Once upon a time, diplomats travelled by horse to hand over handwritten messages of peace. Or threats of war. Sometimes, once they arrived, war was already a fact. Today, the president of the United States uses Twitter to spread messages about destroying another country, and the other country’s response quickly …
Communication for Survival For most of us living in the west, smartphones and tablets are often used for keeping us connected to our friends, family and even work. Many people use it for playing some online games or reading books. While thinking about refugees crossing thousands of miles through …
Maybe the hardest part of this article was to think about the title. At first, I thought about calling it “The revolution of crisis mapping in humanitarian response”. But, is it really a revolution? Then, I thought: “The ‘could be’ revolution of crisis mapping…” But, actually, crisis mapping has made …
If you are willing to learn more about recent trends and developments in the area of ICT4D and development partnerships, we are working on new articles, and will be ‘full blogging’ during the next weeks. You don’t wanna miss ’em!
