ICT for Peacebuilding (ICT4Peace)

OCHA +5 Symposium

Posted in ICT in general by Sanjana Hattotuwa on the October 30, 2007

UN OCHA

Global Symposium +5 ‘Information for Humanitarian Action’ took place in Geneva, Switzerland, from the 22 – 26 October 2007 at the Palais des Nations. Its purpose was to bring together a community of practice on humanitarian information and shared knowledge.

I attended as a Special Advisor of the ICT4Peace Foundation, but the following posts are a collection of thoughts in my individual capacity.

Presentation to the plenary on in my capacity as Special Advisor to the ICT4Peace Foundation

Thoughts on the Innovation Working Group at +5 Symposium

Ethics and information protection

Peacebuilding, Complex Political Emergencies (CPEs) and humanitarian aid systems design

New media and its impact on humanitarian aid

Other key articles related to +5 Symposium themes

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  1. Human Rights 2.0? « ICT for Peacebuilding (ICT4Peace) said,

    on April 7, 2008 on 5:11 pm

    [...] Patrick showcases an Amnesty International project - Eyes on Darfur - that I first saw at the UN OCHA +5 Symposium last [...]

  2. Human Rights 2.0: What’s in a Name? « iRevolution said,

    on April 8, 2008 on 12:31 pm

    [...] I very much value his insights and checks on reality, which our ICT working group at the OCHA 5+ Symposium greatly benefited [...]