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Regional Use of Social Networking Tools
Regional Use of Social Networking Tools Kate Meeuf December 2014 TECHNICAL REPORT CMU/SEI-2014-TR-018 CERT® Division http://www.sei.cmu.edu Copyright 2014 Carnegie Mellon University This material is based upon work funded and supported by Department of Homeland Security under Contract No. FA8721-05-C-0003 with Carnegie Mellon University for the operation of the Software Engineering Institute, a federally funded research and development center sponsored by the United States Department of Defense. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Department of Homeland Security or the United States Department of Defense. This report was prepared for the SEI Administrative Agent AFLCMC/PZM 20 Schilling Circle, Bldg 1305, 3rd floor Hanscom AFB, MA 01731-2125 NO WARRANTY. THIS CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY AND SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INSTITUTE MATERIAL IS FURNISHED ON AN “AS-IS” BASIS. CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY MAKES NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, AS TO ANY MATTER INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR PURPOSE OR MERCHANTABILITY, EXCLUSIVITY, OR RESULTS OBTAINED FROM USE OF THE MATERIAL. CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY DOES NOT MAKE ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WITH RESPECT TO FREEDOM FROM PATENT, TRADEMARK, OR COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT. This material has been approved for public release and unlimited distribution except as restricted be- low. Internal use:* Permission to reproduce this material and to prepare derivative works from this material for internal use is granted, provided the copyright and “No Warranty” statements are included with all reproductions and derivative works. -
Mapping Citizen Engagement in the Process of Social Innovation
Mapping citizen engagement in the process of social innovation 24 September 2012 Deliverable 5.1 of the FP7-project: TEPSIE (290771) Acknowledgements We would like to thank all of our partners in the TEPSIE consortium for their comments on this paper, and particularly their suggestions of relevant examples of citizen engagement. Suggested citation Davies, A, Simon, J, Patrick, R and Norman, W. (2012) ‘Mapping citizen engagement in the process of social innovation’. A deliverable of the project: “The theoretical, empirical and policy foundations for building social innovation in Europe” (TEPSIE), European Commission – 7th Framework Programme, Brussels: European Commission, DG Research TEPSIE TEPSIE is a research project funded under the European Commission’s 7th Framework Programme and is an acronym for “The Theoretical, Empirical and Policy Foundations for Building Social Innovation in Europe”. The project is a research collaboration between six European institutions led by the Danish Technological Institute and the Young Foundation and runs from 2012-2015. Date: 24 September 2012 TEPSIE deliverable no: 5.1 Authors: Anna Davies, Julie Simon, Robert Patrick and Will Norman Lead partner: The Young Foundation Participating partners: Danish Technological Institute, University of Heidelberg, Atlantis, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Wroclaw Research Centre EIT+ Contact person: Julie Simon The Young Foundation [email protected] +44 8980 6263 2 Contents 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................... -
Harnessing Connection Technologies for Development
Harnessing Connection Technologies for Development Anne-Marie Slaughter, Bert G. Kerstetter ‘66 University Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Princeton University Eleanor Meegoda, former Student, Princeton University; current Princeton Project 55 Fellow, Rockefeller Foundation The development field is exploding with the potential of new technologies, from the wireless revolution to the digitization of just about everything: words, sounds, images and geography itself. The ability to connect individuals to the knowledge and resources they need electronically—without roads, schoolhouses, clinics or corrupt government bureaucracies—seems too good to be true, and sometimes is. Communication technologies, which are really better described as connection technologies, are a part of this larger technological revolution. he most basic connection technologies are new friends, playing games, sharing stories and cell phones, which exist to allow people to useful information). communicate to one another, and the Internet, T As connection technologies, these media not only grant which can be accessed through Internet cafes, people easy communication access to one another but home access or smart phones. Once connected to also permit greater reciprocity in relationships among the Internet, additional technologies, in the form of development thinkers, service deliverers and beneficiaries. specific software, allow individuals to connect with The rise of blogs, Twitter and crowd-sourcing Web sites each other in a variety of prescribed ways -
The Social Economy
