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- 1. Emmanuel Kala emmanuel@ushahidi.com Wednesday, November 21, 12
- 2. What is Ushahidi? Open source software for information collection, visualization and interactive mapping. We build tools for democratizing information, increasing transparency and lowering the barriers for individuals to share their stories. Platform Community Movement ushahidi.com Wednesday, November 21, 12
- 3. History "Ushahidi", which means "testimony" in Swahili, website initially developed to map reports of violence in Kenya after post-election fallout at the beginning of 2008. legacy.ushahidi.com Wednesday, November 21, 12
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- 5. Changing the way information flows Wednesday, November 21, 12
- 6. 3 Days Wednesday, November 21, 12
- 7. 3 Days 3 Hours Wednesday, November 21, 12
- 8. 3 Days 3 Hours 3 Minutes Wednesday, November 21, 12
- 9. Crowdmap Crowdmap allows you to set up your own deployment of Ushahidi ‘in the cloud’ without having to install it on your own web server. crowdmap.com Wednesday, November 21, 12
- 23. Ushahidi & Me Wednesday, November 21, 12
- 24. Crowdsourcing platform must be easy to deploy, intuitive to use, simple to localize and customize “A map is only as useful as the process and people to make it happen.” -George Chamales, Rogue Genius slidesha.re/ushahidi_lessons Wednesday, November 21, 12
- 25. Plan Design Communicate Collect Verify Analyze Visualize Evaluate Iterate Wednesday, November 21, 12
- 26. Planning • What do you want to achieve? • Who are you targeting and why should they care? • Incentive for people to participate • Why use a map and what for? • How are you collecting information now? Wednesday, November 21, 12
- 27. Partnerships • Who are your partners? • What role will each of them play? Wednesday, November 21, 12
- 28. Communication • Target audience e.g. project partners, users of the platform • Channels of communication • Setting expectations • Branding of the communication Wednesday, November 21, 12
- 29. Technology & HR • Internet access • Hardware and software infrastructure • Software developer • Privacy and security • Report verification & outreach team Wednesday, November 21, 12
- 30. Funding • Does my project address a real need? • Budget and timeline? • Sustainability • What are the metrics for success and/or failure? Wednesday, November 21, 12
- 31. Team ushahidi.com/about-us Wednesday, November 21, 12
- 32. Volunteer Translators Mappers Developers Testers ushahidi.com/contact-us Wednesday, November 21, 12
- 33. Thank You! ushahidi.com crowdmap.com Wednesday, November 21, 12