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The Role of Engineering in the Face of Conflict and Disaster - Francesca D'Arcangelo and Mira Olson
Pages 27-28

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... Humanitarian crises present numerous opportunities for the use of life-saving and community-restoring technologies, from digital, mapping, and networking technologies to technologies for the delivery of basic human services. But technology providers must overcome critical challenges to ensure that their solution is beneficial for the affected population.
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... Willow Brugh (Truss) walked through a strategic game design workshop to bridge communication and organizational differences between formal and informal crisis responders.
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  • networking technologies
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  • informal crisis
  • form factor
  • marissa jablonski
  • significant challenge

  • numerous opportunities
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  • recent hurricanes

  • technology implementation
  • julia moline
  • usaid approach
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  • organizational differences
  • development engineering
  • willow brugh
  • federal perspective
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