SIRS - Safety information for humanitarian operations

SIRS adds interactive map of NGO safety incidents

bob schmitt — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 18:01:55 -0700

Click on graphic to go to interactive map.

The SIRS website has recently added a feature to the SIRS website that enables users who have registered an account to post NGO safety incident reports, and view posted reports on a map of the world. This functionality was developed to provide an illustration of some of the information gathering and dissemination techniques promoted by SIRS. This application can be customized to address the specific needs of SIRS clients, or, it can be extended using other GIS/situational-awareness platforms.

2005 ITCM Conference Report

bob schmitt — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 13:08:03 -0600

The conference report of the 2005 CMI/USIP conference recommending the establishment and launch of the Safety Information and Reporting Service is now available. The full report is in .pdf format, and an executive summary is provided in the full story.

People Finder Interchange Format Data Standards Discussion

bob schmitt — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 22:06:41 -0600

The People Finder Interchange Format (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PFIF) developed to aggregate information about people displaced by Hurricane Katrina, is in the process of being revised by a working group convened at the meeting that launched SIRS in Ste. Paul de Vence.

NGO Security Blog

bob schmitt — Fri, 12 May 2006 16:14:50 -0600

A webblog on NGO security issues started in December 2005. It is unclear who the owners of the blog are, but they cover issues of interest that appear both in the popular press and less well-known forums. The URL of the blog is: http://ngosecurity.blogspot.com

EU security research should emphasize ICTs

bob schmitt — Fri, 12 May 2006 08:12:58 -0600

In an article on http://www.epp-edu.eu, Karl Von Wogau, member of the European Parliament and host of the European Security roundtable argues in an article posted on the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) that the EU should triple its financial support for security research, especially in the areas of telecommunications and information technologies.