Fwd: Commotion Wireless Project

Richard Lowenberg

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Mar 10, 2013, 3:50:53 PM3/10/13

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Commotion Wireless Project

For those interested in open wireless mesh networking,
the New America Foundation’s Open Technology Institute
has just announced the Commotion Wireless Project.
There are lots of opportunities to get involved.

Links to the project home page and Wiki:
https://commotionwireless.net/
https://code.commotionwireless.net/projects

RL

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Roger Critchlow

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Mar 10, 2013, 10:42:18 PM3/10/13

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There's an Innocentive challenge that posted earlier this week for the USAID, Seeking a Mechanism for Secure Communications During a Crisis. There are a several interesting references included in the challenge project room,

Useful Resources:

Mobile Phones in Conflict-Stressed Environments: Macros, Meso and Microanalysis(Michael Best):http://mikeb.inta.gatech.edu/uploads/papers/macro.meso.micro.pdf
Left in the Dark: The Unmet Need for Information in Humanitarian Emergencies(BBC World Service Trust):http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/trust/pdf/ploicy_briefing_2.pdf
Still left in the dark? How people in emergencies use communication to survive – and how humanitarian agencies can help(BBC Media Action):http://www.cdacnetwork.org/sites/www.cdacnetwork.org/files/bbc_media_action_still_left_in_the_dark_policy_briefing.pdf
How People in Emergencies Use Communication to Survive(iRevolution Blog):http://irevolution.net/2012/08/28/still-left-in-dark/
Building a Rural Wireless Mesh Network(Meraka Institute):http://wirelessafrica.meraka.org.za/wiki/index.php/DIY_Mesh_Guide

The last one an instruction manual for building a mesh network in Africa.

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