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Technology Salon in the Tech in the Time of Coronavirus series

May 22, 2020

Technology Salon in the Tech in the Time of Coronavirus series to discuss how we can be communicating vital information at such a difficult time.

It kicks off with short talks from:
Benjamin Kumpf, Head of Innovation, UK DFID
Nicola Harford, Managing Director, iMedia Associates
Rex Chapota, Regional Program Manager, East and Southern Africa, Farm Radio

Information Saves Lives: Rapid Response Fund Application Guidelines

May 22, 2020

The Internews Information Saves Lives Rapid Response Fund is accepting applications from media outlets, organizations and individuals who are working to provide local language journalism and other forms of public information related to the coronavirus pandemic and its impacts.

See here for guidelines and applications in Arabic, French, Spanish and Russian

COVID-19 & GBV: What’s tech got to do with it?

May 22, 2020

COVID-19 & GBV: WHAT’S TECH GOT TO DO WITH IT?

Tuesday 26 May ICT4D Online Meetup:

COVID19 Lockdowns, Domestic Violence, and the Potential Role of Tech

Each speaker will present for 12-15 minutes before we open up for questions from the audience. The event will occur on Zoom but you must register to attend the event via this Meetup link: https://www.meetup.com/London-ICT4D/events/270727023/

http://rondazg.com/covid19-gbv-whats-tech-got-to-do-with-it/

Promoting coronavirus education through indigenous languages

May 22, 2020

The virALLanguages initiative is working with local community leaders around the world to share basic COVID-19 health information via audio and video through the use of “proverbs, metaphors and diverse rhetorical strategies” to speakers of minority languages.

“Immune to Evidence”: How Dangerous Coronavirus Conspiracies Spread

May 22, 2020

Conspiratorial videos and websites about COVID-19 are going viral. Here’s how one of the authors of “The Conspiracy Theory Handbook” says you can fight back. One big takeaway: Focus your efforts on people who can hear evidence and think rationally.

Technology Salon in the Tech in the Time of Coronavirus series

Technology Salon in the Tech in the Time of Coronavirus series to discuss how we can be communicating vital information at such a difficult time.

It kicks off with short talks from:
Benjamin Kumpf, Head of Innovation, UK DFID
Nicola Harford, Managing Director, iMedia Associates
Rex Chapota, Regional Program Manager, East and Southern Africa, Farm Radio

Read more: https://mailchi.mp/technologysalon/london-salon-2466724?fbclid=IwAR2HudaMMA4aoeecHR7YSWC6GHtbsxlJlYF_9NOwzJh3gVWU8uG5WINS-9c

Information Saves Lives: Rapid Response Fund Application Guidelines

The Internews Information Saves Lives Rapid Response Fund is accepting applications from media outlets, organizations and individuals who are working to provide local language journalism and other forms of public information related to the coronavirus pandemic and its impacts.

Read more: https://internews.org/information-saves-lives-rapid-response-fund-application-guidelines-and-form?fbclid=IwAR0cT3KLBspKz9OKr0RzlVaBZPR_6L_qrx9S6pLx8_hG6ibnPAqJm-ZCsgI

See here for guidelines and applications in Arabic, French, Spanish and Russian

COVID-19 & GBV: What’s tech got to do with it?

COVID-19 & GBV: WHAT’S TECH GOT TO DO WITH IT?

Tuesday 26 May ICT4D Online Meetup:

COVID19 Lockdowns, Domestic Violence, and the Potential Role of Tech

Each speaker will present for 12-15 minutes before we open up for questions from the audience. The event will occur on Zoom but you must register to attend the event via this Meetup link: https://www.meetup.com/London-ICT4D/events/270727023/

http://rondazg.com/covid19-gbv-whats-tech-got-to-do-with-it/

Promoting coronavirus education through indigenous languages

The virALLanguages initiative is working with local community leaders around the world to share basic COVID-19 health information via audio and video through the use of “proverbs, metaphors and diverse rhetorical strategies” to speakers of minority languages.

Read more: https://globalvoices.org/2020/05/11/promoting-coronavirus-education-through-indigenous-languages/?fbclid=IwAR1jKfMxW9nEN4O2ppzutQKtWi4VnANfwlQ0K_IkthkTJMu7VwEERJTfaPQ

“Immune to Evidence”: How Dangerous Coronavirus Conspiracies Spread

Conspiratorial videos and websites about COVID-19 are going viral. Here’s how one of the authors of “The Conspiracy Theory Handbook” says you can fight back. One big takeaway: Focus your efforts on people who can hear evidence and think rationally.

Read more: https://www.propublica.org/article/immune-to-evidence-how-dangerous-coronavirus-conspiracies-spread?fbclid=IwAR01JrSvAuAUWUL11xAs-ItOM42Erppt2qHRL6AaN4IdZ9ttgNfenfGfORo

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Technology Salon in the Tech in the Time of Coronavirus series to discuss how we can be communicating vital information at such a difficult time.

It kicks off with short talks from: Benjamin Kumpf, Head of Innovation, UK DFID Nicola Harford, Managing Director, iMedia Associates Rex Chapota, Regional Program Manager, East and Southern Africa, Farm Radio

Read more: https://mailchi.mp/technologysalon/london-salon-2466724?fbclid=IwAR2HudaMMA4aoeecHR7YSWC6GHtbsxlJlYF_9NOwzJh3gVWU8uG5WINS-9c

The Internews Information Saves Lives Rapid Response Fund is accepting applications from media outlets, organizations and individuals who are working to provide local language journalism and other forms of public information related to the coronavirus pandemic and its impacts.

Read more: https://internews.org/information-saves-lives-rapid-response-fund-application-guidelines-and-form?fbclid=IwAR0cT3KLBspKz9OKr0RzlVaBZPR_6L_qrx9S6pLx8_hG6ibnPAqJm-ZCsgI

See here for guidelines and applications in Arabic, French, Spanish and Russian

COVID-19 & GBV: WHAT’S TECH GOT TO DO WITH IT?

Tuesday 26 May ICT4D Online Meetup:

COVID19 Lockdowns, Domestic Violence, and the Potential Role of Tech

Each speaker will present for 12-15 minutes before we open up for questions from the audience. The event will occur on Zoom but you must register to attend the event via this Meetup link: https://www.meetup.com/London-ICT4D/events/270727023/

http://rondazg.com/covid19-gbv-whats-tech-got-to-do-with-it/

The virALLanguages initiative is working with local community leaders around the world to share basic COVID-19 health information via audio and video through the use of “proverbs, metaphors and diverse rhetorical strategies” to speakers of minority languages.

Read more: https://globalvoices.org/2020/05/11/promoting-coronavirus-education-through-indigenous-languages/?fbclid=IwAR1jKfMxW9nEN4O2ppzutQKtWi4VnANfwlQ0K_IkthkTJMu7VwEERJTfaPQ

Conspiratorial videos and websites about COVID-19 are going viral. Here’s how one of the authors of “The Conspiracy Theory Handbook” says you can fight back. One big takeaway: Focus your efforts on people who can hear evidence and think rationally.

Read more: https://www.propublica.org/article/immune-to-evidence-how-dangerous-coronavirus-conspiracies-spread?fbclid=IwAR01JrSvAuAUWUL11xAs-ItOM42Erppt2qHRL6AaN4IdZ9ttgNfenfGfORo

Site Navigation

Social Networks

It kicks off with short talks from:
Benjamin Kumpf, Head of Innovation, UK DFID
Nicola Harford, Managing Director, iMedia Associates
Rex Chapota, Regional Program Manager, East and Southern Africa, Farm Radio