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Adventures in Mapping Afghanistan Elections
- 1. Adventures in Mapping Afghanistan Elections Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 2. Adventures in Mapping Afghanistan Elections The story of 3 Ushahidi mapping and reporting projects. Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 3. Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 4. Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 5. smallworldnews.tv Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 6. Ushahidi Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 7. Ushahidi Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 8. Ushahidi Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 9. Ushahidi Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 10. Useful Features Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 11. Useful Features • Free and Open Source Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 12. Useful Features • Free and Open Source • Multiple Data Streams Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 13. Useful Features • Free and Open Source • Multiple Data Streams • Interactive Mapping Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 14. Useful Features • Free and Open Source • Multiple Data Streams • Interactive Mapping • Dynamic Timeline Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 15. Useful Features • Free and Open Source • Multiple Data Streams • Interactive Mapping • Dynamic Timeline Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 16. Useful Features • Free and Open Source • Multiple Data Streams • Interactive Mapping • Dynamic Timeline Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 17. Useful Features • Free and Open Source • Multiple Data Streams • Interactive Mapping • Dynamic Timeline Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 18. Useful Features • Free and Open Source • Multiple Data Streams • Interactive Mapping • Dynamic Timeline Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 19. Useful Features • Free and Open Source • Multiple Data Streams • Interactive Mapping • Dynamic Timeline Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 20. Used in Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 21. Used in Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 22. Used in Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 23. Used in Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 24. Used in Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 25. Used in Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 26. Used in Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 27. Election Observation Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 28. Election Observation • International or Local Observers Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 29. Election Observation • International or Local Observers • Filing reports throughout election Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 30. Election Observation • International or Local Observers • Filing reports throughout election • Basic details as well as incidents Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 31. Election Observation • International or Local Observers • Filing reports throughout election • Basic details as well as incidents • Summarized info normally gets to Gov., Press, and citizens. Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 32. Election Observation • International or Local Observers • Filing reports throughout election • Basic details as well as incidents • Summarized info normally gets to Gov., Press, and citizens. Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 33. Situation in Afghanistan Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 34. Situation in Afghanistan • Parts of the country not under gov control Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 35. Situation in Afghanistan • Parts of the country not under gov control • Many cities functioning semi-normally Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 36. Situation in Afghanistan • Parts of the country not under gov control • Many cities functioning semi-normally • 2nd election since Taliban, first was highly disputed. Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 37. Situation in Afghanistan • Parts of the country not under gov control • Many cities functioning semi-normally • 2nd election since Taliban, first was highly disputed. • Unbelievable number of candidates running Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 38. Situation in Afghanistan • Parts of the country not under gov control • Many cities functioning semi-normally • 2nd election since Taliban, first was highly disputed. • Unbelievable number of candidates running • Kidnappings, bombings, political/ethnic feuds, infrastructure in shambles. Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 39. Situation in Afghanistan • Parts of the country not under gov control • Many cities functioning semi-normally • 2nd election since Taliban, first was highly disputed. • Unbelievable number of candidates running • Kidnappings, bombings, political/ethnic feuds, infrastructure in shambles. Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 40. Situation in Afghanistan • Parts of the country not under gov control • Many cities functioning semi-normally • 2nd election since Taliban, first was highly disputed. • Unbelievable number of candidates running • Kidnappings, bombings, political/ethnic feuds, infrastructure in shambles. Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 41. Situation in Afghanistan • Parts of the country not under gov control • Many cities functioning semi-normally • 2nd election since Taliban, first was highly disputed. • Unbelievable number of candidates running • Kidnappings, bombings, political/ethnic feuds, infrastructure in shambles. Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 42. Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 43. Preparation Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 44. Problems Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 45. Problems • Observers who don’t want to change. Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 46. Problems • Observers who don’t want to change. • No-Go areas/No Mobile Network Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 47. Problems • Observers who don’t want to change. • No-Go areas/No Mobile Network • Organization wants some editorial control Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 48. Problems • Observers who don’t want to change. • No-Go areas/No Mobile Network • Organization wants some editorial control • Telecoms are afraid to cooperate Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 49. E-Day Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 50. E-Day • Using a simple submit form on Android Phones Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 51. E-Day • Using a simple submit form on Android Phones • Others used email, sms was scrapped Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 52. E-Day • Using a simple submit form on Android Phones • Others used email, sms was scrapped • Reports had to be approved by management, then inputted by our team Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 53. E-Day • Using a simple submit form on Android Phones • Others used email, sms was scrapped • Reports had to be approved by management, then inputted by our team • Several Local Observers kidnapped, international observers only visit some areas for a few minutes at a time. Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 54. E-Day • Using a simple submit form on Android Phones • Others used email, sms was scrapped • Reports had to be approved by management, then inputted by our team • Several Local Observers kidnapped, international observers only visit some areas for a few minutes at a time. • Even before observers, media reports about irregularities and violence. Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 55. Also on E-Day Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 56. Also on E-Day 5,600,000 - 1,300,000 = 4.3 Million Legit Votes Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 57. Results Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 58. Results Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 59. Results Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 60. Results Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 61. Results Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 62. Results Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 63. Results Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 64. Results Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 65. Results Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 66. Results Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 67. Results Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 68. Lessons Learned Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 69. Lessons Learned • Middleman ruins things Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 70. Lessons Learned • Middleman ruins things • Can’t rely on governments or corporations for technological help Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 71. Lessons Learned • Middleman ruins things • Can’t rely on governments or corporations for technological help • Spend more time training observers Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 72. Lessons Learned • Middleman ruins things • Can’t rely on governments or corporations for technological help • Spend more time training observers • E-Observing is not Ushahidi’s Strength Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 73. Lessons Learned • Middleman ruins things • Can’t rely on governments or corporations for technological help • Spend more time training observers • E-Observing is not Ushahidi’s Strength Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 74. Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 75. Thank You. Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
- 76. Thank You. @bicyclemark Mark Fonseca Rendeiro - citizenreporter.org - 27C3
Editor's Notes
