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ICT4Peace’s Sanjana Hattotuwa has been invited to give a lecture on 27 March 2014 at the International Security Network (ISN) of ETH Zurich on “Big Data, ICTs and New Media in Times of Crisis“.
The International Relations and Security Network (ISN) is one of the world’s leading open access information services for both professionals and students who focus on international relations (IR) and security studies.
Established in 1994, its mission is to facilitate security-related dialogue and cooperation within a trusted network of international relations organizations, professionals and experts, and to provide open-source international relations and security-related tools and materials in accessible ways.The ISN is a project of the Center for Security Studies (CSS), at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich).
33. mobile network data & cdr’s
http://www.unglobalpulse.org/Mobile_Phone_Network_Data-for-Dev
34. mobile network data & cdr’s
http://www.unglobalpulse.org/Mobile_Phone_Network_Data-for-Dev
•Population migration during the Haiti earthquake
•Mapping malaria in Kenya
•Combatting H1N1 flu in Mexico
•Socio-economic indicators in the UK, disaggregated by region
•Poverty levels in Cote d’Ivoire
•Optimising transportation networks in Abidjan
38. digital humanitarians
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Haag (Holland), Munich (Germany) and Stokkermarke (Denmark)
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