McKinsey Global Institute McKinsey Global Institute The social economy: Unlocking value and productivity through social technologies social through productivity and value Unlocking economy: The social July 2012 The social economy: Unlocking value and productivity through social technologies The McKinsey Global Institute The McKinsey Global Institute (MGI), the business and economics research arm of McKinsey & Company, was established in 1990 to develop a deeper understanding of the evolving global economy. Our goal is to provide leaders in the commercial, public, and social sectors with the facts and insights on which to base management and policy decisions. MGI research combines the disciplines of economics and management, employing the analytical tools of economics with the insights of business leaders. Our “micro-to-macro” methodology examines microeconomic industry trends to better understand the broad macroeconomic forces affecting business strategy and public policy. MGI’s in-depth reports have covered more than 20 countries and 30 industries. Current research focuses on six themes: productivity and growth; the evolution of global financial markets; the economic impact of technology and innovation; urbanization; the future of work; and natural resources. Recent reports have assessed job creation, resource productivity, cities of the future, and the impact of big data. MGI is led by three McKinsey & Company directors: Richard Dobbs, James Manyika, and Charles Roxburgh. Susan Lund serves as director of research. Project teams are led by a group of senior fellows and include consultants from McKinsey’s offices around the world. These teams draw on McKinsey’s global network of partners and industry and management experts. In addition, leading economists, including Nobel laureates, act as research advisers. -
Platforms Used in Participatory and Peer to Peer Exchange and Learning
Annotated bibliography of e- platforms used in participatory and peer to peer exchange and learning Source: TSB KTN The Internet of Things, creative commons license Training and Research Support Centre (TARSC) in the Regional Network for Equity in Health in East and Southern Africa (EQUINET) December 2014 With support from OSISA 1 Table of Contents 1. Background ...................................................................................................................... 3 2. Website resources ........................................................................................................... 4 2.1 Ushahidi, Inc. ........................................................................................................................ 4 2.2 Geofeedia ........................................................................................................................... 11 3. Botswana Speaks! ................................................................................................................ 14 2.4 Ebola Mapping .................................................................................................................... 16 2.5 SAS2 Dialogue Inc .............................................................................................................. 18 2.6 Centre for Digital Story telling .............................................................................................. 21 2.7 Community WorkStations ................................................................................................... -
Systematic Scoping Review on Social Media Monitoring Methods and Interventions Relating to Vaccine Hesitancy
TECHNICAL REPORT Systematic scoping review on social media monitoring methods and interventions relating to vaccine hesitancy www.ecdc.europa.eu ECDC TECHNICAL REPORT Systematic scoping review on social media monitoring methods and interventions relating to vaccine hesitancy This report was commissioned by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and coordinated by Kate Olsson with the support of Judit Takács. The scoping review was performed by researchers from the Vaccine Confidence Project, at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (contract number ECD8894). Authors: Emilie Karafillakis, Clarissa Simas, Sam Martin, Sara Dada, Heidi Larson. Acknowledgements ECDC would like to acknowledge contributions to the project from the expert reviewers: Dan Arthus, University College London; Maged N Kamel Boulos, University of the Highlands and Islands, Sandra Alexiu, GP Association Bucharest and Franklin Apfel and Sabrina Cecconi, World Health Communication Associates. ECDC would also like to acknowledge ECDC colleagues who reviewed and contributed to the document: John Kinsman, Andrea Würz and Marybelle Stryk. Suggested citation: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Systematic scoping review on social media monitoring methods and interventions relating to vaccine hesitancy. Stockholm: ECDC; 2020. Stockholm, February 2020 ISBN 978-92-9498-452-4 doi: 10.2900/260624 Catalogue number TQ-04-20-076-EN-N © European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, 2020 Reproduction is authorised, provided the -
Crowdsourcing for Crisis Mapping in Haiti