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- Introduce myself. My team: Small World News; documentary and new media company providing tools to journalists and citizens around the world in effert to help them tell their stories.\n How I found myself in Afghanistan: I met BBrian in 2008 at Republica here in Berlin, and he said - we need to work together. I said. OK. (2 minutes)\n
- Introduce myself. My team: Small World News; documentary and new media company providing tools to journalists and citizens around the world in effert to help them tell their stories.\n How I found myself in Afghanistan: I met BBrian in 2008 at Republica here in Berlin, and he said - we need to work together. I said. OK. (2 minutes)\n
- Ushahidi explained. (2007) Crowd sourcing. Crisis Situations. Multi-stream (sms, email, web) \nconcept of crowdsourcing for social activism and public accountability, serving as an initial model for what has been coined as 'activist mapping' - the combination of social activism, citizen journalism and geospatial information. Ushahidi offers products that enable local observers to submit reports using their mobile phones or the internet, while simultaneously creating a temporal and geospatial archive of events.\nUsed since 2008 in different situations. (2 minutes)\n\n
- Ushahidi explained. (2007) Crowd sourcing. Crisis Situations. Multi-stream (sms, email, web) \nconcept of crowdsourcing for social activism and public accountability, serving as an initial model for what has been coined as 'activist mapping' - the combination of social activism, citizen journalism and geospatial information. Ushahidi offers products that enable local observers to submit reports using their mobile phones or the internet, while simultaneously creating a temporal and geospatial archive of events.\nUsed since 2008 in different situations. (2 minutes)\n\n
- Ushahidi explained. (2007) Crowd sourcing. Crisis Situations. Multi-stream (sms, email, web) \nconcept of crowdsourcing for social activism and public accountability, serving as an initial model for what has been coined as 'activist mapping' - the combination of social activism, citizen journalism and geospatial information. Ushahidi offers products that enable local observers to submit reports using their mobile phones or the internet, while simultaneously creating a temporal and geospatial archive of events.\nUsed since 2008 in different situations. (2 minutes)\n\n
- Built not only for crises, also for collecting data and showing it in an organized customizable fashion. Can also be used for managing media like photos, video, tweets, blog posts, etc.\n
- Built not only for crises, also for collecting data and showing it in an organized customizable fashion. Can also be used for managing media like photos, video, tweets, blog posts, etc.\n
- Built not only for crises, also for collecting data and showing it in an organized customizable fashion. Can also be used for managing media like photos, video, tweets, blog posts, etc.\n
- Built not only for crises, also for collecting data and showing it in an organized customizable fashion. Can also be used for managing media like photos, video, tweets, blog posts, etc.\n
- Built not only for crises, also for collecting data and showing it in an organized customizable fashion. Can also be used for managing media like photos, video, tweets, blog posts, etc.\n
- Built not only for crises, also for collecting data and showing it in an organized customizable fashion. Can also be used for managing media like photos, video, tweets, blog posts, etc.\n
- Built not only for crises, also for collecting data and showing it in an organized customizable fashion. Can also be used for managing media like photos, video, tweets, blog posts, etc.\n
- Built not only for crises, also for collecting data and showing it in an organized customizable fashion. Can also be used for managing media like photos, video, tweets, blog posts, etc.\n
- Built not only for crises, also for collecting data and showing it in an organized customizable fashion. Can also be used for managing media like photos, video, tweets, blog posts, etc.\n
- Built not only for crises, also for collecting data and showing it in an organized customizable fashion. Can also be used for managing media like photos, video, tweets, blog posts, etc.\n
- Briefly on Ushagazi - Kenya 2008, Haiti 2010, Atlanta 2009. Not to mention Gaza War, Forest Fires in Russia and Italy, and so on.\n
- Briefly on Ushagazi - Kenya 2008, Haiti 2010, Atlanta 2009. Not to mention Gaza War, Forest Fires in Russia and Italy, and so on.\n
- Briefly on Ushagazi - Kenya 2008, Haiti 2010, Atlanta 2009. Not to mention Gaza War, Forest Fires in Russia and Italy, and so on.\n
- Briefly on Ushagazi - Kenya 2008, Haiti 2010, Atlanta 2009. Not to mention Gaza War, Forest Fires in Russia and Italy, and so on.\n
- Briefly on Ushagazi - Kenya 2008, Haiti 2010, Atlanta 2009. Not to mention Gaza War, Forest Fires in Russia and Italy, and so on.\n
- Briefly on Ushagazi - Kenya 2008, Haiti 2010, Atlanta 2009. Not to mention Gaza War, Forest Fires in Russia and Italy, and so on.\n
- Traditional elections observation, in brief. How it has always worked.\n
- Traditional elections observation, in brief. How it has always worked.\n
