Tech & InnovationIn places where conflict or crisis means basic services are scarce, the use of data is saving lives. But protecting people’s physical well-being, experts say, is also about protecting their digital profile in cyberspace.
As humanitarian groups have rushed to embrace new technologies, biometric data such as eye, finger and palm scans have become a common method for humanitarian organizations to track aid during emergencies. But is the humanitarian sector fully ready to protect this most personal form of data?
Data can save lives and humanitarian organizations are mobilizing to improve the way they collect and use it. But are they ready to handle the largely unregulated, ‘wild west’ of the global data market?
Teams of online volunteers support aid workers and communities facing the Covid-19 pandemic and other tough humanitarian problems.
Given the climate predictions for many areas effected by long-term conflict, is it time to think differently about the way cities are rebuilt or assisted during warfare?
Even in the digital age, people going through crisis can still fall through the cracks
Getting ahead of future trends is not always just about predicting particular events or outcomes.
How a digital mapping project in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania helps local communities take on urban risk, street by street.
Using an online map they helped developed with local residents, Tanzania Red Cross National Society volunteers offer a tour of the risks and assets of Kigogo, a neighbourhood in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Mobile phones were commonplace for many years before becoming an integral part of the humanitarian toolkit.
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