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Crowdsourcing Conflict Management

Sheldon HimelfarbCenter of Innovation:

Science, Technology & Peacebuilding

USIP is an independent, nonpartisan institution funded by Congress to help

prevent, manage and resolve violent international conflict by empowering others

with skills and resources, and by our direct involvement in peacebuilding efforts.

Peacebuilding is undergoing a dramatic transformation because of technology.

Can a tweet be mightier than the sword?

We are all media makers for a global audience.

| Devices

| Dollars

| DataCROWDsourcing

Crowdsourcing | Data

Image courtesy Libya Crisis Map

Crowdsourcing | Dollars

Crowdsourcing | Devices

The Dark Side

“The future is already here. It’s just not widely distributed yet.”

—William Gibson

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