Ushahidi

The Future Of Service Is Data

With more analytics about which organizations need help and which people are available, we could create a true marketplace for people looking to donate their time and skills.

Somalia Speaks: How Al Jazeera Reports Via Text Message

Al Jazeera’s ambitious new project uses SMS text messages to gauge how ordinary Somalis are coping with the ongoing conflict in their country. It’s the first time they’ve been polled in years, and things in Somalia may be worse than anyone knew.

The Syrian War Crowdsourcing Experiment

Omidyar Network Executive Forum (ONEF) Convening the World’s Leading Social Entrepreneurs

State Department Is Trying To Make A Thousand Ushahidis Bloom

Foggy Bottom has a plan to jump-start a venture-capital approach to the field of humanitarian tech.

Google, Local Platforms Respond to Japan’s 8.9 Earthquake Crisis

Mobile, Citizen-Driven Service Bridges Reporting Gap in Aid Industry

Afrilabs Links Entrepreneurs, Startups, Tech Communities in Africa

Google Hires Crowdsourcing Guru to Manage Africa Policy

Sudan’s First SMS-Powered Voting Monitor Tracks “Violence,” “Intimidation”

State Department Convenes Tech Conference for NGOs in Latin America

CGI: Omidyar Network, A Philanthropy That Invests in For-Profits Too

Managing Data in the Pakistan Flood Crisis

IBM Opens Corporate Subsidiary in Accra, Ghana

While Kenya Votes, Ushahidi Does Its Part