reporting live: fusing citizen & digital diplomacy
DESCRIPTION
Humanitarian Tracker's flagship project, Syria Tracker, is the longest standing crowdsource effort and one of the most trusted sources of information on Syria since the conflict broke out in March 2011. Humanitarian Tracker; a global non-profit forum that connects and empowers citizens using innovation in technology to support humanitarian causes.TRANSCRIPT
Reporting LiveFusing Citizen & Digital Diplomacy
#MENASocialGoodNovember 7, 2013
Washington, DC, USA
Hend Alhinnawi | @HNTracker
1st Documented Scabies
(Jabal Hussein Camp)
1st Documented Hepatitis A
(Za'atari Camp )
An Old Ghost Returns…
1st Documented Polio Case in 14 Years (Deir-Ez-Zor Governorate)
https://syriatracker.crowdmap.com/reports/view/3937
World Bodies
(UN, WHO, FAO, OIE)
5
National or Regional
Body
4
Local Officials
Media
3
Humanitarianpractitioners
Relief workers,First responders,
Healthcare workers,Clinicians
2
Public
1
Traditional Humanitarian Reporting
World Bodies
(UN, WHO, FAO, OIE)
National or
Regional Body
Local Officials
Labs
Humanitarianpractitioners
Relief workers,First responders,
Healthcare workers,Clinicians
Public
Citizen & DigitalHumanitarian
Tracking
Mobile – Aggressive Momentum
• Mobile makes up 15% of all Internet traffic– 30% gain from 2012
compared to 8% new Internet users
– 24% of citizens worldwide share “most or everything”
• ~50% of MENA internet users access the web via their mobile phones
http://www.effectivemeasure.com/mena-mobile-internet-use-figures-unveiled
An Event
Citizen & Digital Humanitarian Tracking
SMS Messaging
Micro Blogging
Emailing
Internet Searching
Social Networking
Internet Chatting
Blogging
Online News Reporting
Video/Radio Reporting
Expert Reporting
Syria Tracker ( )
• Citizen crowdsource reports– >70,000 reports
• ~4,000 published (<6%)
– Received via• Web
• Twitter @syriatracker
• News and social media mining– >160,000 News Articles
– >80,000,000 Tweets
As of Nov 1, 2013
https://syriatracker.crowdmap.com
Syria Tracker continued to receive data despite the Internet blackout
Data Speaks
http://goo.gl/guDNgt
http://goo.gl/7VcWtR
Humanitarian Tracker is a WW trusted resource
Conclusions
Combining citizen and digital diplomacy are important for improving
• humanitarian tracking & response
• engaging the public as participants
The Team
Taha Hend John Lauren
Eva Patrick Reem Dave
John Karestan Clark You
Thank You!