connectivity Emergency Response Satellite Communication Direct to satellite to mobile telecoms 31/03/2024 markhawkins A few years ago, I wrote an article about new project from AST Space Mobile which uses satellites to provide…
Emergency Response Satellite Communication How does ICT support disaster response? 16/10/2017 markhawkins Across the aid sector, the opinion is divided about the sort of role ICT can play in disaster response. In…
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…
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…
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…
Emergency Response Services to affected communities Digital aid for refugees 22/11/2015 markhawkins For many years, IT and telecoms have had a very important role to play in most humanitarian responses. The main…
Emergency Response Radio VHF Radio UN rolls out digital radio – Do NGOs need to throw away existing radios? 12/11/2015 markhawkins Short range VHF radio communications is changing for the better. For many years many UN agencies and NGOs have used…
