Lecture 8: Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) for Disaster Emergency Re...ESD UNU-IAS
Lecture 8: Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) for Disaster Emergency Response
Task Force Pendukung Data Spasial (TF-PDS)
Gempa Lombok (UGM)
2019 ProSPER.Net Young Researchers' School
5 March 2019
The Kenya Ushahidi Evaluation Project was 9-month Ushahidi evaluation project in partnership with the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative supported by the Knight Foundation. Jennifer Chan and Melissa Tully conducted research which lead to the creation of case studies and toolboxes. (2011) This is Toolbox #1: Assessment.
Mapping for Change: Digital Tools and Neighbourhood Design WorkshopNesta
A presentation given by representatives of UCL's Mapping for Change project at our Digital Tools and Neighbourhood Design Workshop, an event designed to explore the impact of digital tools on community design, engagement and improvement.
For more information, visit: http://www.nesta.org.uk/event/digital-tools-and-neighbourhood-planning-workshop
Ushahidi introduction: Re-imagining Citizen Engagement
Webinar provided to the Urban Sustainability Director's Network (USDN)
By Heather Leson
February 24, 2012
Digital Democracy - Programs & StrategyMark Belinsky
An overview of Digital Democracy - an NGO whose mission is empowering people around the world through new technologies that encourage civic participation and universal Human rights.
Lecture 8: Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) for Disaster Emergency Re...ESD UNU-IAS
Lecture 8: Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) for Disaster Emergency Response
Task Force Pendukung Data Spasial (TF-PDS)
Gempa Lombok (UGM)
2019 ProSPER.Net Young Researchers' School
5 March 2019
The Kenya Ushahidi Evaluation Project was 9-month Ushahidi evaluation project in partnership with the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative supported by the Knight Foundation. Jennifer Chan and Melissa Tully conducted research which lead to the creation of case studies and toolboxes. (2011) This is Toolbox #1: Assessment.
Mapping for Change: Digital Tools and Neighbourhood Design WorkshopNesta
A presentation given by representatives of UCL's Mapping for Change project at our Digital Tools and Neighbourhood Design Workshop, an event designed to explore the impact of digital tools on community design, engagement and improvement.
For more information, visit: http://www.nesta.org.uk/event/digital-tools-and-neighbourhood-planning-workshop
Ushahidi introduction: Re-imagining Citizen Engagement
Webinar provided to the Urban Sustainability Director's Network (USDN)
By Heather Leson
February 24, 2012
Digital Democracy - Programs & StrategyMark Belinsky
An overview of Digital Democracy - an NGO whose mission is empowering people around the world through new technologies that encourage civic participation and universal Human rights.
Civic Media: My Presentation to Social Media Breakfast BostonCauseShift
On December 16, 2010, Scott Henderson shared these insights of how Unicef is using emerging media to help communities in developing countries solve their shared problems.
Taking Citizen Science to Extremes: from the Arctic to the Rainforestmichalis_vitos
Citizen Science is hardly a new concept, but during the last decade it has seen a rise in both
academic and popular interest for the topic. This trend is in part driven by an increased
interest for open paradigms, as well as, Information Communication Technology (ICT)
innovations such as smartphones, mobile Internet and cloud computing. This has given
rise to the emergence of a growing and highly diverse crop of new – and often innovative –
initiatives that are being, or could be, labelled as Citizen Science.
Whilst there are often big differences between projects, for instance when it comes to
power relations – “Who is working for who?” – or the determination of goals and outcomes
– “Who is solving whose problems?” – there is hope that, at the very least, this rediscovery
of citizen science might lead to a renewed mutual interest, and perhaps understanding,
between scientists and the general public.
Most citizen science initiatives are set in affluent areas of the world, and by and large they
target an educated, or at least literate, public. Extreme Citizen Science aspires to extend the
reach and potential of citizen science beyond this restricted context and is defined as:
Extreme Citizen Science is a situated, bottom-up practice that takes into account local
needs, practices and culture and works with broad networks of people to design and build
new devices and knowledge creation processes that can transform the world.
In this presentation, we are going to explore the various ExCiteS projects that span from the
Arctic – where we aim to develop tools grounded in the needs of Yupik and Iñupiaq coastal
subsistence hunters who are adapting to the rapidly changing climate – to the Congo basin
rainforest – where we enable marginalised and forest communities to better to share their
vast environmental knowledge more effectively locally and with other regional, national and
global stakeholders.
We aim to design, develop, evaluate and deploy a generic platform that enables people with
no or limited literacy – in the strict and broader technological sense – to use smartphones
and tablets to collect, share, and analyse (spatial) data along with a methodology for
introducing, engaging and empowering marginalised communities to participate in and
benefit from citizen science. The platform is and will be used in a variety of concrete
projects, often related to environmental monitoring. Ultimately the goal is to let
communities build so-called Community Memories: evolving, shared representations of the
state of their environment, their relationship with it, and any threats it faces.
