Presentation made by Chairman of the ICT4Peace Foundation Daniel Stauffacher on 23 June 2009 at the Global Humanitarian Forum 2009 held in Geneva.

The panel was structured on the following premises:

The humanitarian benefits of latest developments in internet technology and telecommunications are only beginning to be recognized. Hurricane Katrina and other emergencies have demonstrated how the user-defined online encyclopedia, Wikipedia, can act as an unparalleled source of upto-date information on such disasters. While portable phones with imagery devices offer the ability to discretely document atrocities and emergency situations. How will the role of such technologies expand over time? And how can the humanitarian system take better advantage of their benefits?

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