Humanitarianism in the network age : including world humanitarian data and trends 2012.
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TextSeries: OCHA policy and studies series | Policy and studies seriesPublication details: [Geneva?] : United Nations Publications, 2013.Description: 1 online resource (113 pages) : illustrationsContent type: - text
- computer
- online resource
- 9789210561037
- 9210561031
- World Humanitarian data and trends 2012
- International relief
- Humanitarian assistance
- Humanitarianism
- Secours international
- Aide humanitaire
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Human Services
- Humanitarian assistance
- Humanitarianism
- International relief
- Development aid -- Geographical information systems
- Aid programmes -- Open data
- Humanitarian policy -- Social media
- Humanitarian assistance -- New technologies -- Trends
- International relief -- Telecommunications -- Statistics
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- JZ6369 .H86 2013eb
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Title screen viewed on November 7, 2013; available on the Internet in PDF format.
"Sales No. E.13. III. M.1"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (page 112).
Ch. 1 network age -- 1. Increased Reach of Communications -- 2. New partnerships for humanitarian action -- 3. need for change -- ch. 2 Humanitarian information in the network age -- 1. opportunity: Data in the network age -- A. Big data -- B. Rich data through Geographical Information Systems -- C. Open data -- 2. New techniques for the network age -- A. Crowdsourcing -- B. Crowdseeding -- C. Mobile cash -- 3. Challenges and risks -- A. Accuracy and utility -- B. Bias -- C. Power -- D. Information overload -- E. Increased expectations -- F. Privacy, ethics and security -- 4. need to adapt -- ch. 3 Adaptation and change -- 1. Adapting to new data sources, tools and techniques -- A. Ethical issues around new sources of information -- 2. Adapting to new partnerships and techniques in humanitarian action -- A. Participatory mapping for preparedness and risk reduction -- B. Community early warning systems -- C. Standards as a basis for communications -- 3. Information as a basic need in humanitarian response -- 4. holistic approach -- ch. 4 Conclusions and recommendations.
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