[kictanet] How texting and GoogleMaps helped Kenyans survive crisis

[Edith Adera]

This might be of interest....wonder how this could be used to keep our politicians on Track on Agenda 4!


http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/523  This is a cool short talk on TED Talks.

At TEDU 2009, Erik Hersman presents the remarkable story of Ushahidi, a GoogleMap mashup that allowed Kenyans to report and track violence via cell phone texts following the 2008 elections, and has evolved to continue saving lives in other countries.

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