Crises, Conflict, and Data: Creating an Open Platform for Humanitarians | Blog | design mind

abernard102@gmail.com 2014-07-31

Summary:

"On April 28th, frog kicked off a partnership with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) to design an open platform for data exchange among UN agencies, NGOs, and governments. Humanitarian work is forever evolving alongside crises; emerging technologies suggest new opportunities for improving collection, communication, and analysis of data collected in crises. Recently, at the Open Knowledge Festival, OCHA launched a beta version of the Humanitarian Data Exchange (HDX), bringing the vision of an open platform for data exchange amongst humanitarians one step closer to reality. Behind the scenes, the efforts to improve the mid- and long-term vision of the HDX are ongoing. This includes planned improvements to the user experience, intuitive interaction models, insightful analytic features, and an approachable visual aesthetic. To achieve these longer-term objectives, frog began with three weeks of research in New York, Colombia, and Kenya. Speaking with humanitarians working at all levels -- from policy advisors at UN headquarters to humanitarian affairs officers in the field -- we observed firsthand how significant the challenge of relief coordination is for individuals and organizations. The frog team found immediate inspiration in the passion and optimism of those working in the humanitarian sector. After engaging interview participants in conversations, product demonstrations, and interactive design activities, the frog team returned from field research with observations that were synthesized into key insights and design principles to build upon in the definition of the HDX experience vision ..."

Link:

http://designmind.frogdesign.com/blog/crises-conflict-and-data-creating-an-open-platform-for-humanitarians.html

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oa.new oa.comment oa.psi oa.un oa.third_sector oa.okfn oa.events oa.tools oa.development oa.government oa.data

Date tagged:

07/31/2014, 08:01

Date published:

07/31/2014, 04:01