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Humanitarianism In The Network Age - UN OCHA
An OCHA Policy and Studies Series. The report imagines how a world of increasingly informed, connected and self-reliant communities will affect the delivery of humanitarian aid. Its conclusions suggest a fundamental shift in power from capitals and headquarters to the people aid agencies aim to assist.
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Towards a Code of Conduct: Guidelines for the Use of SMS in Natural Disasters
This joint effort draws on the wealth of existing expertise across numerous organizations and previous research to codify a series of best conduct practices for the use of SMS in disaster response. This guideline document is a collaborative work in progress and therefore neither fully comprehensive nor entirely complete. The need for a public SMS Code of Conduct is pressing so we hope experts in this space will continue to lend their expertise on the subject and thereby move these guidelines into a working, living code of conduct.
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Mobile Network Public Warning Systems and the Rise of Cell-Broadcast
This report aims to provide an Introduction to Public Warning Systems and background to the most applicable technology used to deliver them, the Cell Broadcast Service.
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Designing an Effective Disaster Preparedness & Response Programme
The purpose of this case study is to highlight the steps taken by Smart PLC. to develop their disaster response programme. Smart has engaged in disaster mitigation, preparedness and relief activities to meet the needs of its subscribers and their communities that are affected by recurring natural disasters across the Philippines. This paper illuminates the core principles and approach guiding Smart’s work in this space, and outlines the decisions, organisational structure and partnerships that have been developed to support their programme.
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Disaster Response: Guidelines for Establishing Effective Collaboration between Mobile Network Operators and Government Agencies
This landscape document will specifically examine relations between the operators and the public sector, including governments from both developing and developed nations, international bodies and regional authorities. These actors should leverage the expertise of the private sector effectively in order to integrate ICT tools into their response strategies.
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Webinar Slides - Mobile and Humanitarian 101
These are the slides for the Disaster Response and CDAC Network webinar, Mobile and Humanitarian 101, which occured on 20th November, 2012.
Read a recap of the webinar.
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Disaster Response Vendor Catalogue
The GSMA Disaster Response Programme has collected information from the vendor community to highlight products and services available to the mobile industry in advance of, and during, disasters.
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Disaster Response News Update - November 2012
View the Disaster Response Programme’s latest newsletter. If you’d like to subscribe to the newsletter, sign up here.
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Cell Broadcast Emergency Alerts from One2Many
A White Paper from One2Many. Cell Broadcast is the most effective method of broadcasting public warning alerts in emergency situations. One message can be sent to millions of devices, instantly, based on subscribers’ location to selected telephone cells. Cell Broadcast therefore enables location-specific emergency alerts without the need to register or track devices.
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Disaster Response News Update: August 2012
View the Disaster Response Programme’s latest newsletter. If you’d like to subscribe to the newsletter, contact disasterresponse@gsma.com
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Dealing with Disasters: Technical Challenges for Mobile Operators
This discussion document presents the intention of the GSMA Disaster Response Programme in proposing key technical challenges faced by Mobile Operators before, during and after disasters. It aims to open a discussion about which challenges are most important and to pave the way for creating and implementing working solutions.
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Disaster Response MAE 2012 Working Group Agenda
At this inaugural Asian Working Group, key industry players will convene to address the regionally-specific challenges and opportunities that exist around building a joined-up global technical blueprint for disaster-prepared and disaster-resistant networks. In the afternoon session, a deep-dive on how best to coordinate with crisis affected populations and humanitarian organisations will also be conducted.
Download the Working Group Agenda
Spaces are limited. To reserve yours, please email Kreid@gsma.com
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Disaster Response Overview
Learn more about the Disaster Response Programme and what the programme will achieve.
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New Technologies in Cash Transfer Programming and Humanitarian Assistance
A study by Concern Worldwide, Oxford Policy Management (OPM) and the Partnership for Research in International Affairs and Development (PRIAD). The research was undertaken to explore (i) preconditions for the use of technological mechanisms identified; (ii) user-friendliness of the technology for the recipient and for the agency; (iii) issues concerning accountability; and (iv) potential for wider impacts.
Please view the report by visiting The Cash Learning Partnership website.
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Best Practice and Lessons Learned in Communication with Disaster Affected Communities: Haiti 2010
By Imogen Wall with Yves Gerald Chéry. This paper attempts to capture some of the communication work implemented by a whole range of partners, and to identify what was delivered from the perspectives of those affected by these two major but very different emergencies. The purpose of this exercise is to inform the continuing response in Haiti and to provide practical case studies and analysis of best practice models that may be useful elsewhere.
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Disaster Relief 2.0: the future of information sharing in humanitarian emergencies
From the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative. This report is a snapshot of an ongoing discussion—a dialogue that the partners to this report wish to extend and continue.
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