Mobile phones: talk the walk
Next week we're hosting a special MobLab Live show from Kenya to explore what “people-power” really means for some of the innovative non-profit technologists working across Africa.
Join us for an interactive talk with Ushahidi and FrontlineSMS about emerging tools and trends empowering citizens and activists via mobile technology. We’ll also explore new communication channels and opportunities for moments of crisis.
Register here: http://goo.gl/xjV56X
Mobile Activism: Tools & Trends in People-Centered TechnologiesMonday 2 March 2015, 10:00 UTC/ 14:00 EAT (11:00 London, 12:00Amsterdam, 13:00 Cape Town, 18:00 Jakarta, 19:00 Beijing, 20:00 Tokyo)
Guest speakers: Angela Oduor Lungati, Ushahidi and David Millar, FrontlineSMS
Over 90% of humans either own or have access to a mobile phone. That’s more than all the active social media accounts or Internet users in the world combined. For the NGO world, strategic uses of mobile technology can open the floodgates for millions, if not billions, of people to help scale campaigns and engage the world in crisis moments. But can organizations do more than sending fundraising texts and timely messaging with SMS? What are the emerging tools and trends for mobile in the coming year?
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Angela Oduor Lungati of Ushahidi talks about how open-sourced, data-mapping using SMS may have been the start for their organization, but new and exciting tools are emerging for people-centered tech, including PING (a two-way alert to check-in with people during crisis).
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David Millar of FrontlineSMS shares his insights on matching campaign goals with community’s needs, using mobile technologies as a communications channel that can support community building for NGOs.
Register for this talk: http://goo.gl/xjV56X