Emergency Response Navigation Satellite Communication How ICT can assist maritime search and rescue operations 18/10/2016 markhawkins Conflicts in the Middle East and Africa has led to a significant movement of people. Each week, thousands of people…
Innovation Girls in ICT day – 28th April 2016 28/04/2016 markhawkins Today is “Girls in ICT Day” ICT recruiters will be missing out on some great talent as long as they…
Emergency Response Energy Safety and security Great energy inventions 26/04/2016 markhawkins In the 1990’s Trevor Baylis a British inventor saw a TV program about the spread of AIDS in Africa. One…
Satellite Communication Is your organisation licensed to use radio and satcoms? 18/03/2016 markhawkins Imagine being in a large room of a few hundred people speaking at once. This could be a social gathering…
connectivity Satellite Communication Internet from Space: Behind the scenes 07/03/2016 markhawkins Each day, hundreds of NGOs and UN agencies access internet services which come from satellites in space. Generally these services…
Energy Beyond the Grid 29/02/2016 markhawkins One of the biggest challenges for NGOs who operate in remote places is keeping the lights on, especially in locations…
Emergency Response Safety and security Keeping up to date to stay safe. 06/02/2016 markhawkins NGOs work in some of the most unstable places on this planet. In some locations there are serious risks from…
Innovation Innovation – The best of 2015 06/01/2016 markhawkins Each year I am bombarded with new ideas from various inventors, some inventions are wacky, but are still looking for…
Satellite Communication Satellite Communications: The good and the ugly! 09/12/2015 markhawkins Over the past 15 years, there has been a massive expansion in the availability of mobile networks in developing countries.…
Navigation Exploring GIS and data collection. 02/12/2015 markhawkins “GIS” is a term used very frequently within the humanitarian sector and stands for Geographical Information System. For many, this…
