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Erik Hersman over crisisverslaggeving via sms

Filmed Feb 2009 • Posted Apr 2009TED2009
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Tijdens TEDU 2009, presenteerde Erik Hersman het opmerkelijke verhaal van Ushahidi, een GoogeMap mashup, die het Kenianen mogelijk maakte om via sms gewelddadigheden tijdens de verkiezingen van 2008 te verslaan en te volgen. Dit evolueerde verder om zo levens te blijven redden in andere landen.

Erik Hersman nurtures the creativity springing from the African tech community, and helps spread its innovations throughout the world. Full bio »

Translated into Dutch by Sebastiaan Willemsen
Reviewed by Rudolf Penninkhof
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