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Key Guidance
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Disaster & Humanitarian Crisis Communication
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Disaster Risk & Preparedness Communication, Disaster Prevention Communication
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Early Warning: Disasters
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Disaster & Humanitarian Crisis Reporting
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Disaster & Humanitarian Crisis Information Management
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Refugees / Displaced People
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Mobile Phone Use for Social Purposes, Mobiles for Development
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Artificial Intelligence
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Earthquakes, Floods, Tsunamis, Natural Disasters
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Digital Media Use: Migrants & Diasporas
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Mobile Phones, Smartphones
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Telecommunication Infrastructure
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Access to Internet & Digital Communications
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Digital Divide, Digital Inequalities
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Mobile Phone Use
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Data Governance, Data Justice, Data Sovereignty
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Radio in Disasters & Humanitarian Crises
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Open Data
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Digital & Social Media Use, Internet Use
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Information Needs & Media Use: Refugees & Displaced People
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Trust in the Media, Credibility of Media
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Children & Childhood
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Crisis Communication
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NGOs & Civil Society Organizations: Communication Strategies & Practices
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Cyberwarfare, Cyber Operations: Attacking Enemy Computers, Software, and Control Systems
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Volunteers & Volunteer Management
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Algorithms & Big Data
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Digital Healthcare & Information, Mobile Health, E-Health, Telemedicine
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E-Governance, E-Democracy
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Social Media
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Twitter & Microblogs
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Educational Use of ICTs / Internet
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Disaster Relief & Humanitarian Aid Reporting
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Infectious Diseases' Outbreak Communication
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Media Assistance: Disasters & Humanitarian Crises
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Crowdsourcing
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Ushahidi (Crowdsourcing Mapping Software)
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Migrants & Refugees: Tailor-Made Media Products & Information Services
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Telecommunication Law, Regulation & Policies
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Information Gathering
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Celebrity Humanitarianism
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Civic Engagement, Citizen Participation, Civil Society & Digital Communication
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Gender Advocacy & Empowerment, Gender Mainstreaming
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Agricultural Information & Extension
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Internet & Social Media Use: Women
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Interactive Radio: Audience Participation, Interaction & Feedback
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Media Use: Disasters & Humanitarian Crises
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Mobile Phone Use: Women
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Cybersecurity, Digital Safety, Privacy, Right to Privacy
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Community Radios
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Conflicts and Media
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Conflict Reporting, Armed Conflict Reporting
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Conflict-Sensitive Digital Technology Use & Social Media in Prevention & Transformation
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Hate Speech, Hate Speech in Social Media
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Human Rights Protection & Violations: Media Representation & Reporting
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Internet / ICTs and Conflicts
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Countering Misinformation & Rumours
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Rumours & Rumour Management
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ICT / Internet Projects (Development Aid)
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Disasters, Disaster Relief, Disaster Prevention
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Digital Communication, Digital Media
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Data Journalism, Computer-Assisted Investigative Reporting
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Digital Ethics, AI Ethics, Social Media Ethics, Data & Information Ethics
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Digital Inclusion
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Governance & Accountability: Role of Digital Communication
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Indigenous Digital & Social Media Communication
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Internet Shutdowns
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Chatbots
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Digital Financial Services, Mobile Banking, Mobile Payphone Business
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Social Media & Web 2.0 for Development
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Websites
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AI in Development Assistance
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Digitalization, Environment & Sustainable Development
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ICTs and Development
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ICT Development Assistance
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ICT Regulation
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Civic Engagement, Citizen & Community Participation in Disaster & Humanitarian Crisis Communication
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Emergency Health Communication
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Humanitarian Aid
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Disinformation, Misinformation, Fake News
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Data Bases, Digital Libraries, Open Access Repositories
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Digital Economies & Markets
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Mobile Money Cash Transfer Programmes
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Microcredits, Microfinance, Small-Scale Loans
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Soap Operas & Telenovelas
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Climate Change Communication, Climate Journalism
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Gender-Based Harassment, Intimidation & Violence
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Good Practice Examples
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Child Health, Mother & Child Care Communication
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COVID-19 Communication
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Media Assistance: Good Practice Examples
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Corporate Social Responsibility
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Design Thinking
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Forced Migration, Forced Displacement
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People with Disabilities: Tailored ICT & Media Products
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Fragile / Post-Conflict States
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Election Campaigns: Social Media
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Local Ownership, Local Stakeholder Participation
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Human Security
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Rohingya
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Demography & Demographic Development
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Resilience
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Inequalities
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Blockchain Technologies
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Satellite Communication & Information Services
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GIS, Geospatial Services
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Software
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Mobile Phone Apps
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SMS
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Telecommunication Industries & Markets
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Suburbs, Poor Districts, Slums, Shanty Towns
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Visual Cultures
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Lessons Learned: Social Media Monitoring During Humanitarian Crises
ACAPS (2015), 15 pp.
State of the Use of Mobile Technologies for Disaster Preparedness in South East Asia
Singapore: Nanyang Technological University (2015), 66 pp.
"This project is conducted in response to Global Disaster Preparedness Center’s (GDPC) initiative of developing flood hazard preparedness mobile apps in the four target countries (Indonesia, Myanmar, the Philippines, and Vietnam)." (Executive summary)
Area of Origin: Communication Channels and Social Media Report Syria
REACH (2015), 8 pp.
