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Relatos de crise através de mensagens de telemóveis

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Erik Hersman |

TED2009

• February 2009

No TEDU 2009, Erik Hersman apresenta a espantosa história de Ushahidi, um "mashup" do GoogleMaps que permitiu aos quenianos relatar e localizar focos de violência através de mensagens de telemóvel, após as eleições de 2008, e que evoluiu para continuar a salvar vidas noutros países.

No TEDU 2009, Erik Hersman apresenta a espantosa história de Ushahidi, um "mashup" do GoogleMaps que permitiu aos quenianos relatar e localizar focos de violência através de mensagens de telemóvel, após as eleições de 2008, e que evoluiu para continuar a salvar vidas noutros países.

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Erik Hersman harnesses Africa’s boundless spirit of innovation by creating platforms to improve daily lives both inside and outside the continent.

This talk was presented at an official TED conference.

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Participate in developing open-source code for Ushahidi. Not technically minded? Help spread the word.

Visit the iHub in Nairobi to see Africa's tech scene in action.