Digital humanitarianism - Paul Conneally
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the humanitarian model has barely
the humanitarian model has barely
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changed since the early 20th century its
changed since the early 20th century its
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Origins are firmly rooted in the analog
Origins are firmly rooted in the analog
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age and there is a major shift coming on
age and there is a major shift coming on
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the horizon the Catalyst for this change
the horizon the Catalyst for this change
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was the major earthquake that struck
was the major earthquake that struck
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Haiti on the 12th of January in
Haiti on the 12th of January in
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2010 Haiti was a game
2010 Haiti was a game
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changer the earthquake destroyed the
changer the earthquake destroyed the
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capital Port of pronce claiming the
capital Port of pronce claiming the
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lives of some 320,000 people rendering
lives of some 320,000 people rendering
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homeless about 1.2 million
homeless about 1.2 million
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people government institutions were
people government institutions were
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completely decapitated including the
completely decapitated including the
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presidential Palace I remember standing
presidential Palace I remember standing
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on the roof of the ministry of Justice
on the roof of the ministry of Justice
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in downtown Port of prance it was about
in downtown Port of prance it was about
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2 m High completely squashed by the
2 m High completely squashed by the
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violence of the
violence of the
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earthquake for those of us on the ground
earthquake for those of us on the ground
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in those early days it was clear for
in those early days it was clear for
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even the most disaster hardened veterans
even the most disaster hardened veterans
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that Haiti was something different Haiti
that Haiti was something different Haiti
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was something we hadn't seen
was something we hadn't seen
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before but Haiti provided us with
before but Haiti provided us with
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something else
something else
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unprecedented Haiti has allowed us to
unprecedented Haiti has allowed us to
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glimpse into a future of what design
glimpse into a future of what design
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faster response might look like in a
faster response might look like in a
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hyperconnected world where people have
hyperconnected world where people have
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access to mobile smart
access to mobile smart
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devices because out of the urban
devices because out of the urban
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Devastation in Portu
Devastation in Portu
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pron came a torrent of SMS Texas people
pron came a torrent of SMS Texas people
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crying for help beseeching us for
crying for help beseeching us for
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assistance sharing data offering support
assistance sharing data offering support
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looking for their loved ones this was a
looking for their loved ones this was a
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situation that traditional Aid agencies
situation that traditional Aid agencies
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had never before
had never before
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encountered we were in one one of the
encountered we were in one one of the
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poorest countries on the planet but 80%
poorest countries on the planet but 80%
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of the people had mobile devices in
of the people had mobile devices in
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their hands and we were unprepared for
their hands and we were unprepared for
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this and they were shaping the aid
this and they were shaping the aid
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effort outside Haiti also things were
effort outside Haiti also things were
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looking different tens of thousands of
looking different tens of thousands of
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so-called digital volunteers were
so-called digital volunteers were
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scouring the internet converting tweets
scouring the internet converting tweets
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that had already been converted from
that had already been converted from
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texts and putting these into open-
texts and putting these into open-
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Source Maps layering them with all sorts
Source Maps layering them with all sorts
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of important information people like
of important information people like
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Christ mappers an open street map and
Christ mappers an open street map and
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putting these on the web for everybody
putting these on the web for everybody
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the media the aid organizations and the
the media the aid organizations and the
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communities themselves to participate in
communities themselves to participate in
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and to
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use back in Haiti people were
use back in Haiti people were
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increasingly turning to the medium of
increasingly turning to the medium of
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SMS people that were hungry and hurting
SMS people that were hungry and hurting
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were signaling their distress were
were signaling their distress were
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signaling their need for
signaling their need for
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help on Street sides all over PTO France
help on Street sides all over PTO France
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entrepreneurs sprung up offering mobile
entrepreneurs sprung up offering mobile
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phone charging stations
phone charging stations
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s they understood more than we did
s they understood more than we did
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people's innate need to be
people's innate need to be
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connected never having been confronted
connected never having been confronted
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with this type of situation before we
with this type of situation before we
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wanted to try and understand how we
wanted to try and understand how we
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could tap into this incredible resource
could tap into this incredible resource
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how we could really leverage this
how we could really leverage this