"With 4 million refugees in neighbouring countries and six and a half million Internally Displaced Persons within Syria, communication tools have become critical for the Syrian population to maintain contact with their family and friends both inside and outside the country. The costs associated with
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Guidance for Incorporating Big Data Into Humanitarian Operations
Digital Humanitarian Network (DH);Decision Makers Needs (DM-N) (2015), 33 pp.
"This document has been created to provide a broad overview of big data usage in humanitarian organisations and general guidance on how organisations can incorporate it into operations. It describes big data and its role within the humanitarian sector, offers a categorisation of the large variety of
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Humanitarian Technologies: Understanding the Role of Digital Media in Disaster Recovery
Humanitarian Technologies Project (2015), 5 pp.
Finding a Voice Through Humanitarian Technologies? Communication Technologies and Participation in Disaster Recovery
International Journal of Communication, volume 9 (2015), pp. 3020-3038
"Voice—understood as the ability to give an account of oneself and participate in social processes—is increasingly recognized as significant for humanitarian action and disaster recovery. Giving disaster-affected people the opportunity to make their voices heard has the potential to democratize
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Digital Inequality and Second-Order Disasters: Social Media in the Typhoon Haiyan Recovery
Social Media + Society, volume 1, issue 2 (2015), 11 pp.
"This article investigates the intersection of digital and social inequality in the context of disaster recovery. In doing so, the article responds to the optimism present in recent claims about “humanitarian technology” which refers to the empowering uses and applications of interactive technol
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Disaster Response: Nepal Earthquake Response and Recovery. Overview
London: GSMA (2015), 24 pp.
Humanitarianism, Communications and Change
New York et al.: Peter Lang (2015), xi, 279 pp.
Digital Humanitarians: How Big Data is Changing the Face of Humanitarian Response
Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press (2015), xxv, 233 pp.
"The overflow of information generated during disasters can be as paralyzing to humanitarian response as the lack of information. This flash flood of information'social media, satellite imagery and more is often referred to as Big Data. Making sense of this data deluge during disasters is proving an
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The Use of ICTs and Mobilisation in the Age of Parallel Media – an Emerging Fifth Estate? A Case Study of Nafeer's Flood Campaign in the Sudan
African Journalism Studies, volume 35, issue 2 (2014), pp. 75-91
"On 1 August 2013, heavy rains in the Sudan triggered flash floods that affected more than 530 000 citizens. The government failed to aid those affected and created a media blackout. More than 12 000 Sudanese volunteers created a horizontal network of citizens participating in a community-led initia
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Locating Disaster Communication in Changing Communicative Ecologies Across the Pacific
Australian Journal of Telecommunications and the Digital Economy (AJTDE), volume 2, issue 4 (2014), 16 pp.
"According to ITU statistics, around 60 percent of Pacific Islanders had access to a mobile in 2012, compared to just 10 percent in 2006. In many Pacific countries mobile phones are, therefore, emerging as a key element of the local communication systems, and are being be built into disaster managem
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Bits and Atoms: Information and Communication Technology in Areas of Limited Statehood
Oxford: Oxford University Press (2014), xi, 195 pp.
"Contributors to the volume explore various questions concerning the opportunities and constraints for governance associated with the startling growth in digital technologies in the Global South. In areas of limited statehood, places where the reach of the state is limited and weak, can mobile phone
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Communications, Technology and Humanitarian Delivery: Challenges and Opportunities for Security Risk Management
European Interagency Security Forum (EISF) (2014), 68 pp.
"The articles contained in this publication are dispatches from a new frontline in humanitarian action: the digital frontier. All are written by those observing, experiencing and attempting to respond to the challenges created by the digital revolution and the very real threats it is creating for hu
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Haiti Beneficiary Communications Review
Geneva: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) (2013), 35 pp.
"This report is an evaluation of the methods and tools used by the Red Cross and Red Crescent to communicate with communities following the devastating 2010 earthquake in Haiti. The study draws recommendations for the continued and more effective use of communications to engage with communities in H
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What We Learned Testing the Humanitarian Data Toolkit
Washington, DC; Arcata, Calif.: Internews (2013), 56 pp.
"In early 2013, the Internews Center for Innovation and Learning (ICIL) set out to pilot a new system that allows humanitarian communications professionals and responders to quickly gather, analyze, and act upon data to understand information needs of an affected population during a crisis. The syst
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Social Networking, Social Media and Complex Emergencies: An Annotated Bibliography
Adelaide: University of Adelaide, Applied Communication Collaborative Research Unit (ACCRU);Australian Civil-Military Centre (ACMC) (2013), 70 pp.
"This annotated bibliography compiles both peer-reviewed literature, typically sourced from academic journals, as well as a range of opinion and technical resources drawn from agencies that have a humanitarian mandate. It is important to note that this annotated bibliography does not seek to present
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World Disaster Report 2013: Focus on Technology and the Future of Humanitarian Action
Geneva: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) (2013), 283 pp.
Online@AsiaPacific: Mobile, social and locative media in the Asia-Pacific
London: Routledge (2013), xii, 206 pp.
Disaster Relief 2.0: The Future of Information Sharing in Humanitarian Emergencies
United Nations Foundation;Vodafone Foundation;United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA);Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (2011), 71 pp.
