Reporting LiveFusing Citizen & Digital Diplomacy
#MENASocialGoodNovember 7, 2013
Washington, DC, USA
Hend Alhinnawi | @HNTracker
1st Documented Scabies
(Jabal Hussein Camp)
1st Documented Hepatitis A
(Za'atari Camp )
An Old Ghost Returns…
1st Documented Polio Case in 14 Years (Deir-Ez-Zor Governorate)
https://syriatracker.crowdmap.com/reports/view/3937
World Bodies
(UN, WHO, FAO, OIE)
5
National or Regional
Body
4
Local Officials
Media
3
Humanitarianpractitioners
Relief workers,First responders,
Healthcare workers,Clinicians
2
Public
1
Traditional Humanitarian Reporting
World Bodies
(UN, WHO, FAO, OIE)
National or
Regional Body
Local Officials
Labs
Humanitarianpractitioners
Relief workers,First responders,
Healthcare workers,Clinicians
Public
Citizen & DigitalHumanitarian
Tracking
Mobile – Aggressive Momentum
• Mobile makes up 15% of all Internet traffic– 30% gain from 2012
compared to 8% new Internet users
– 24% of citizens worldwide share “most or everything”
• ~50% of MENA internet users access the web via their mobile phones
http://www.effectivemeasure.com/mena-mobile-internet-use-figures-unveiled
An Event
Citizen & Digital Humanitarian Tracking
SMS Messaging
Micro Blogging
Emailing
Internet Searching
Social Networking
Internet Chatting
Blogging
Online News Reporting
Video/Radio Reporting
Expert Reporting
Syria Tracker ( )
• Citizen crowdsource reports– >70,000 reports
• ~4,000 published (<6%)
– Received via• Web
• Twitter @syriatracker
• News and social media mining– >160,000 News Articles
– >80,000,000 Tweets
As of Nov 1, 2013
https://syriatracker.crowdmap.com
Syria Tracker continued to receive data despite the Internet blackout
Data Speaks
http://goo.gl/guDNgt
http://goo.gl/7VcWtR
Humanitarian Tracker is a WW trusted resource
Conclusions
Combining citizen and digital diplomacy are important for improving
• humanitarian tracking & response
• engaging the public as participants
The Team
Taha Hend John Lauren
Eva Patrick Reem Dave
John Karestan Clark You
Thank You!
