16 February 2020

Thematic Focus: ICTs & Other Technologies - Pt. 1

Event:

Seminar: Technology and Humanitarian Accountability: A Risk Assessment, London, 26 February 2020 [info]

Blog posts & press:

Blog forum: Interoperable Information Systems in the EU Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (Migration Policy Centre, Feb. 2020) [access]
- What are "the implications and main challenges inherent to the increasing interconnections of EU databases containing information of migrants, refugees and citizens"? This forum discusses privacy, data protection and data ownership issues.

"Lebanon’s Refugees Use Technology to Fight Food Insecurity," PBS News Hour, 2 Feb. 2020 [text]

Using Machine Learning to build an Asylum Coalition Index (Seefar, 2019) [text]
- Focuses on Europe.

Reports:

Civil Society Organizations and General Data Protection Regulation Compliance: Challenges, Opportunities, and Best Practices (Open Society Foundations, Feb. 2020) [text via ReliefWeb]

Data Responsibility in Humanitarian Action (Centre for Humanitarian Data, Feb, 2020)
- Two new guidance notes are now available: Notes 3 & 4 focus on "Data Responsibility in Public-Private Partnerships" and "Humanitarian Data Ethics," respectively.

Improving Empathy: Is Virtual Reality an Effective Approach to Educating about Refugees?, RLI Working Paper, no. 40 (Refugee Law Initiative, Jan. 2020) [text]

The Migrant Union: Digital Livelihoods for People on the Move (UN Development Programme, Dec. 2019) [text via ReliefWeb]

Navigating the Shift to Digital Humanitarian Assistance: Lessons from the International Rescue Committee’s Experience (International Rescue Committee & GSMA Mobile for Development, Dec. 2019) [text]

Proportionate Regulation in Uganda: A Gateway for Refugees Accessing Mobile Services in Their Own Name GSMA Mobile for Development, Feb. 2020) [text]

Regional Information and Communication Needs Assessment: Understanding the Information and Communication Needs of Refugees and Migrants in the Venezuela Situation (UNHCR & IFRC, Nov. 2019) [text via ReliefWeb]
- See also related press release.

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