Practical Insights on Disaster Response

What Are the Best ICTs to Use in Disaster Management?

What Are the Best ICTs to Use in Disaster Management?

Published on: Jul 23 2014 by Jana Melpolder - Comments Off on What Are the Best ICTs to Use in Disaster Management?
Thank you to everyone who listened in and participated in last week’s Twitter Chat! ICTworks is especially grateful to our main speakers, Glen Burnett, Lauren...
ICTs in Disaster Management: Join Our Twitter Chat Today at Noon EDT

ICTs in Disaster Management: Join Our Twitter Chat Today at Noon EDT

Published on: Jul 18 2014 by Danielle Schulkin - Comments Off on ICTs in Disaster Management: Join Our Twitter Chat Today at Noon EDT
Destruction, disaster, and drones. ICTs have been helping communities recover from natural disasters for many years, but how effective are they?  What can we...
Twitter Chat on July 18th: ICTs in Disaster Management

Twitter Chat on July 18th: ICTs in Disaster Management

Published on: Jul 11 2014 by Jana Melpolder - 1 Comment
Natural disasters hit communities around the world leaving paths of destruction that often take years to rebuild. ICTs are used to manage relief efforts, but how...
How Indonesians Are Using ICT and Social Media for Disaster Management

How Indonesians Are Using ICT and Social Media for Disaster Management

Published on: Apr 09 2014 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on How Indonesians Are Using ICT and Social Media for Disaster Management
This is cross-posted from Discover.ISIF.Asia a new website looking at ICT use in Asia and the Pacific. Subscribe by email to get more posts like this. Indonesia’s...
How Do Humanitarian Organizations and Local Media Communicate During Disasters?

How Do Humanitarian Organizations and Local Media Communicate During Disasters?

Published on: Nov 29 2013 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on How Do Humanitarian Organizations and Local Media Communicate During Disasters?
When disaster strikes, humanitarian aid organizations often play a pivotal role in relief efforts. Communicating with affected populations is one of the many challenges...
Tools of the Mobile-Enabled Disaster Responder

Tools of the Mobile-Enabled Disaster Responder

Published on: Nov 27 2013 by Aaron Mason - 1 Comment
Responding after a natural disaster is one of the most challenging environments an ICT professional can find themselves in. Extreme weather, challenging logistics...
8 Technology Lessons Learned from Hurricane Sandy

8 Technology Lessons Learned from Hurricane Sandy

Published on: May 15 2013 by Aaron Mason - Comments Off on 8 Technology Lessons Learned from Hurricane Sandy
Interested in joining the conversation? Sign up to get invited to our next event. The aftermath Hurricane Sandy saw massive response efforts including an unprecedented...
Technology Challenges in Disaster Response: Learning from Hurricane Sandy’s Spontaneous Volunteers

Technology Challenges in Disaster Response: Learning from Hurricane Sandy’s Spontaneous Volunteers

Published on: Apr 26 2013 by Aaron Mason - 2 Comments
San Francisco Technology Salon – Tuesday, May 7, 2013 – RSVP for this event The days following the landfall of Hurricane Sandy saw an unprecedented...
Open Standards Can Change Everything

Open Standards Can Change Everything

Published on: Mar 15 2013 by Aaron Mason - Comments Off on Open Standards Can Change Everything
February’s San Francisco Technology Salon centered around current technology challenges in the developing world. What are our current needs? What’s holding...
The Bi-Weekly ICT4D Retrospective: Important Links for May 23 – June 5, 2012

The Bi-Weekly ICT4D Retrospective: Important Links for May 23 – June 5, 2012

Published on: Jun 05 2012 by Sabina Behague - Comments Off on The Bi-Weekly ICT4D Retrospective: Important Links for May 23 – June 5, 2012
eLearning Africa 2012: You’d have to be living under a rock not to have known about the eLearning conference last week. The 7th International Conference...
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