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Anahi Ayala Iacucci

Why an Innovation Center in a media organization?

Pilot Projects

Media Innovation Advisors

Central African Republic

Connecting radio stations with mobile phones to their listeners and local players and to the humanitarian community to report on LRA attacks and humanitarian needs

We worked with that we had

COMMUNITY RADIO

COMMUNITIES

LOCAL AUTOHORITIES (gov/churches)

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MAN

ITARIAN CO

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Nigeria

Connecting human right workers with Amnesty International Media Center in the capital using mesh networks to allow them to send video, audio, picture and voice messages

Nigeria

Connecting human right workers with Amnesty International Media Center in the capital using mesh networks to allow them to send video, audio, picture and voice messages

Afghanistan

Tracking violence against journalists in Afghanistan through data driven interactive mapping

Not just dots on a map

Ukraine

Tracking land issues using crowdsourcing and follow up with authorities on property rights, complains and judicial cases

Ukraine

Tracking land issues using crowdsourcing and follow up with authorities on property rights, complains and judicial cases

Humanitarian Media: Dadaab, Kenya

Using smart phones to do information needs assessment and provide radio stations with the results to better inform local population

Lessons Learned

Keep it real and simple

Invest in local capacity, local innovation and local technology

The most innovative project is the one that will work even when the technology will not

Go back to the basics: human interactions!

Research

Technology is nothing if there is no understanding

The consequences of the use of technology are multiple and differ from case to case

Listen, learn, elaborate and SHARE!

The strength of partnerships!

Innovation comes from within

Information comes from within

People will find ways to communicate no matter what

Thank you!Anahi Ayala Iacucci

Media Innovation Advisor – Africa Region

@anahi_ayalaaayala@internews.org