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Crowdsourcing to Become a Powerful Crisis-management Tool

Weak Signal submitted by Jari Kaivo-oja   / Comments (0)
Crowdsourcing to Become a Powerful Crisis-management Tool

Issue (WIWE) status: Submitted, Unpublished

Weak Signal's progress: Advanced

The source of this Weak Signal: 
MIT Technology Review: Web: http://www.technologyreview.com/TR35/Profile.aspx?TRID=947

When did the Weak Signal manifest ? 
2005-now

Weak Signal's description: 

The Ushahidi project brings crowd­sourcing to bear on some of the most desperate situations people face around the world. Its downloadable software allows users to submit eyewitness reports during a conflict or disaster; the collected reports are displayed on a map.

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