Global Health Hub: news and blogosphere aggregator » Mapping http://www.globalhealthhub.org Keeping up with global health & development news, blogosphere, forums, events, jobs and more Sat, 25 May 2013 06:28:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 ICT4Peace, Big Data and Crisismapping magazines on Flipboard http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/05/23/ict4peace-big-data-and-crisismapping-magazines-on-flipboard/ http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/05/23/ict4peace-big-data-and-crisismapping-magazines-on-flipboard/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 14:20:00 +0000 ICT4Peace http://www.globalhealthhub.org/?p=97488 The ICT4Peace Foundation is pleased to announce three new curated magazines on the visually compelling Flipboard, dealing with Big Data, crisismapping and ICTs for peacebuilding. Flipboard is one of the most beautifully crafted and commonly used web content aggregators and readers for iOS (iPhone and iPad), Android, Kindle Fire and Nook. These three magazines, curated by the Foundation’s Special Advisor and TED Fellow Alumn Sanjana Hattotuwa, will feature some of the best web content around Big Data, seen from a human rights, peacebuilding perspective and crisis mapping. Additionally, the Flipboard magazine of ICT4Peace will feature updates from around the world on the use of Information and Communications Technologies to support all aspects of peacebuilding and peacekeeping.

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]]> http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/05/21/afp-china-daily-coverage-of-aiddatacgd-study-of-chinese-development/feed/ 0 This week in Open Data and Citizen Engagement: The LBD of Open Data http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/05/20/this-week-in-open-data-and-citizen-engagement-the-lbd-of-open-data/ http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/05/20/this-week-in-open-data-and-citizen-engagement-the-lbd-of-open-data/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 13:55:00 +0000 aiddata http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/05/20/this-week-in-open-data-and-citizen-engagement-the-lbd-of-open-data/

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]]> http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/05/20/this-week-in-open-data-and-citizen-engagement-the-lbd-of-open-data/feed/ 0 United States of America: Specialist, Emergency Food Security &… http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/05/15/united-states-of-america-specialist-emergency-food-security/ http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/05/15/united-states-of-america-specialist-emergency-food-security/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 05:16:00 +0000 Eldis Jobs http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/05/15/united-states-of-america-specialist-emergency-food-security/ Organization: Save the Children – US Country: United States of America Closing date: 15 Jun 2013 The Specialist, Emergency Food Security & Livelihoods plays a key role in increasing the Hunger and Livelihoods Department’s level of response in emergencies and so raising Save the Children US’s emergency response capacity. S/he contributes to Hunger and Livelihoods Department’s capacity to prevent and respond to food and livelihood insecurity in emergencies by providing decision and planning support to Save the Children International’s (SCI) country and regional offices (CO & RO); program design, management, and evaluation; capacity strengthening and knowledge management. The position’s regional focus is West Africa and Middle East. Responsibilities CO and RO Decision and Planning Support and Capacity Strengthening • Follow seasonal trends, analysis and information flows in designated regions to identify timing, location and populations likely to experience food insecurity. • Work with CO, RO and members to conduct necessary food security and livelihood analyses and assessments to support strategic decision making and planning that responds to ongoing or likely acute food and livelihood insecurity.

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]]> http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/05/15/afghanistan-consultant-for-the-integration-of-gender-issues-into/feed/ 0 What’s Your Source? Comparing Official and Media-Based Chinese Aid Data http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/05/15/whats-your-source-comparing-official-and-media-based-chinese-aid-data/ http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/05/15/whats-your-source-comparing-official-and-media-based-chinese-aid-data/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 16:14:00 +0000 aiddata http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/05/15/whats-your-source-comparing-official-and-media-based-chinese-aid-data/

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]]> http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/05/13/this-week-in-open-data-and-transparency-white-house-opens-doors-for-open/feed/ 0 RCTs Awesome, but Then What? http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/05/09/rcts-awesome-but-then-what/ http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/05/09/rcts-awesome-but-then-what/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 13:30:00 +0000 aiddata http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/05/09/rcts-awesome-but-then-what/

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]]> http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/05/08/chinese-development-finance-and-strategies-of-political-and-territorial/feed/ 0 The Global Fund Should Take Transparency to Another Level http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/05/08/the-global-fund-should-take-transparency-to-another-level/ http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/05/08/the-global-fund-should-take-transparency-to-another-level/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 13:30:00 +0000 aiddata http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/05/08/the-global-fund-should-take-transparency-to-another-level/

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]]> http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/05/08/the-global-fund-should-take-transparency-to-another-level/feed/ 0 This week in Open Government and Citizen Engagement: Experts vs. Citizens http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/05/06/this-week-in-open-government-and-citizen-engagement-experts-vs-citizens/ http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/05/06/this-week-in-open-government-and-citizen-engagement-experts-vs-citizens/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 19:47:00 +0000 aiddata http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/05/06/this-week-in-open-government-and-citizen-engagement-experts-vs-citizens/