Participatory Media and Collaborative Facilitation: Developing Tools for Alig...Danielle Martin
Short presentation for Boston Planner's Network Graduate Research Salon (Harvard GSD 4/16/10) on my MIT DUSP '09 thesis and connections to new community engagement and tool development for youth participation at the C4FCM's Dept. of Play.
Open Data Seminar
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
D/Public Expenditure and reform, Government Buildings,
Merrion Street, Dublin 2
Conference Room 0.2, South Block
2.00pm, Wednesday 11 February 2015
Tracey P. Lauriault and Rob Kitchin
Programmable City Project, NIRSA, Maynooth University
This toolkit provides the methodology for focusing the data-gathering power of existing communities, increasing their capacity to work together and building awareness of the potential of the data created by this work. It aims to help citizens identify and articulate their own problems using the supplementing data in their communities.
WOUGNET Presentation during the ICT4Democracy in East Africa Workshop December 2012
Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET)
info@wougnet.org
ICT for Democracy :
By: Goretti Z. Amuriat
Email: zgamuriat@wougnet.org
MUGNA- is the outcome of a regional and national planning process involving the various NCCA sub-commissions with the end view of expanding the contributions of culture to national growth and development . Towards a Sustained Cultural Development of Negros Island
#National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), Negros Cultural Foundation for the Negros Island, YATTA. #For 2016, six cities/ towns of Negros Island have been selected for its pilot run, namely DUMAGUETE, BAIS & AMLAN,CALATRAVA, KABANKALAN AND MURCIA.
PHP Frameworks: I want to break free (IPC Berlin 2024)Ralf Eggert
In this presentation, we examine the challenges and limitations of relying too heavily on PHP frameworks in web development. We discuss the history of PHP and its frameworks to understand how this dependence has evolved. The focus will be on providing concrete tips and strategies to reduce reliance on these frameworks, based on real-world examples and practical considerations. The goal is to equip developers with the skills and knowledge to create more flexible and future-proof web applications. We'll explore the importance of maintaining autonomy in a rapidly changing tech landscape and how to make informed decisions in PHP development.
This talk is aimed at encouraging a more independent approach to using PHP frameworks, moving towards a more flexible and future-proof approach to PHP development.
The Art of the Pitch: WordPress Relationships and SalesLaura Byrne
Clients don’t know what they don’t know. What web solutions are right for them? How does WordPress come into the picture? How do you make sure you understand scope and timeline? What do you do if sometime changes?
All these questions and more will be explored as we talk about matching clients’ needs with what your agency offers without pulling teeth or pulling your hair out. Practical tips, and strategies for successful relationship building that leads to closing the deal.
State of ICS and IoT Cyber Threat Landscape Report 2024 previewPrayukth K V
The IoT and OT threat landscape report has been prepared by the Threat Research Team at Sectrio using data from Sectrio, cyber threat intelligence farming facilities spread across over 85 cities around the world. In addition, Sectrio also runs AI-based advanced threat and payload engagement facilities that serve as sinks to attract and engage sophisticated threat actors, and newer malware including new variants and latent threats that are at an earlier stage of development.
The latest edition of the OT/ICS and IoT security Threat Landscape Report 2024 also covers:
State of global ICS asset and network exposure
Sectoral targets and attacks as well as the cost of ransom
Global APT activity, AI usage, actor and tactic profiles, and implications
Rise in volumes of AI-powered cyberattacks
Major cyber events in 2024
Malware and malicious payload trends
Cyberattack types and targets
Vulnerability exploit attempts on CVEs
Attacks on counties – USA
Expansion of bot farms – how, where, and why
In-depth analysis of the cyber threat landscape across North America, South America, Europe, APAC, and the Middle East
Why are attacks on smart factories rising?
Cyber risk predictions
Axis of attacks – Europe
Systemic attacks in the Middle East
Download the full report from here:
https://sectrio.com/resources/ot-threat-landscape-reports/sectrio-releases-ot-ics-and-iot-security-threat-landscape-report-2024/
Dev Dives: Train smarter, not harder – active learning and UiPath LLMs for do...UiPathCommunity
💥 Speed, accuracy, and scaling – discover the superpowers of GenAI in action with UiPath Document Understanding and Communications Mining™:
See how to accelerate model training and optimize model performance with active learning
Learn about the latest enhancements to out-of-the-box document processing – with little to no training required
Get an exclusive demo of the new family of UiPath LLMs – GenAI models specialized for processing different types of documents and messages
This is a hands-on session specifically designed for automation developers and AI enthusiasts seeking to enhance their knowledge in leveraging the latest intelligent document processing capabilities offered by UiPath.
