[kictanet] The growing use of social media in the political landscape

[Timothy- Coach- Oriedo]

Hi Joash,

We have built some algorithms for election prediction and a proportion of
the prediction engine is powered by sentiment analysis on social media.

Our platform could be of interest to your research.

Lets engage



Coach Timothy Oriedo
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On Thu, Apr 20, 2017 at 12:53 PM, Joash Moitui via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Dear listeners,
>
> On behalf of my colleagues, we would like to inform you we are conducting
> a research on the growing use of social media in the political landscape.
>
> The research has particular relevance in Kenya, where elections have
> repeatedly been flashpoints of violence, and where crowdsourced violence
> reporting via social and new media has been a feature of peacebuilding and
> violence mitigation.
>
> Research highlights significant ‘technology gaps’ between members at
> margins of society, and those whose voices are amplified by social media;
> reflecting concerns that social media does not equally reflect experiences
> of the most vulnerable, including women and girls, or populations with
> limited digital access, who are often key crisis response targets.
>
> How timely are reports from social media and conventional media, and how
> can these be used in real-time by policymakers in the real-time case of the
> Kenyan elections?
>
> Little research has rigorously tested the nature or extent of data gaps,
> meaning policymakers develop responses without robust evidence on data
> reliability and comprehensiveness.
>
> Findings will be discussed, validated workshops in Nairobi with policy,
> research, and civil society experts on Kenyan political violence, to assess
> comprehensiveness of both data sources and implications for response. We
> would like to collaborate with interested individuals.
>
> I welcome further discussions
>
>
> Joash Moitui
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