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]]> http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/05/06/this-week-in-open-government-and-citizen-engagement-experts-vs-citizens/feed/ 0 A Rejoinder to Rubbery Numbers on Chinese Aid http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/05/01/a-rejoinder-to-rubbery-numbers-on-chinese-aid/ http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/05/01/a-rejoinder-to-rubbery-numbers-on-chinese-aid/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 21:19:00 +0000 aiddata http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/05/01/a-rejoinder-to-rubbery-numbers-on-chinese-aid/

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]]> http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/05/01/a-rejoinder-to-rubbery-numbers-on-chinese-aid/feed/ 0 United States of America: Consultancy on Child Protection Information… http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/04/30/united-states-of-america-consultancy-on-child-protection-information/ http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/04/30/united-states-of-america-consultancy-on-child-protection-information/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 03:54:00 +0000 Eldis Jobs http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/04/30/united-states-of-america-consultancy-on-child-protection-information/ Organization: UN Children's Fund Country: United States of America Closing date: 28 May 2013 Terms of Reference Consultancy on Child Protection Information Management Systems Overview and Guidance Documents Background Children throughout the world face many child protection (CP) threats related to violence, exploitation and abuse. These can occur in the family or in alternative care placements; it can be the result of conflict and unrest; children may live in a culture of violence and/or in situations experiencing high levels of armed violence despite the absence of armed conflict. Thus a large number of children and families in the world require or receive child protection interventions, including but not limited to emergency interventions, family strengthening, specialised services to address particular issues or violations faced by children, alternative care responses, (rapid) family tracing, and psychosocial support. According to the UNICEF Child Protection Strategy strong child protection ‘provides a bulwark against the web of risks and vulnerabilities underlying many forms of harm and abuse: sexual abuse and exploitation; trafficking; hazardous labour; violence; living or working on the streets; the impact of armed conflict, including children’s use by armed forces and armed groups; harmful practices such as female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and child marriage; lack of access to justice; and unnecessary institutionalization, among others’. For the purposes of this exercise, we consider a Child Protection Information Management System as an ‘integrated system for the routine collection, analysis and interpretation of data used in the planning, implementation and evaluation of child protection programming’

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]]> http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/04/30/united-states-of-america-consultancy-on-child-protection-information/feed/ 0 How Do You Track Chinese Development Finance? You Have to Follow the Money! http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/04/30/how-do-you-track-chinese-development-finance-you-have-to-follow-the-money/ http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/04/30/how-do-you-track-chinese-development-finance-you-have-to-follow-the-money/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:30:00 +0000 aiddata http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/04/30/how-do-you-track-chinese-development-finance-you-have-to-follow-the-money/

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]]> http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/04/25/launch-of-new-initiative-to-track-chinese-development-finance-to-africa/feed/ 0 This week in Open Government: The China Round-Up http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/04/22/this-week-in-open-government-the-china-round-up/ http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/04/22/this-week-in-open-government-the-china-round-up/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:30:00 +0000 aiddata http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/04/22/this-week-in-open-government-the-china-round-up/

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]]> http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/04/22/this-week-in-open-government-the-china-round-up/feed/ 0 Big Data & social media for crisis management: Lecture at ETH, Zurich http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/04/19/big-data-social-media-for-crisis-management-lecture-at-eth-zurich/ http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/04/19/big-data-social-media-for-crisis-management-lecture-at-eth-zurich/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:00:00 +0000 ICT4Peace http://www.globalhealthhub.org/?p=92979 Sanjana Hattotuwa, Special Advisor to the ICT4Peace Foundation, delivered a public lecture on Big Data & social media for crisis management at Zurich’s ETH University, one of the leading international universities for technology and the natural sciences in the world. Sanjana’s presentation looked at events on the ground from his home country, Sri Lanka, as well as, at the time of the presentation, content generation on and around the bombings at the Boston marathon, as key examples of how today information is produced at exponentially increasing rates, leading to new ethical, philosophical, scientific, journalistic, scientific, computational and other challenges, as well as opportunities. The presentation looked at cities around the world, including from the African subcontinent, embracing big data and making decades of hitherto closed or hard to access information available, for free, in the public domain via the web, and relevant APIs and frameworks. The presentation looked at how even the UN, often perceived as extremely conservative and conventional, is today leading the way in flagging the value of big data and leading the development of platforms as well as political leadership to meaningfully use it in key operations.

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]]> http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/04/19/big-data-social-media-for-crisis-management-lecture-at-eth-zurich/feed/ 0 This week in Open Data and Development: Politics and Power in Open Data http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/04/15/this-week-in-open-data-and-development-politics-and-power-in-open-data/ http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/04/15/this-week-in-open-data-and-development-politics-and-power-in-open-data/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 19:55:00 +0000 aiddata http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2013/04/15/this-week-in-open-data-and-development-politics-and-power-in-open-data/

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