Ida Norheim-Hagtun and Patrick Meier Crowdsourcing for Crisis Mapping in Haiti It was 7 p.m. on January 12, 2010, when Ushahidi’s Patrick Meier saw the news on CNN that a devastating earthquake had struck Haiti. He immediately called David Kobia, Ushahidi’s tech lead, to set up an Ushahidi platform for Haiti.1 Patrick then emailed the International Network of Crisis Mappers to launch the group’s response.2 Several partners replied and provided immediate support to Ushahidi’s deployment. By 10 p.m. that evening, Ushahidi’s crisis map was being customized for Haiti and reports from Twitter and Facebook were being mapped on the platform. By January 14th, however, Ushahidi and its partners could no longer keep up with mapping the massive amount of information coming out of both mainstream and social media. Patrick, who is a PhD candidate at Tuft University’s Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, emailed the Fletcher student body to ask for help. An informal network of student volunteers from the Fletcher School mobilized to take the lead on what quick- ly became the most comprehensive and up-to-date map of humanitarian needs in Haiti. Ushahidi is a free and open-source platform that allows interested individuals and groups to create live, interactive maps. The platform can be used to combine citi- zen reporting with mapping and visualization tools to create a crisis map—a real- time, dynamic, multifaceted snapshot of how a crisis is evolving. Maps created using the Ushahidi platform need not relate to crises or particular events— Ida Norheim-Hagtun is a Fulbright fellow at The Fletcher School (Tufts University), and served as the deputy director of Communication and Outreach for Crisis Mappers @ Fletcher after the Haiti earthquake. -
Mapping the Maps
INTERNEWS CENTER FOR INNOVATION & LEARNING innovation.internews.org MAPPING THE MAPS A Meta-Level Analysis of Ushahidi & Crowdmap CROWDGLOBE A Report form the Internews Center for Innovation and Learning July 2012, Washington DC CrowdGlobe.net has previously been an assistant professor of political science at Arizona THE AUTHORS AND RESEARCH TEAM State University. For the 2010-2011 academic year, he will be a nonresi- Catie Bailard is Assistant Professor of Media and Public Affairs in the dent Faculty Associate with the Berkman Center for Internet and Society School of Media and Public Affairs at George Washington University. Before at Harvard. His next book will be on the political economy of the online joining the SMPA faculty in 2009, Catie received her doctorate in political public sphere. science from UCLA. She graduated with a 3.947 cumulative GPA with con- centrations in American Politics, Formal and Quantitative Methods, and Steven Livingston is Professor of Media and Public Affairs and Media and International Relations. Throughout Catie’s academic career, her research International Affairs with joint appointments in the School of Media and agenda has primarily focused on the intersection of politics and informa- Public Affairs and the Elliott School of International Affairs. He holds a PhD tion and communication technologies. This fascination with the effect of in political science from the University of Washington (1990). In addition media on political behaviors and outcomes began in college as a major in to his teaching and scholarship, he has held a variety of administrative UCLA’s Communication Studies Department, a top-ranked undergraduate posts at GW, including stints as the director of the School of Media and department, where she graduated cum laude. -
New Information Technologies and Their Impact on the Humanitarian
Volume 93 Number 884 December 2011 New information technologies and their impact on the humanitarian sector Patrick Meier* Patrick Meier, PhD, is an internationally recognized thought leader on the application of new technologies to crisis early warning and humanitarian response. He currently serves as Director of Crisis Mapping at Ushahidi and previously co-directed the Program on Crisis Mapping and Early Warning at the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI). Abstract New information and communication technologies are impacting the humanitarian sector in profound ways. Both crisis-affected communities and global volunteer networks are becoming increasingly digital. This means that the former are increasingly the source of relevant crisis information, while the latter are becoming more adept at managing and visualizing this information on live crisis maps. This article introduces the field of crisis mapping and provides key examples from Haiti, Russia, Libya, and Somalia to demonstrate how digitally empowered affected communities and volunteer networks are reshaping humanitarian response in the twenty-first century. Mobile communication technology has been the most rapidly adopted technology in all of human history. Recent statistics from the International Telecommunica- tions Union reveal that some 5.3 billion mobile phones existed by the end of 2010, a figure that represents a 25% increase over just the previous year.1 By the end of 2012, the number of mobile-connected devices is expected to exceed the world’s * Patrick Meier blogs at iRevolution.net. -
Abstract Utilization of Crowdsourcing And
