Humanitarian dogs and drones: non-human humanitarians
A research article by Dr. Benjamin Meiches examines how non-human actors are perceived in humanitarian literature, and the opportunities and questions their use raises. We picked …
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Q&A on Digital Humanitarians with Researcher Wendy Norris
New technologies have enabled virtual volunteers to collect and share situational information during natural and human-caused disasters. We spoke to Wendy Norris, author of the …
Humanitarian Cyberspace: Threats and opportunities of new technology for humanitarian practice
Many hope that big data will revolutionise humanitarian practice. Our latest post looks at two research articles exploring the potential and perils of information and …