Speakers:
👨🏫 Andras Palfi, Senior Product Manager, UiPath
👩🏫 Lenka Dulovicova, Product Program Manager, UiPath
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 4DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 4. In this session, we will cover Test Manager overview along with SAP heatmap.
The UiPath Test Manager overview with SAP heatmap webinar offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the role of a Test Manager within SAP environments, coupled with the utilization of heatmaps for effective testing strategies.
Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into SAP testing best practices
2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
Topics covered:
Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Securing your Kubernetes cluster_ a step-by-step guide to success !KatiaHIMEUR1
Today, after several years of existence, an extremely active community and an ultra-dynamic ecosystem, Kubernetes has established itself as the de facto standard in container orchestration. Thanks to a wide range of managed services, it has never been so easy to set up a ready-to-use Kubernetes cluster.
However, this ease of use means that the subject of security in Kubernetes is often left for later, or even neglected. This exposes companies to significant risks.
In this talk, I'll show you step-by-step how to secure your Kubernetes cluster for greater peace of mind and reliability.
Welcome to the first live UiPath Community Day Dubai! Join us for this unique occasion to meet our local and global UiPath Community and leaders. You will get a full view of the MEA region's automation landscape and the AI Powered automation technology capabilities of UiPath. Also, hosted by our local partners Marc Ellis, you will enjoy a half-day packed with industry insights and automation peers networking.
📕 Curious on our agenda? Wait no more!
10:00 Welcome note - UiPath Community in Dubai
Lovely Sinha, UiPath Community Chapter Leader, UiPath MVPx3, Hyper-automation Consultant, First Abu Dhabi Bank
10:20 A UiPath cross-region MEA overview
Ashraf El Zarka, VP and Managing Director MEA, UiPath
10:35: Customer Success Journey
Deepthi Deepak, Head of Intelligent Automation CoE, First Abu Dhabi Bank
11:15 The UiPath approach to GenAI with our three principles: improve accuracy, supercharge productivity, and automate more
Boris Krumrey, Global VP, Automation Innovation, UiPath
12:15 To discover how Marc Ellis leverages tech-driven solutions in recruitment and managed services.
Brendan Lingam, Director of Sales and Business Development, Marc Ellis
zkStudyClub - Reef: Fast Succinct Non-Interactive Zero-Knowledge Regex ProofsAlex Pruden
This paper presents Reef, a system for generating publicly verifiable succinct non-interactive zero-knowledge proofs that a committed document matches or does not match a regular expression. We describe applications such as proving the strength of passwords, the provenance of email despite redactions, the validity of oblivious DNS queries, and the existence of mutations in DNA. Reef supports the Perl Compatible Regular Expression syntax, including wildcards, alternation, ranges, capture groups, Kleene star, negations, and lookarounds. Reef introduces a new type of automata, Skipping Alternating Finite Automata (SAFA), that skips irrelevant parts of a document when producing proofs without undermining soundness, and instantiates SAFA with a lookup argument. Our experimental evaluation confirms that Reef can generate proofs for documents with 32M characters; the proofs are small and cheap to verify (under a second).
Paper: https://eprint.iacr.org/2023/1886
Why You Should Replace Windows 11 with Nitrux Linux 3.5.0 for enhanced perfor...SOFTTECHHUB
The choice of an operating system plays a pivotal role in shaping our computing experience. For decades, Microsoft's Windows has dominated the market, offering a familiar and widely adopted platform for personal and professional use. However, as technological advancements continue to push the boundaries of innovation, alternative operating systems have emerged, challenging the status quo and offering users a fresh perspective on computing.
One such alternative that has garnered significant attention and acclaim is Nitrux Linux 3.5.0, a sleek, powerful, and user-friendly Linux distribution that promises to redefine the way we interact with our devices. With its focus on performance, security, and customization, Nitrux Linux presents a compelling case for those seeking to break free from the constraints of proprietary software and embrace the freedom and flexibility of open-source computing.
Accelerate your Kubernetes clusters with Varnish CachingThijs Feryn
A presentation about the usage and availability of Varnish on Kubernetes. This talk explores the capabilities of Varnish caching and shows how to use the Varnish Helm chart to deploy it to Kubernetes.
This presentation was delivered at K8SUG Singapore. See https://feryn.eu/presentations/accelerate-your-kubernetes-clusters-with-varnish-caching-k8sug-singapore-28-2024 for more details.
Observability Concepts EVERY Developer Should Know -- DeveloperWeek Europe.pdfPaige Cruz
Monitoring and observability aren’t traditionally found in software curriculums and many of us cobble this knowledge together from whatever vendor or ecosystem we were first introduced to and whatever is a part of your current company’s observability stack.