ABSTRACT UTILIZATION OF CROWDSOURCING AND VOLUNTEERED GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION IN INTERNATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT by Julaiti Nilupaer Large-scale disasters result in enormous impacts on vulnerable communities worldwide, and data acquisition has become a major concern in this time-critical situation: the limitations of geospatial technologies impede the real-time data collection, also the absent or poor data collection in some regions. With the current advances of Web 2.0, crowdsourcing and Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) have become commonly used. As a potential solution to fill the gap of real-time geographic data, crowdsourcing and VGI enable timely information exchange through a voluntary approach and enhance amateur citizen participation. Importantly, such geographic information can substantially facilitate emergency coordination by fulfilling the needs of impacted communities and appropriately allocating relief supplies and funds. My research interest centers on the utilization of crowdsourcing and VGI for disaster management. Particularly, I work to explore their potential value and contributions by reviewing two notable and destructive disaster events as case studies: the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, and the 2013 Typhoon Haiyan. In addition, I examine the challenges of this information and seek potential solutions. This research aims to contribute a comprehensive qualitative analysis of how Volunteer and Technical Communities (V&TCs) have used crowdsourced data and VGI to enhance the coordination of disaster management. -
Networked Journalism and Al-Jazeera English Journal of Middle East Media Vol 7, Fall 2011
Networked Journalism and Al-Jazeera English Journal of Middle East Media Vol 7, Fall 2011 Networked Journalism and Al-Jazeera English: How the Middle East Network Engages the Audience to Help Produce News Matt J. Duffy, Ph.D. Assistant Professor College of Communication and Media Sciences Zayed University Abu Dhabi, UAE [email protected] Abstract The author examines the concept known as “networked journalism” which, according to new media expert Jeff Jarvis, occurs when “professionals and amateurs (are) working together to get the real story.” The paper offers a brief history of networked journalism and features a table of its most common manifestations. The author analyzes Al-Jazeera English, the Doha-based network recently cited for its embrace of networked journalism and audience engagement via the use of Twitter, Facebook, blogs and the user-generated mapping platform, Ushahidi. Al-Jazeera English’s website and social media sites are explored to see how networked journalism is meshed into its content. The author finds examples of great use of networked journalism but also areas where improvements could be made. Keywords Networked journalism, citizen journalism, Ushahidi, Al-Jazeera, civic journalism, participatory journalism 1 Networked Journalism and Al-Jazeera English Journal of Middle East Media Vol 7, Fall 2011 Teaching journalism in the 21st-century can be a frustrating profession. The news business changes so rapidly – keeping up with new technologies and new terminologies can prove troublesome. Even a decade ago, journalism was a much more straightforward profession. Reporters wrote for the newspaper, broadcast journalists handled reports for the radio and television, and the fledgling World Wide Web was an afterthought in most organizations. -
Connecting Grassroots to Government for Disaster Management
research series vol 1 Connecting Grassroots to Government for Disaster Management: Workshop Summary by Ryan Burns and Lea A. Shanley Rapporteurs Connecting Grassroots to Government for Disaster Management: Workshop Summary by Ryan Burns and Lea A. Shanley, Rapporteurs CONNECTING GRASSROOTS TO GOVERNMENT FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT: WORKSHOP SUMMARY Commons Lab Science and Technology Innovation Program Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars One Woodrow Wilson Plaza 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20004-3027 www.CommonsLab.wilsoncenter.org Study Director: Lea Shanley Editors: Aaron Lovell and Zachary Bastian Cover design: Diana Micheli and Kathy Butterfield © 2013 The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars,Washington, D.C. The report content may be reproduced in whole, or in part, for educational and non- commercial uses, pursuant to the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial- ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License found at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/ by-nc-sa/3.0/deed.en_US and provided this copyright notice and the following attribution is given: Burns, Ryan, and Lea A. Shanley. Connecting Grassroots to Government for Disaster Management: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: Commons Lab of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, 2013. Users may not use technical measures to obstruct or control the reading or further copying of the copies that they make or distribute. Nongovernmental users may not accept compensation of any manner in exchange for copies. The Woodrow Wilson Center is open to certain derivative uses of this product beyond the limitations of the included Creative Commons License, particularly for educational materials targeted at expanding knowledge on the Commons Lab’s mandate. For more information, please contact [email protected].