Amy Sample Ward
JANUARY 20, 2012
Ushahidi, an open source project originally deployed in Kenya to report post-election violence has since been downloaded and deployed for many other events and disasters, including Haiti, Chile, and Japan. Another great example is Epic Change. Philanthropy has been able to move into the real time web, too. We can’t only invest in new.
Tech Soup
JULY 20, 2011
Most civil society organizations (CSOs) and citizens don’t use high-level jargon such as Internet governance and ICT policy. The 6th Internet Governance Forum will soon bring multiple stakeholders to Kenya to discuss key policy and governance issues. Net neutrality has been enshrined in law in the Netherlands and Chile.
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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
AUGUST 10, 2010
Social media has radically changed how people communicate, including their calls for help. As we have seen in natural disasters from Hurricane Katrina to the Chile Earthquake, people are using social media to reach out for help. During an emergency, 41% of respondents would use social media to let their love ones know they are safe.
NTEN
OCTOBER 13, 2010
On January 12, 2010, I didn't personally experience the major earthquake that hit Haiti, but I was forever changed by it. He also commented on the empowering nature of social media and its ability to let one individual change reality. and it changes all our understanding of a situation immediately." Now they have the tools.
Museum 2.0
JUNE 20, 2008
I heard from CEOs whose center is the only one in their entire country (Chile), educators who work with students who have never encountered a computer before entering the science center (South Africa), and web managers whose sites are locked behind federal government firewalls and draconian restrictions (Australia).
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