- Traditional elections observation, in brief. How it has always worked.\n
- Traditional elections observation, in brief. How it has always worked.\n
- Traditional elections observation, in brief. How it has always worked.\n
- So much to explain, but here’s the brief version of the Afghanistan I worked in when it comes to voting and political campaigning. Candidates: 2,500+, 405 of them women. 938 out of 6835 polling stations closed for security reasons. Also note that there are separate polling stations for women, men and nomadic kuchi people.\n
- So much to explain, but here’s the brief version of the Afghanistan I worked in when it comes to voting and political campaigning. Candidates: 2,500+, 405 of them women. 938 out of 6835 polling stations closed for security reasons. Also note that there are separate polling stations for women, men and nomadic kuchi people.\n
- So much to explain, but here’s the brief version of the Afghanistan I worked in when it comes to voting and political campaigning. Candidates: 2,500+, 405 of them women. 938 out of 6835 polling stations closed for security reasons. Also note that there are separate polling stations for women, men and nomadic kuchi people.\n
- So much to explain, but here’s the brief version of the Afghanistan I worked in when it comes to voting and political campaigning. Candidates: 2,500+, 405 of them women. 938 out of 6835 polling stations closed for security reasons. Also note that there are separate polling stations for women, men and nomadic kuchi people.\n
- So much to explain, but here’s the brief version of the Afghanistan I worked in when it comes to voting and political campaigning. Candidates: 2,500+, 405 of them women. 938 out of 6835 polling stations closed for security reasons. Also note that there are separate polling stations for women, men and nomadic kuchi people.\n
- So much to explain, but here’s the brief version of the Afghanistan I worked in when it comes to voting and political campaigning. Candidates: 2,500+, 405 of them women. 938 out of 6835 polling stations closed for security reasons. Also note that there are separate polling stations for women, men and nomadic kuchi people.\n
- So much to explain, but here’s the brief version of the Afghanistan I worked in when it comes to voting and political campaigning. Candidates: 2,500+, 405 of them women. 938 out of 6835 polling stations closed for security reasons. Also note that there are separate polling stations for women, men and nomadic kuchi people.\n
- So much to explain, but here’s the brief version of the Afghanistan I worked in when it comes to voting and political campaigning. Candidates: 2,500+, 405 of them women. 938 out of 6835 polling stations closed for security reasons. Also note that there are separate polling stations for women, men and nomadic kuchi people.\n
- But hey, we found time for Golf.\n
- 3 weeks before election, we met with long term observers, with telecoms, and with management, to figure out the best way to use Ushahidi for the Afghan election. Some were excited, many were on the fence about using such an open tool, and still others accused us of putting them at risk. “You are putting our lives at risk. Our personal information will be out there.. its the internet.. it will get out somehow!”\n
- So many problems in what is already a difficult place. We need cooperative observers to use ushahidi on top of what they normally do - thats tough. \nMany areas of the country dont have coverage or mobile networks were periodically turned off as they were being used by Taliban to coordinate attacks.\nWe need to convince telecoms to help us to manage incoming sms, give us a short code, etc.\nWe even asked about sms polling - TOUGH. Then there was the org that wanted control over reports. \n
- So many problems in what is already a difficult place. We need cooperative observers to use ushahidi on top of what they normally do - thats tough. \nMany areas of the country dont have coverage or mobile networks were periodically turned off as they were being used by Taliban to coordinate attacks.\nWe need to convince telecoms to help us to manage incoming sms, give us a short code, etc.\nWe even asked about sms polling - TOUGH. Then there was the org that wanted control over reports. \n
- So many problems in what is already a difficult place. We need cooperative observers to use ushahidi on top of what they normally do - thats tough. \nMany areas of the country dont have coverage or mobile networks were periodically turned off as they were being used by Taliban to coordinate attacks.\nWe need to convince telecoms to help us to manage incoming sms, give us a short code, etc.\nWe even asked about sms polling - TOUGH. Then there was the org that wanted control over reports. \n
- So many problems in what is already a difficult place. We need cooperative observers to use ushahidi on top of what they normally do - thats tough. \nMany areas of the country dont have coverage or mobile networks were periodically turned off as they were being used by Taliban to coordinate attacks.\nWe need to convince telecoms to help us to manage incoming sms, give us a short code, etc.\nWe even asked about sms polling - TOUGH. Then there was the org that wanted control over reports. \n
