Google Mail hit with account deletion controversy
Talkback All of my NGO contacts are in my Gmail account and loosing them will strike a critical blow to my humanitarian goals. There are numerous humanitarian workers who will be cripled by this current problem with Gmail.
[September 18, 2006, 10:38]
Survival training with the UN's ICT specialists
News The first day of training we witnessed was in fact day 10 for 20 participants who hailed from a range of humanitarian agencies, including the WFP, UNHCR and Unicef. Participants left the comfort of Pisa's Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna university...
[May 30, 2008, 15:05]
Why is the Italian army shooting techies?
Blog The current crisis in Burma and China mean that the invaluable work of humanitarian and aid organisations is even more in the public eye than normal - with normal being the ongoing conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan and Darfur and the multitude of...
[May 22, 2008, 18:38]
IT Services Consolidated With Appliance-Based Remote Desktop Support Solution
White Papers The Salvation Army provides humanitarian aid around the world and has done so for more than 125 years. As part of that reorganization, they decided to address the way they provide support to their employees.
[February 10, 2009, 0:20]
IPv6 Business Applications
White Papers In peacetime, IPv6 can also help government agencies to reduce expenses, speed response time in disasters, promote safer and more environmentally sound living, and aid in humanitarian efforts. IPv6 technology can provide many advantages for public...
[April 3, 2008, 1:02]
Techies bring more aid to Earthquake zone
Blog TSF's Oisin Walton writes: "Our humanitarian calling operations for survivors of the quake continue in Pisco to allow people to call their loved-ones outside the affected area and abroad. Since TSF deployed from its Americas base in Nicaragua, only...
[August 24, 2007, 15:30]
IT aid for Ghana's flood victims
Blog In Nicaragua, TSF already deployed four communication centres for rescue teams in the RAAN (Northern Atlantic Autonomous Region) and is currently running humanitarian calling operation for affected civilians.
[September 18, 2007, 17:58]
From Kosovo to Haiti: TSF's Emergency Communications for Disaster Relief
Blog We came up with the idea for Télécoms Sans Frontières from a simple observation made after many years’ experience with humanitarian charities, and listening to those in need. We conducted our first “humanitarian calling operation” in Tropoje...
[September 17, 2008, 9:49]
Tech disaster relief comes to Dominican Republic
Blog The TSF team deployed within 24 hours at the request of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance (OCHA). The TSF team arrived Thursday evening in the Dominican Republic capital Santo Domingo, carrying IT and...
[November 5, 2007, 10:05]
Help for Haiti: Calling for Relief
Blog TSF's teams deployed from bases in Nicaragua and in France to support communications both among humanitarian relief workers, and for Haitians who had been driven from their homes by flood waters. The hub of humanitarian relief efforts in Haiti is...
[October 2, 2008, 17:18]
Photos: Tech reconnects earthquake victims
News TSF is working alongside the humanitarian aid department of the European Commission, Echo, which provides funding to augment the Telecom's specialist backing from companies such as Cable & Wireless, AT&T, Inmarsat and Vodafone.
[August 21, 2007, 17:24]
Disaster Response in the Pacific
Blog TSF added to its roster of simultaneous deployments today when it announced it would also deploy to the Indonesian island of Sumatra to provide communications for aid workers and to conduct a “humanitarian calling operation,” providing free three...
[October 6, 2009, 9:25]
Ensuring your business survives disaster
News Relief efforts, humanitarian aid, and medical volunteers are going to be very busy after such an event, and demanding their immediate return to work will help no one in the long run - not to mention, publicity from such an event may cause your...
[June 29, 2005, 14:30]
