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The Role of Social Media in Crisis Management

30th October 2014

In a recent video humanitarian technology thought-leader and Ushahidi-founder Patrick Meier made an important statement regarding the value of social media in crisis management, that information feedback loops are essential drivers for […]

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COBACORE – a tool to assist communities in disaster management

24th October 2014

The COBACORE consortium recently met in Madrid, Spain from 13th-15th October to mark the halfway point of the COBACORE project. This meeting was timely, and reflected the progress that has […]

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Collaborative Interest Group Established for Citizen and Societal Security Standards in Ireland

30th September 2014

On the 12th September 2014 the National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) held an inaugural meeting of its Interest Group to Coordinate National Standardisation for Societal and Citizen Security at […]

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“All Work and all play: COBACORE platform research and evaluation through serious gaming”

25th September 2014

In the year since the COBACORE kick-off meeting, the COBACORE team has succeeded in engaging with many researchers, practitioners and developers in the field of disaster response, recovery and management. […]

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Red Cross Conference

8th May 2014

The COBACORE project was widely disseminated at an event organised by the Netherlands Red Cross on Thursday 17th April 2014. Hosted in the former Royal Dutch Mint, a beautiful venue, […]