- The basic how-it-worked. What I was busy doing. What the organization was doing. How the observers functioned. And how the media was running with certain stories. (tell Kabul slammed by rockets tweet story)\n
- The basic how-it-worked. What I was busy doing. What the organization was doing. How the observers functioned. And how the media was running with certain stories. (tell Kabul slammed by rockets tweet story)\n
- The basic how-it-worked. What I was busy doing. What the organization was doing. How the observers functioned. And how the media was running with certain stories. (tell Kabul slammed by rockets tweet story)\n
- The basic how-it-worked. What I was busy doing. What the organization was doing. How the observers functioned. And how the media was running with certain stories. (tell Kabul slammed by rockets tweet story)\n
- The basic how-it-worked. What I was busy doing. What the organization was doing. How the observers functioned. And how the media was running with certain stories. (tell Kabul slammed by rockets tweet story)\n
- Photos of things that did function. Polling Stations. 1.3 million votes dismissed as fraud. HOWEVER// 4.3 million votes are legit. Female Winners: 69. I wandered around 3 neighborhoods in Kabul... ... in total 14 people died on election day. Biggest problem was the accusations of Fraud. Welcome to the international club known as democracy!\n
- Our 3 projects. FEFA, DI, and Pajhwok. For FEFA we handled 895 Reports from Local Observers, several of which were kidnapped. From DI we handled around 350 reports from 18 LTO and 50 STO. \n
- Our 3 projects. FEFA, DI, and Pajhwok. For FEFA we handled 895 Reports from Local Observers, several of which were kidnapped. From DI we handled around 350 reports from 18 LTO and 50 STO. \n
- Our 3 projects. FEFA, DI, and Pajhwok. For FEFA we handled 895 Reports from Local Observers, several of which were kidnapped. From DI we handled around 350 reports from 18 LTO and 50 STO. \n
- Our 3 projects. FEFA, DI, and Pajhwok. For FEFA we handled 895 Reports from Local Observers, several of which were kidnapped. From DI we handled around 350 reports from 18 LTO and 50 STO. \n
- Our 3 projects. FEFA, DI, and Pajhwok. For FEFA we handled 895 Reports from Local Observers, several of which were kidnapped. From DI we handled around 350 reports from 18 LTO and 50 STO. \n
- Our 3 projects. FEFA, DI, and Pajhwok. For FEFA we handled 895 Reports from Local Observers, several of which were kidnapped. From DI we handled around 350 reports from 18 LTO and 50 STO. \n
- Our 3 projects. FEFA, DI, and Pajhwok. For FEFA we handled 895 Reports from Local Observers, several of which were kidnapped. From DI we handled around 350 reports from 18 LTO and 50 STO. \n
- Our 3 projects. FEFA, DI, and Pajhwok. For FEFA we handled 895 Reports from Local Observers, several of which were kidnapped. From DI we handled around 350 reports from 18 LTO and 50 STO. \n
- Our 3 projects. FEFA, DI, and Pajhwok. For FEFA we handled 895 Reports from Local Observers, several of which were kidnapped. From DI we handled around 350 reports from 18 LTO and 50 STO. \n
- Our 3 projects. FEFA, DI, and Pajhwok. For FEFA we handled 895 Reports from Local Observers, several of which were kidnapped. From DI we handled around 350 reports from 18 LTO and 50 STO. \n
- Ushahidi is a problem for organizations who want to control info. ITs meant for decentralized real crowdsourcing.\nIt can be manipulated by users. We must keep that in mind and perhaps plan how to tackle that problem.\n
- Ushahidi is a problem for organizations who want to control info. ITs meant for decentralized real crowdsourcing.\nIt can be manipulated by users. We must keep that in mind and perhaps plan how to tackle that problem.\n
- Ushahidi is a problem for organizations who want to control info. ITs meant for decentralized real crowdsourcing.\nIt can be manipulated by users. We must keep that in mind and perhaps plan how to tackle that problem.\n
- Ushahidi is a problem for organizations who want to control info. ITs meant for decentralized real crowdsourcing.\nIt can be manipulated by users. We must keep that in mind and perhaps plan how to tackle that problem.\n
- Ushahidi is a problem for organizations who want to control info. ITs meant for decentralized real crowdsourcing.\nIt can be manipulated by users. We must keep that in mind and perhaps plan how to tackle that problem.\n
- After elections.. much has been learned about how bad that day was in terms of voting. Ballot Stuffing, intimidation, etc.\n\nBut me, I can’t forget about all the beauty that I saw. I can’t stop thinking of how interesting and warm people could be towards me. As for Ushahidi... as always.. it is our work in progress.\n
- After elections.. much has been learned about how bad that day was in terms of voting. Ballot Stuffing, intimidation, etc.\n\nBut me, I can’t forget about all the beauty that I saw. I can’t stop thinking of how interesting and warm people could be towards me. As for Ushahidi... as always.. it is our work in progress.\n