The rise of digital humanitarianism
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The document discusses how data and technology are transforming humanitarian relief efforts. It explores how data generated by devices connected to the Internet of Things can help monitor crises, plan missions, and coordinate responses. It examines how the design of platforms for sharing and analyzing humanitarian data can help overcome challenges to make the most of this data. And it considers how data and analytics are impacting every stage of the humanitarian project cycle from assessing needs to measuring impact.
The rise of digital humanitarianism
- 1. NETWORKED KNOWLEDGE & THE RISE OF DIGITAL HUMANITARIANISM JENNIFER DUNNAM Associate Creative Director | frog
- 3. The Internet of Humanitarian Things A Platform for Data Exchange icon credits: The Noun Project 3
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- 5. THREE QUESTIONS 1. How does data generated by the Internet of Things support relief efforts?! 2. How can design influence the success of data exchange and IoT initiatives?! 3. What is the impact of data and analytics on the cycle of humanitarian work? 5
- 6. How does data generated by the internet of things support relief efforts?1 6
- 7. MONITORING SITUATIONS PLANNING MISSIONS COORDINATING ACTION CRISIS DEPLOYMENT THE JOURNEY OF RELIEF EFFORTS HUMANITARIAN icon credits: The Noun Project 7
- 8. THE JOURNEY OF RELIEF EFFORTS MONITORING SITUATIONS CRISIS Assess vulnerability and preparedness e.g. environmental sensor reporting on frost risk in Kenya Anticipate trajectory of evolving disaster e.g phone data mapping population movement in West Africa image credit: Servir image credit: Flowminder 8
- 9. PLANNING MISSIONS Communicate with victims and responders e.g. emergency updates sent from relief workers in Philippines Evaluate physical environment e.g. satellite imagery from Gaza showing infrastructure damage DEPLOYMENT THE JOURNEY OF RELIEF EFFORTS CRISIS image credit: IRIN image credit: UNOSAT 9
- 10. THE JOURNEY OF RELIEF EFFORTS COORDINATED ACTION DEPLOYMENT Track workers and supplies e.g. vehicle trackers monitoring distribution of goods Report on the situation e.g. command center in Mingkaman for refugee crisis image credit: WFP image credit: lorem 10
- 11. THE RISE OF DIGITAL HUMANITARIANISM 11
- 12. How can design influence the success of data exchange and IoT initiatives?2 12
- 13. Data Aggregation, Storage, and AnalyticsData Collection HUMANITARIAN DATA EXCHANGE Data Products and Services Opportunity for Feedback Loop to Devices icon credits: The Noun Project 13
- 14. ICON CREDITS: The Noun Project CHALLENGES • Broad range of data sources • Inconsistent data formatting • Varying quality of data • Workflow redundancies 14
- 15. HDX DESIGN GOALS • Encourage exploration of the repository • Bundle related data streams • Provide clarity around source and use • Showcase the power of data analytics
- 16. Search Results Page ENCOURAGE EXPLORATION OF DATA COLLECTION 16
- 17. Search Results Page ENCOURAGE EXPLORATION OF DATA COLLECTION 17
- 18. Country Page BUNDLE RELATED DATA STREAMS 18
- 19. Country Page BUNDLE RELATED DATA STREAMS 19
- 20. Data Detail Page PROVIDE CLARITY AROUND SOURCE AND USE 20
- 21. Data Detail Page PROVIDE CLARITY AROUND SOURCE AND USE 21
- 22. Analytics Page SHOWCASE THE POWER OF DATA ANALYTICS 22
- 23. Analytics Page SHOWCASE THE POWER OF DATA ANALYTICS 23
- 24. What is the impact of data and analytics across the cycle of humanitarian work?3 24
- 25. PEOPLE LOCATION CRISIS FUNDING assess NEEDS analyze IMPACT plan RESPONSE THE CYCLE OF HUMANITARIAN WORK icon credits: The Noun Project 25
- 26. “A transformation is coming - and we need to bring the humanitarian world from analogue to digital.” — PAUL CONNEALLY AID WORKER, IFRC 26
- 27. HDX beta: data.hdx.rwlabs.org/ frogImpact: http://www.frogdesign.com/platforms/frogimpact.html