Client-side caching in content management systems.
Background
Users in developing countries are often extremely short of bandwidth. They don't want their browsers requesting pages that should already be cached. The HTTP protocol has excellent support for pages to declare expiry and last-modified dates, and for the server and client to decide whether to send a file accross the network or use one already cached.
Learning from Kosovo: The Humanitarian Community Information Centre (HCIC)
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| Publisher(s) | Overseas Development Institute (2001) |
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| Author(s) | Paul Currion |
Description
Following the mass return of Albanian refugees to Kosovo in June 1999, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees was assigned responsibility for the Office of the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs of the UN Interim Administration in Kosovo.
By mid-August, the HCIC was formally opened in the UNHCR building in Pristina. Its work included developing a contact list and sectoral matrix, and organising daily briefings for the humanitarian community. As well as office space, UNHCR agreed to provide administrative support for the Centre.
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http://www.odihpn.org/report.asp?ID=2278Posted January 14th, 2008 by matslats
Peace IT 1
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| Publisher(s) | Crisis Management Initiative (2006) |
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| Editor(s) | Rob Watson |
Description
The journal aims to further the debate on how to advance the professionalism in preventing, managing, and resolving crisis through the use of Information and Communication Technologies.
- Infoshare
- Telecoms sans Frontieres in Lebanon
- Safety Information Reporting service (SIRS)
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http://www.itcm.org/pdf/peaceIT_1.pdfPosted December 28th, 2007 by matslats
Peace IT 2
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| Publisher(s) | Crisis Management Initiative (2007) |
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| Editor(s) | Kristiina Rintakoski |
Description
The journal aims to further the debate on how to advance the professionalism in preventing, managing, and resolving crisis through the use of Information and Communication Technologies.
- ICT4Peace
- ISCRAM 2007
- Developing SHIFT
- Ericsson
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http://www.itcm.org/pdf/peaceIT_2.pdfPosted December 28th, 2007 by matslats
Peace IT 3
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| Publisher(s) | Crisis Management Initiative (2007) |
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| Editor(s) | Kristiina Rintakoski |
Description
What's going on in the field of humanitarian IT...
- ICT4Peace
- SHIFT
- iMMAP
- Humanitarian-FOSS
- Global Symposium + 5
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http://www.itcm.org/pdf/peaceIT_3.pdfPosted December 28th, 2007 by matslats
An evaluation of Humanitarian Information Centres
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| Publisher(s) | USAID & DFID (2004) |
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| Author(s) | Lewis Sida & Chris Szpak |
Description
There is a contested vision among stakeholders with regard to the role of HICs despite terms of reference which are currently being considered by the IASC for endorsement. Some see the HIC as solely an instrument for supporting coordination, whereas others view it as an agent for promulgating information management practices and standards. Such perceptions raise differing expectations and can cause confusion regarding the purpose of the HIC, both among users and staff.
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www.humanitarianinfo.org/hicstakeholder2007/HIC_evaluations/HIC_Evaluation_2004.pdfPosted December 11th, 2007 by matslats
Darfur Response
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| Publisher(s) | Emergency Capacity Building Project (2006) |
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| Author(s) | Paul Currion |
Description
ECB4’s first activity was an assessment intended to cover not just technology but the ways in which technology is used. Lasting from September 2005 to March 2006, the assessment included visits to all IWG members’ headquarters and to selected field sites to ensure that the field perspective is emphasized. The present report contains the findings of the second field visit, to Sudan. It will form part of the overall assessment report, which the IWG will use to decide how to improve information management and systems in emergency response.
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http://www.ecbproject.org/publications/ECB4/ECB4%20ITR%20Assessment%20Darfur%20MB%2028Aug06.pdfPosted December 11th, 2007 by matslats
Assessment report: Global Response
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| Publisher(s) | Emergency Capacity Building Project (2006) |
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| Author(s) | Paul Currion |
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This report presents the assessment findings at the global level, based on the headquarters visits and background research, and forms part of the final assessment package. This package, which also includes separate documents on the Pakistan and Sudan visits, was discussed at an ECB interagency workshop from April 24-25 2006.
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http://www.ecbproject.org/publications/ECB4/ECB4%20ITR%20Assessment%20Global%20MB%2028Aug06.pdfPosted December 11th, 2007 by matslats
GeoNetwork
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FAO and WFP have worked together to make a map viewing system with rich metadata.
The system consists of a mapping metadata standard, with an online database and search tools, and InterMap, an application for overlaying these maps.
Posted December 1st, 2007 by matslats
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InfoShare
[at time of writing web site is down, so information is a bit sketchy]
Info Share is a Sri Lankan post Tsunami initiative, aiming to support particularly the peace movement in Sri Lanks, but also any humanitarian operations.
The main project is an information sharing platform, comparable to MS Groove, for distributed organisations and multi-stakeholder projects to work together.
However they seem to have their fingers in many pies
Posted December 1st, 2007 by matslats
