{"63780":{"#nid":"63780","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Peacebuilding in the Information Age: Sifting Hype from Reality","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJanuary 10, the anniversary of the devastating earthquake in Haiti, marked the release of the first in a series of edited volumes examining the increasingly important role of information and communication technology (ICT) in conflict prevention, peacebuilding, peacekeeping and crisis response.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe collection, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ict4peace.org\/updates\/peacebuilding-in-the-information-age-sifting-hype-from-reality\u0022\u003E\u201cPeacebuilding in the Information Age: Sifting Hype from Reality\u201d\u003C\/a\u003E was developed by Georgia Tech working with the ICT4Peace Foundation (Geneva, Switzerland) and the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University.  Michael Best, Assistant Professor, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, guides Georgia Tech\u2019s collaboration with the ICT4Peace Foundation and co-edited the papers with Daniel Stauffacher, Barbara Weekes, Urs Gasser, and Colin Maclay.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe goal of the collection is to encourage meaningful debate and action on how to solve the challenges and enhance the opportunities in the effective use of ICTs in peacebuilding and crises response.   Included in the collection are essays by former Finnish President and Nobel Peace Prize Winner Martti Athisaari and a \u201cyounger generation of cutting edge practitioners and scholars in this fast moving space.\u201d Best and his colleagues intend the collection to transcend current debate and positive hype about ICTs to probe difficult questions, and provide concrete recommendations.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOn September 23rd, 2010, Michael Best moderated the International Development Research Centre\u0027s second Harvard Forum  \u0022Communication and Human Development:  The Freedom Connection?\u0022   Best is a fellow at the Berkman Center which hosted the forum.  Panelist were  Nobel Laureates Amartya Sen and Michael Spence and leading Information and Communication Technology (ICT) experts Yochai Benkler and Clotilde Fonseca. The public discussion focused on the role of communication and ICTs in human development, growth and poverty reduction. \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/cyber.law.harvard.edu\/events\/2009\/09\/idrc\u0022\u003EView video\u003C\/a\u003E of the forum (at bottom of page).\n\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJanuary 10, the anniversary of the devastating earthquake in Haiti, marked the release of the first in a series of edited volumes examining the increasingly important role of information and communication technology (ICT) in conflict prevention, peacebuilding, peacekeeping and crisis response.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27418","created_gmt":"2011-01-21 15:03:34","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:08:02","author":"Lauren Langley","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-01-21T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2011-01-21T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"63781":{"id":"63781","type":"image","title":"Peacebuilding in the Information Age","body":null,"created":"1449176708","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:05:08","changed":"1475894561","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:42:41","alt":"Peacebuilding in the Information Age","file":{"fid":"191877","name":"peaceful_tech.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/peaceful_tech_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/peaceful_tech_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":49913,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/peaceful_tech_0.jpg?itok=NsaDYyMm"}},"57315":{"id":"57315","type":"image","title":"Michael Best","body":null,"created":"1449175664","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:47:44","changed":"1475894503","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:43","alt":"Michael Best","file":{"fid":"190577","name":"ttk70748.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ttk70748.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ttk70748.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":50295,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/ttk70748.jpg?itok=ppVENXXV"}}},"media_ids":["63781","57315"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/ict4peace.org\/updates\/peacebuilding-in-the-information-age-sifting-hype-from-reality","title":"Read full paper"}],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1188","name":"International Affairs"},{"id":"1093","name":"Mike Best"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERebecca Keane\u0026nbsp; 404-894-1720\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["rebecca.keane@iac.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}