Hacking for Humanity: Random Hacks of Kindness #1.0
In June 2010, Google, Microsoft, NASA, The World Bank and Yahoo! joined forces for the second time under their progressive initiative Random Hacks of Kindness (RHoK) to host seven global hackathons, calling on a global community of hackers to solve issues related to natural disaster risk and humanitarian relief.
Understanding Risk: SecondMuse and Innovation in Disaster Risk Assessment
Over the past six months, SecondMuse has been working with the World Bank to develop a collaborative online community dedicated to better understanding natural disaster risk and harnessing new technological innovations to address risk in the world’s most vulnerable communities. The online community, www.understandrisk.org, has engaged thousands of technical experts and practitioners from over 130 countries around the world in sharing their experiences and knowledge in preparing for, and responding to, natural disasters. The collaborative online global community served as a forum to harness the energy and expertise of practitioners with many diverse backgrounds in disaster risk management, enable them to share ideas across disciplines and national borders, and to spur the development and use of new innovations and technologies in the field of disaster risk.
SecondMuse
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