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Maps for Mozambique
Ivan and Massilau working on some mapping in Inhambane, Mozambique. I had the pleasure of working with Iván Sánchez Ortega in Mozambique earlier this month, and I learned a ton about the broader world...
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Can I use this picture?
This is a cross-post by Laura Pohl who works at the Bread for the World. The post is a summary of the latest Humanitarian Photography group meeting. The meetings are part of a series of meetings about...
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New communication tools and disaster-affected communities
The use of social media and new technologies in disaster and crisis situations will likely be framed forevermore as ‘Before Haiti’ (BH) and ‘After Haiti’ (AH). The terrible earthquakes that devastated...
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Development + Privacy: a winning formula
This is a guest post from Anna Crowe, Research Officer on the Privacy in the Developing World Project, and Carly Nyst, Head of International Advocacy at Privacy International, a London-based NGO...
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Whither Cash Transfers? A discussion with the experts
This is a cross-post from Tom Murphy, editor of the aid blog A View From the Cave. The original article can be found on Humanosphere. The post summarizes discussions at our November 21st New York City...
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A discussion on WFP-Palantir and the ethics of humanitarian data sharing
The recently announced World Food Programme (WFP) partnership with Palantir, IRIN’s article about it, reactions from the Responsible Data Forum, and WFP’s resulting statement inspired us to pull...
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Humanitarian blockchain: Are we there yet?
At our April Technology Salon we discussed the evidence and good practice base for blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLTs) in the humanitarian sector. Our discussants were Larissa Fast...
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Automated Decision-making Systems: Is the aid sector ready for ADS? Are ADS...
On Thursday September 19, we gathered at the OSF offices for the Technology Salon on “Automated Decision Making in Aid: What could possibly go wrong?” with lead discussants Jon Truong, and Elyse...
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How can we save ourselves from deepfakes?
Some 30 people gathered at our November 21st Technology Salon NYC, hosted by Open Society Foundations, to discuss the effects of deepfakes on humanitarian work with Sam Gregory, Program Director,...
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