While the dev and ops silo continues to crumble….many organizations still relegate monitoring & observability as the purview of ops, infra and SRE teams. This is a mistake - achieving a highly observable system requires collaboration up and down the stack.
I, a former op, would like to extend an invitation to all application developers to join the observability party will share these foundational concepts to build on:
Pushing the limits of ePRTC: 100ns holdover for 100 daysAdtran
At WSTS 2024, Alon Stern explored the topic of parametric holdover and explained how recent research findings can be implemented in real-world PNT networks to achieve 100 nanoseconds of accuracy for up to 100 days.
Encryption in Microsoft 365 - ExpertsLive Netherlands 2024Albert Hoitingh
In this session I delve into the encryption technology used in Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Purview. Including the concepts of Customer Key and Double Key Encryption.
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI support
Map kibera presentation plan management meeting
1. Map Kibera
Plan Management Meeting, July 28, 2010
GroundTruth Initiative
OpenStreetMap
photo: http://gallery.me.com/dbullington#100816&view=null&bgcolor=black&sel=12
2. Map Kibera Model: expand the conversation!
• Training in use of new technologies for development
(mapping, interactive websites, video, mobile)
• Engagement with specific geographic communities in-depth
• Flexibility in application based on tools needed
• Support open, accessible information, storytelling, ability to
collect and represent information for advocacy, planning
• Make connections between community-owned and shared
info and larger institutions as well as global tech communities
…but this model is not fixed! It all started with a map…
7. Partners and Allies
NGOs/CBOs: Social Development Network (Infonet), Carolina for
Kibera, Kibera Community Development Agenda (KCODA)
Broadcast and Community Media: Pamoja FM, Kibera Journal,
Kibera WorldWide
Tech Community: Ushahidi, OpenStreetMap
Funding partner: Jumpstart, International – American NGO
11. What did they collect?
• roads and paths and rail
• water points
• pit latrines / sewer
• medical facilities
• schools
• churches/mosques
• businesses
• community organizations
• administrative units
and much more!
17. Impacts for Mappers:
•Computer/tech skills
•Social skills and confidence
•Group cohesion and identity
•Better knowledge of Kibera
18. BUT
What's it good for in a place like
Kibera?
The question we were constantly
asked
and asking ourselves
-Very few with internet access
-Most mobiles also basic
-Everyone already knows how to get around
19. GroundTruth Initiative … Our vision
Create a corps of citizens in the developing world who
are versed in a variety of new technologies and
empowered to report on, tell stories about, and generate
data, news reports, and map information about
themselves and their community, and to use that
information for action.
22. Deeply Explore Themes:
Health
Education
Water/Sanitation
Safety
with detailed mapping and
reporting
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29. Kibera News Network (KNN)
www.youtube.com/KiberaNewsNetwork
(in partnership with KCODA)
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32. KNN
- 20 young people in 5 news teams
- Flip video cameras
- Youtube – also Voice of Kibera
- Planning community showings
- Training on video editing and camera
- All-volunteer including two lead trainers,
who are from Kibera
- Anticipating digital village at KCODA
- Beginnings of youth media center
33. Some completed KNN videos:
- Landslide in Kibera
- Power disruptions
- Protest over anti-Muslim schoolteacher
- Stray monkey entertains Kiberans
- HIV positive woman’s story
- Draft constitution campaign
- Railway line evictions
37. What is Voice of Kibera?
• Non-profit and independent community information sharing platform
by, for and about Kibera
• It uses a. articles, photos, videos and SMS b. a unique information
mapping tool and c. moderation of content to ensure accurate
reporting
• A unifying and catalytic agent to contribute to positive change in
Kibera and Kenya
• A citizen journalist website sharing the real story of what Kibera is
• Aims to fill current information gaps in terms of emergency and
accurate information adding location data when relevant
38. Voice of Kibera program
• Editorial Board : 5 Kiberian volunteers
• SMS reporters and platform administrators
• Media campaign for getting the word out
• Possibility of submitting in specific issue areas
such as budget tracking, health outbreaks,
gender-based violence
•NGO directory, Business directory, job board,
message board
41. Map Kibera
Results:
• A group of engaged and skilled citizens,
mappers, and journalists
• Linkages between Nairobi tech scene and
slumdwellers
• Platforms and mediums to share the
information locally and globally (printed maps,
SMS reporting, USHAHIDI and new media
creation).
• Slowly building movement for shared and open
information among NGOs and CBOs
42. Issues and Challenges:
• Organizations don’t usually collaborate or
share information
• Volunteer vs paid
• Skepticism and cynicism in Kibera
• Technology challenges – electricity, familiarity
• Sustainability financially and technically
• Donors and community interests
• The map is not enough