WIPO magazine issue -1 - 2024 World Intellectual Property organization.
Crossing Conflicts in Syria Street
1. Crossing conflicts in Syria Street
Tripoli – Lebanon
Concept & UX Design by
Ermete MARIANI
www.crossingconflicts.com/tripoli
ermetem@gmail.com
2. The story
A walk through the streets of Tripoli - Lebanon
a vantage point from which to observe
local, regional and global conflicts
3. intertwined with the 40-
year-old battle between
two neighbouring districts
in Tripoli:
• Bab al-Tabbaneh - a Sunni/
Salafi stronghold
• Jabal Mohsen - the Alawite
enclave that overlooks it
It is a journey
through different
conflicts
presentation by Ermete Mariani
ermetem@gmail.com
4. At the center of it:
Syria Street
the vantage point from which
we can observe and
understand local, regional
and global conflicts
the access point of our story
presentation by Ermete Mariani
ermetem@gmail.com
5.
6.
7.
8. that fight each other since
the Lebanese civil war (1975
– 1990) for control over the
town
It is a war
between
neighbours
whose destiny has always
been influenced by the
relation with Syria which
occupied Lebanon from 1976
to 2005
presentation by Ermete Mariani
ermetem@gmail.com
9. Vs.
http://data.unhcr.org/syrianrefugees/country.php?id=122
where Salafi militias are
fighting the Damascus Alawite
regime
and which worsened given
the massive arrival of Syrian
refugees in Lebanon - more
than 1.1 million - since the
local Alawites feel more
threatened by a growing
Sunni presence
It is a war
influenced by the
Syrian conflict
presentation by Ermete Mariani
ermetem@gmail.com
10. Tripoli is also the stage of the
deadly competition between
IS and al-Qaeda for the
leadership of the global
jihadi movement
A war that has
global
consequences
The self-proclaimed Islamic
State (IS) is trying to extend
its power over Tripoli in order
to acquire access to the
Mediterranean sea
presentation by Ermete Mariani
ermetem@gmail.com
11. by walking down the streets of
Tripoli you will discover the
conflicts through the eyes of
ordinary people and their
leaders
if you want to contribute to the
story, do share your contents
with us!
It is a story told
by the people
involved
presentation by Ermete Mariani
ermetem@gmail.com
12. The format
A transmedia and participatory web documentary
evolving at the same pace as events
and encouraging the interaction of different media
13. to create a meaningful
environment to set the scene
of the of the story
Illustrated
storytelling
and to facilitate navigating
through different background
material
presentation by Ermete Mariani
ermetem@gmail.com
14. Video interviews
providing users with real
stories and points of view on
the conflicts
encouraging users to
contribute video interviews for
sharing
presentation by Ermete Mariani
ermetem@gmail.com
15. Social media &
news feeds
the web-doc evolves at the
same pace as events
• social media feeds are
part of the story
• news feeds are fully
integrated into the
landscape
presentation by Ermete Mariani
ermetem@gmail.com
16. Maps, animations
and data
visualisation
contextualised information
and analyses presented in a
visual and interactive manner
we help users better
understand the story
through:
presentation by Ermete Mariani
ermetem@gmail.com
17. • users’ video contributions
can be integrated into the
web documentary
We curate user-generated
contents to enrich and
expand the story
• new locations and
characters can be added
presentation by Ermete Mariani
ermetem@gmail.com
An open and
expandable
documentary
18. and this is what binds everything together
presentation by Ermete Mariani
ermetem@gmail.com
20. the problem:
reports are
virtually invisible
The World Bank invests about
one-quarter of its budget for
country services in knowledge
products
but more than 31 percent of
policy reports are never
downloaded
http://www.google.fr/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CCQQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdocuments.worldbank.org%2Fcurated%2Fen
%2F2014%2F05%2F19456376%2Fworld-bank-reports-widely-read-world-bank-reports-widely-
read&ei=zwTGVO2zJonVavbogLgL&usg=AFQjCNF2OxH8Yu830baJpDSw2WTIUqoI4A&sig2=Ln_gogmEHmd-CkGBWRHPIw
presentation by Ermete Mariani
ermetem@gmail.com
23. maximising the
impact of your
advocacy
campaigns
• by informing and
entertaining at the same
time
• by empowering your
audience to contribute to
the storytelling
some best practices…
http://www.lastdaysofivory.com/
presentation by Ermete Mariani
ermetem@gmail.com
24. to give a social
life to your
reports
by engaging users in
reporting on hot topics
by integrating UGC - user-
generated contents - into the
storytelling
presentation by Ermete Mariani
ermetem@gmail.com
25. to better exploit
your knowledge
capital
by putting together scattered
information and materials in a
coherent and engaging way
by creating meaningful and
user-friendly environments
that facilitates the navigation
through knowledge
presentation by Ermete Mariani
ermetem@gmail.com
26. Knowledge Management Cycle
to engage users
in socialising and
formalising
knowledge
• by commenting and
sharing information on the
web platform
• by producing and sharing
their own knowledge and
multimedia materials
presentation by Ermete Mariani
ermetem@gmail.com
27. By Crossing Conflicts
www.crossingconflicts.com/tripoli
presentation by Ermete Mariani
ermetem@gmail.com
Illustrations and
cartoons
Davide GAROTA
Photography
Paola PIACENZA
Raed RAFEI
Interviews
Stella MORGANA
Paola PIACENZA
Raed RAFEI
Video editing
Paola PIACENZA
Translations
Paola PIZZI
Web development
Ermete MARIANI
E3ONLINE.IT
Animations
Barbara GOVIN
Concept & UX design
Ermete MARIANI
