This morning on New York’s WNYC Radio program “The Takeaway” Mark discussed technology in the developing world, emergency response, and specifically the Ushahidi install in Haiti in response to Tuesday’s devastating earthquake. Ushahidi is currently mapping crisis information from the ground including continuing threats to the area, locations of relief services, and information about survivors. [...]
In the wake of yesterday evening’s devastating, 7.0 earthquake in Haiti, we join the many other groups expressing concern for the people of Haiti. While communication with the island remains limited, colleagues around the world are working hard to use technology to support the efforts on the ground. Check out: – Ushahidi’s deployment, currently being [...]
India is the world’s biggest democracy. There are roughly 700 million people eligible to vote in the current parliamentary elections. The votes of these 700 million people are being contested by 6,719 candidates vying for 543 representative seats. Monitoring this massive democratic undertaking are various regional, national and international bodies keeping a watch on irregularities [...]
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