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incredible use of mobile technology and
incredible use of mobile technology and
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SMS technology we started talking with a
SMS technology we started talking with a
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local Telecom provider called VOA which
local Telecom provider called VOA which
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is a subsidiary of Trilogy
is a subsidiary of Trilogy
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International we had basically three
International we had basically three
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requirements we wanted to communicate in
requirements we wanted to communicate in
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a two-way form of communication we
a two-way form of communication we
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didn't want to shout we needed to listen
didn't want to shout we needed to listen
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as well we wanted to be able to Target
as well we wanted to be able to Target
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specific Geographic communities we
specific Geographic communities we
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didn't need to talk to the whole country
didn't need to talk to the whole country
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at the same time we wanted it to be easy
at the same time we wanted it to be easy
to
to
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use out of this Rubble of Haiti and from
use out of this Rubble of Haiti and from
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this Devastation came something that we
this Devastation came something that we
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call Terror the trilogy emergency
call Terror the trilogy emergency
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response application which has been used
response application which has been used
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to support the aid effort ever since
to support the aid effort ever since
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it has been used to help communities
it has been used to help communities
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prepare for disasters it is used to
prepare for disasters it is used to
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Signal early warning in advance of
Signal early warning in advance of
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weather related disasters it's used for
weather related disasters it's used for
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public health awareness campaigns such
public health awareness campaigns such
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as the prevention of chalera and it even
as the prevention of chalera and it even
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used for sensitive issues such as
used for sensitive issues such as
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building awareness around gender-based
building awareness around gender-based
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violence but does it
violence but does it
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work we have just published an
work we have just published an
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evaluation of this program and the
evaluation of this program and the
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evidence that is there for all to see is
evidence that is there for all to see is
quite
quite
quite
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remarkable some 74% of people received
remarkable some 74% of people received
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the data those that were intended to
the data those that were intended to
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receive the data 74% of them received it
receive the data 74% of them received it
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96% of them found it
96% of them found it
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useful 83% of them took action evidence
useful 83% of them took action evidence
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that it is indeed empowering and 73% of
that it is indeed empowering and 73% of
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them shared
them shared
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it the Terrace system was developed from
it the Terrace system was developed from
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Haiti with the support of engineers in
Haiti with the support of engineers in
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the region it is a user appropriate
the region it is a user appropriate
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technology that has been used for
technology that has been used for
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these maps for all to use you can find
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work with big data we need technology as
work with big data we need technology as
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a core organizational principle we need
a core organizational principle we need
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technological strategists in the
technological strategists in the
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boardroom who can ask and answer the
boardroom who can ask and answer the
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question what would Amazon or Google do
question what would Amazon or Google do
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with all of this data and convert it
with all of this data and convert it
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into humanitarian
into humanitarian
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good the possibilities that new digital
good the possibilities that new digital
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Technologies are bringing can help
Technologies are bringing can help
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humanitarian or organizations not only
humanitarian or organizations not only
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ensure that people's right to
ensure that people's right to
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information is met or that they have
information is met or that they have
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their right to communicate but I think
their right to communicate but I think
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in the future humanitarian organizations
in the future humanitarian organizations
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will also have to anticipate the right
will also have to anticipate the right
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for people to access critical
for people to access critical
communication
communication
communication
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Technologies in order to ensure that
Technologies in order to ensure that
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their voices are heard that they're
their voices are heard that they're
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truly participating that they're truly
truly participating that they're truly
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empowered in the humanitarian
empowered in the humanitarian
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World it has always been the elusive
World it has always been the elusive
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ideal to ensure full participation of
ideal to ensure full participation of
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people affected by disasters in the
people affected by disasters in the
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humanitarian effort we now have the
humanitarian effort we now have the
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tools we now have the possibilities
tools we now have the possibilities
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there are no more reasons not to do it I
there are no more reasons not to do it I
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believe we need to bring the
believe we need to bring the
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humanitarian World from analog to
humanitarian World from analog to
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digital thank you very
digital thank you very
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Paul Conneally, TED, TEDx, TEDxRC2, social, media, humanitarian, aid, relief, efforts, Haiti, Haiti, earthquake, TED-Ed, TED, Ed, TEDEducation
