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Alternative Social Media for Outreach and Engagement: Considering Technology Stewardship as a Pathway to Adoption
Download2020-01-01
Commercial social media (CSM) play a vital role in support of community outreach and engagement. Despite the apparent benefits of CSM, its widespread use raises important concerns about privacy and surveillance, limits on innovation, and data residency for the organizations that increasingly rely...
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2011-01-01
Gow, Gordon, Waidyanatha, Nuwan
This chapter describes how mobile phones can play a vital role in building sustainable last-mile early warning systems provided that they are deployed within an effective use strategy. The HazInfo Project was made possible with funding from Canada's International Development Research Centre and...