Background notes on the discussion session at the Finnish Internet Forum on 20th September
By CMI Working group on FIF; Ville Brummer, Head of research and Development, Mika Metsäniemi, Project Assistant, and Tuuli Hongisto, Project Assistant.
The basics…
In recent years, applications of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have begun to emerge in the context of development cooperation, crisis management and peacebuilding.
There are plenty of examples from around the world, but CMI has previously explored the use of ICTs in crisis management, as well as more recently in post-conflict state-building.