UNOCHA - new report "Humanitarianism in the Network Age"
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Spike (Chris Foote)
May 1, 2013, 11:37:23 PM5/1/13
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TL;DR UNOCHA have released a new report "Humanitarianism in the Network
Age" - get it here >
https://ochanet.unocha.org/p/Documents/WEB%20Humanitarianism%20in%20the%20Network%20Age%20vF%20single.pdf
Last night I was lucky enough to be at the London launch of an
interesting document published by UNOCHA(0).
"A new report from OCHA explores how new communications technologies are
already changing the face of disaster response.
�Humanitarianism in the Network Age� (HINA) examines the implications
for how a world of increasingly informed, connected and self-reliant
communities will affect the delivery of humanitarian aid. It lays out
some of the most pertinent features of these new technologies, such as
SMS, social media and others, and identifies the opportunities and
difficulties in applying them.
The report describes how aid agencies are adapting to a more open,
participatory way of interacting with people in crisis, such as through
crowdsourcing and volunteer networks, and how that is affecting their
activities. The report�s conclusions suggest a �fundamental shift� in
the ability to influence a response away from capitals and headquarters
and to the people aid agencies aim to assist.
The report argues that:
Information needs to be seen as a basic need in humanitarian response.
The ways in which humanitarian information is collected, shared,
and analysed need to change fundamentally.
There is a need to create new capacities and ways of thinking in
aid organizations and governments to understand and use new information
sources.
New technologies also bring new risks and humanitarians will need
to develop guidelines to ensure that information is used in an ethical
and secure manner.
"World Humanitarian Data and Trends" presents global and country-level
data and analysis on humanitarian needs, response and trends. It is
intended to help establish a common baseline of humanitarian data to
support humanitarian policy and operational decision-making in the
future. It will be a separate annual publication, with the data also
made available online. It is being released both separately and in a
package with "Humanitarianism in the Network Age""
Sorry for cross-posting!
Spike
(0) United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Age" - get it here >
https://ochanet.unocha.org/p/Documents/WEB%20Humanitarianism%20in%20the%20Network%20Age%20vF%20single.pdf
Last night I was lucky enough to be at the London launch of an
interesting document published by UNOCHA(0).
"A new report from OCHA explores how new communications technologies are
already changing the face of disaster response.
�Humanitarianism in the Network Age� (HINA) examines the implications
for how a world of increasingly informed, connected and self-reliant
communities will affect the delivery of humanitarian aid. It lays out
some of the most pertinent features of these new technologies, such as
SMS, social media and others, and identifies the opportunities and
difficulties in applying them.
The report describes how aid agencies are adapting to a more open,
participatory way of interacting with people in crisis, such as through
crowdsourcing and volunteer networks, and how that is affecting their
activities. The report�s conclusions suggest a �fundamental shift� in
the ability to influence a response away from capitals and headquarters
and to the people aid agencies aim to assist.
The report argues that:
Information needs to be seen as a basic need in humanitarian response.
The ways in which humanitarian information is collected, shared,
and analysed need to change fundamentally.
There is a need to create new capacities and ways of thinking in
aid organizations and governments to understand and use new information
sources.
New technologies also bring new risks and humanitarians will need
to develop guidelines to ensure that information is used in an ethical
and secure manner.
"World Humanitarian Data and Trends" presents global and country-level
data and analysis on humanitarian needs, response and trends. It is
intended to help establish a common baseline of humanitarian data to
support humanitarian policy and operational decision-making in the
future. It will be a separate annual publication, with the data also
made available online. It is being released both separately and in a
package with "Humanitarianism in the Network Age""
Sorry for cross-posting!
Spike
(0) United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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