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
- UN OCHA +5 Symposium – Where was the innovation?
- Innovation in humanitarian aid – Herein lies the future
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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