From earthquakes to unrest: new platform boosts community resilience in a crisis
“It’s very rare that computer scientists think about the definition of ‘resilience’, or get to work with the users of a tool,” says Shadrock Roberts of the Kenyan non-profit social enterprise Ushahidi, a partner in the COMRADES project. But this is precisely what happened when a diverse consortium of researchers got together to create a platform to support community resilience during a crisis.
Following on from the successful DSI4EU project, Nesta and the Waag Society are excited to be working with five...
Don’t miss the exciting December newsletter form DSI4EU. Very interesting blog articles, case studies, FabLab and even gifts ideas for...
The CAPS project OpenCare just release a newsletter with some interesting items on scientific publications, prototype tests and other...
The 2nd CAPS Community Workshop organised in Volos and co-located together with the MAZI Summer School 10-14 July 2017,...
PROFIT is about a financial awareness platform. What does this mean? How you and the society can benefit from...
This 6th edition of the Smart Cities World Expo 2016 has been an amazing and inspiring event, with more...
The hackAIR partnership is currently hard at work developing the open technology platform for citizen observatories on air quality....
The 2nd CAPTOR Newsletter highlights their work with citizens to fight Ozone Pollution. It provides insights into the highlights...
Collective Awareness Platforms for Sustainability and Social Innovation (CAPSSI) is manage by the Coordination and Support Action CHiC project which is funded under Grant Agreement No. 687686 by the European Commission.
