Human Rights and Technology. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
University for Peace - Department of International Law, www.upeace.orgThe latest UPEACE publication: "Human Rights and Technology. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development". You can download the...
View ArticleWhat a short-term tech4good Peace Corps response gig looks like
Peace Corps Response is a program by the Peace Corps that places highly-skilled volunteers in short-term assignments abroad, from 4 to 12 months. It's open to US citizens. I found a terrific blog by...
View Articlenominations for the Best Human Services Application Award 2017
husITa announces it is accepting nominations for the Best Human Services Application Award 2017. This award is designed to encourage and support the development of innovative and effective human...
View Articleusing an app, Flickr & tags to map WWI sites across the UK
The Home Front Legacy project, based at the Council for British Archaeology, helps local volunteers British communities identify and map the remains of the First World War (WW1) sites across the United...
View ArticleUK report (barely) looks at digital tech use among charities
The UK's House of Lords Select Committee on Charities has released a report, HL Paper 133: Stronger charities for a stronger society. The Select Committee on Charities was appointed by the House of...
View Articleglobal grants to advance use of digital data & infrastructure for social good
Stanford, CA - Digital Impact, an initiative of the Digital Civil Society Lab at the Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (Stanford PACS), announced the opening of the 2017 cycle of its...
View ArticleHow social media data can improve people's lives - if used responsibly
In January 2015, heavy rains triggered unprecedented floods in Malawi. Over the next five weeks, the floods displaced more than 230,000 people and damaged over 64,000 hectares of land.Almost half the...
View ArticleHacking to combat sexual harassment in Philippines
In Quezon City, Philippines, three out of five women experience sexual harassment in public spaces. For girls aged 18 – 24, the prevalence is even higher. As part of UN Women’s Safe Cities Global...
View ArticleNo, Google’s Not a Bird: Bringing the Internet to Rural India
In the 70 years since independence, India’s government has done very little to connect Taradand, in Madhya Pradesh State, in central India, to the outside world: The first paved road appeared in 2006....
View ArticleChallenging the Evolving Threat of Online Violence (Pakistan)
From Liberationtech. More info about the group: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech. --- begin forwarded message ---Digital Rights Foundation organised the conference "Hamara...
View ArticleBest Human Services App Award 2017 - Winners
forwarded message from the ARNOVA discussion list http://www.arnova.org/?page=arnovalhusITa is delighted to announce the winners of the Best Human Services App Award 2017. The award recognizes...
View ArticleSocial media, apps, text messaging, & other ICTs to reach & educate at-risk...
Apps, social media, text messaging/SMS and other information and communication technologies (ICTs) are already playing a crucial role in educating people regarding public health issues, reaching...
View ArticleWhen Does ICT-Enabled Citizen Voice Lead to Government Responsiveness?
Tiago Piexoto with the World Bank and Jonathan Fox at American University collaborated on a background paper released in January 2016 alongside the World Bank's major Digital Dividend report. It...
View ArticleResearch uncovers ‘the real digital divide’ facing millions in the UK.
Most Techsoup readers are in North America, those of you with a concern about the ‘digital divide’ might be interested in this report from the UK.Fresh data has shown further evidence of the digital...
View ArticleInternet Saathi, a project initiated by Google and Tata Trusts in India
from the latest newsletter by Digital Empowerment Foundation:Rakhi Uikey, from Kesla block in the Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh, goes around her village to teach women how to use a mobile...
View ArticleExclusion from Digital Infrastructure and Access: India
One billion of 1.25 billion Indians are still offline; 72% women in India don’t even have access to mobile phones.In a chapter from the India Exclusion Report 2016, "Exclusion from Digital...
View Articlestudy: mobile phone intervention to improve post-rape support service...
Feasibility and acceptability of a mobile phone intervention to improve post-rape service delivery in South AfricaMahlalela, N.B., Johnson, S. and Mills, E.MAVC Research ReportPublisher IDSDownload...
View ArticleColombian Indigenous Communities Contribute Online Language Lessons
‘En Mi Idioma’ Allows Colombian Indigenous Communities to Contribute Online Language LessonsSix indigenous communities in Columbia have been contributing language lessons, multimedia, and first-hand...
View Articleonline game to test your ability to detect fake news from real
On a phone, players swipe left when they think the article in front of them is fake, and right when they believe it's real. On a laptop, they have buttons for "fake" or "true." You can click "view...
View ArticleReview of the ServiceInfo and Refugee.Info platforms.
The International Rescue Committee is pleased to share a new report entitled Using ICT to facilitate access to information and accountability to affected population in urban areas: A review of the...
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