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Tech Talk: Trends to look out for in emergency response

Last week in Toronto, officials from across Canada and the US attended the annual Emergency Management and Social Media conference sponsored by Public Safety Canada, Ontario Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services and University of Tor...

Tech Talk: Tracking the response to food crisis in the Sahel

Just as the Horn of Africa is beginning to recover from last year’s severe drought and food insecurity, the Sahel region of Africa is now facing a similar plight as a result of violence, poor crops, rising food prices and other factors. More than 13 ...

Tech Talk: American Red Cross introduces its Digital Operations Center

*Red Cross Tech Talk looks at different technology or social media tools that pertain to the work we do at the Red Cross. Have an idea? Please let us know! Our friends at the American Red Cross made a big announcement today that many of us disaste...

Tech Talk: Muskoka disaster management team goes social

Guest blog by Barry Radford, Canadian Red Cross disaster management volunteer in Muskoka. *Red Cross Tech Talk looks at different technology or social media tools that pertain to the work we do at the Red Cross. Have an idea? Please let us know! ...

Tech Talk: Podcast on crowdsourcing for change

Disaster responders and do-gooders in the tech community worldwide have been paying particularly close attention to Ushahidi, a non-profit tech company that specializes in developing free and open source software for information collection, visualiza...

Tech Talk: Being social in English and en français

February 13-17 is Social Media Week in cities around the world. We’ll share some learnings from events held in Toronto throughout the week. Social Media Week has provided us with some valuable information on new trends and how we can better share wit...

Tech Talk: Fundraising and volunteer recruitment via social media

February 13-17 is Social Media Week in cities around the world. We’ll share some learnings from events held in Toronto throughout the week. Canada is one of the most connected countries when it comes to social media – over 50 per cent of Canadians ha...

Tech Talk: How social media is helping the health sector

*Red Cross Tech Talk looks at different technology or social media tools that pertain to the work we do at the Red Cross. Have an idea? Please let us know! **February 13-17 is Social Media Week in cities around the world. We’ll share some learnings ...

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