Paul Conneally: Digital humanitarianism

Publication language
English
Date published
17 Feb 2012
Publisher
TED
Type
Audio-visual material
Keywords
Comms, media & information, Development & humanitarian aid, Disasters, Response and recovery, Urban
Countries
Haiti

The disastrous earthquake in Haiti taught humanitarian groups an unexpected lesson: the power of mobile devices to coordinate, inform, and guide relief efforts. At TEDxRC2, Paul Conneally shows extraordinary examples of social media and other new technologies becoming central to humanitarian aid.