Forum One

MARCH 8, 2009

By civic infrastructure we mean online services which: -help people and government understand and address important social problems; -will be a platform to support or catalyze the innovative work of others to address these problems; -will provide benefits very broadly ? education in Africa? , civic infrastructure? In our view these ?

Global 52

Global Project Develop Online 52

NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

" The Ushahidi project was so helpful, it quickly evolved from a one-off web site to an open source "software platform" that any organization can download and customize for similar projects. monitor supply levels at pharmacies throughout Africa. monitor supply levels at pharmacies throughout Africa.

Tools 73

Tools Map Disaster Oregon 73

NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

" The Ushahidi project was so helpful, it quickly evolved from a one-off web site to an open source "software platform" that any organization can download and customize for similar projects. monitor supply levels at pharmacies throughout Africa. monitor supply levels at pharmacies throughout Africa.

Tools 59

Tools Map Disaster Oregon 59

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

It found that if they needed help and couldn’t reach 9-1-1, one in five would try to contact responders through a digital means such as e-mail, websites or social media. Several websites were set up to help family members find out information about each other in the chaos. That’s why the Atlanta councilman used twitter!

Disaster 206

Disaster Social Media Haiti Media 206

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2008

Jeremiah Owyang's " Why Your Social Media Plan Should Include Success Metrics " post might help nonprofits identify some realistic short-term outcomes for social media implementation. Michelle Murrain is doing a post about 100 free and open source software tools. Her selection criteria.

Summary 50

Summary Nptech Tag Tools 50

NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

When disaster strikes, we want information as soon as possible and we want to help just as quickly. Since then, the platform (which is open source ) has been modified for use in South Africa (mapping xenophobic violence), DR Congo , Vote Report India (to monitor the recent local elections) and more. How can we do that?

Haiti 82

Haiti Disaster Social Media Media 82

NTEN

JULY 23, 2009

Mobile Voices offers an open-source multi-media platform optimized for low-cost mobile phones that lets users create, share, and reflect on stories about their lives and communities. Of course a selection of these updates will be aggregated on the team blog. Third Place: $10,000. First Place: $25,000.

Mobile 36

Mobile Malawi Netsquared San Jose 36