturday Jan 5 2008 at 03:23 by ICT4Peace Foundation |
Fortune Magazine published on 4th January 2008 an article on the ICT4Peace Foundation and it's work on ICT for peacebuilding. "As 2008 gets underway we don't have peace. (Just look at this depressing list in Wikipedia of ongoing conflicts worldwide.) But Daniel Stauffacher doesn't get depressed. Instead he thinks technology can help. This entrepreneur... continue reading |
| The Text message – an important transmitter of information in times of crisis |
| Thursday Apr 3 2008 at 21:30 by ICT4Peace Foundation |
http://letemps.ch/template/international.asp?page=4&article=228202 Media – The use of information and communication technologies in order to promote peace in the world. This is the challenge of the ICT4Peace foundation, based in Geneva. Interview with its president. |
| M-Gov and mobile phones for development |
| Friday May 2 2008 at 09:43 by ICT4Peace Foundation |
Sanjana Hattotuwa Sustainable and equitable development is severely undermined when citizens do have not have access to a voice. When basic human needs are marginalised or suppressed, the resulting emergence of communal violence in the negotiation of difference and grievances stunts economic growth - sometimes for generations. Today, the exponential growth in the use and ownership of mobile phones offers renewed hope of higher economic development. A well known example is the finding i... continue reading |
| ICT for disaster management in least developed countries and small islands in the Asia Pacific Region |
| Monday Jun 2 2008 at 10:42 by ICT4Peace Foundation |
Authors: Daniel Stauffacher and Sanjana Hattotuwa Originally written for UN Global Alliance for ICT and Development (UN GAID) Disaster management is an imperfect science. It is impossible to accurately predict when and where a disaster will occur. Yet efforts towards drawing up national and regional disaster risk management strategies have encountered significant challenges. Studies show that the problem lies not with the use and adoption of technology per se, but with the more e... continue reading |
| ICT for disaster management in the Asia-Pacific region - Chapter for Commonwealth Ministers Reference Book |
| Monday Jun 2 2008 at 10:47 by ICT4Peace Foundation |
An adaptation of the essay by Daniel Stauffacher and Sanjana Hattotuwa, ICT for disaster management in least developed countries and small islands in the Asia Pacific Region, that is published in the official Commonwealth Ministers Reference Book on behalf of the Commonwealth Secretariat. The Book is the Secretariat’s primary communications tool to promote opportunity and potential within the 53 Commonwealth countries... continue reading |
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