We’re excited that Australia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Hon Julie Bishop MP and Minister for International Development and the Pacific, Senator the Hon. Concetta Fierravanti-Wells have announced the winners of the Pacific Humanitarian Challenge. With so many creative and relevant entries the final selection was not an easy job! Here they are: Mobile SME … Read More
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Connecting Deeper With Innovators in Canberra
The ten first round winners of the Pacific Humanitarian Challenge met at the innovationXchange in Canberra, Australia this week. The $2 million Challenge, launched by Australia’s Foreign Minister Julie Bishop last year, is generating new, innovative ideas to enable better disaster response in the Pacific. The projects fall in three categories: communication and interpretation of … Read More
Updated: Watch our #RethinkingResponse Digital Event
Updated 3/30: Watch the event video below The Top 10 First Round Winners of the Pacific Humanitarian Challenge will be in Canberra, Australia March 29-30 getting coaching and support for the implementation of their projects in the Pacific Region. These First Round Winners have innovative projects that represent a new way to tackle disaster response … Read More
Announcing The Top 10 First Round Winners
Written by Australian Humanitarian Coordinator Jamie Isbister Over the weekend I travelled with Australia’s Foreign Minister to Fiji to assess the support that the Australian Government is providing to Fiji to recover from the devastation caused by Tropical Cyclone Winston. During the visit I was struck by the damage caused by the devastating storm, I … Read More
Challenge Accepted! What Comes Next?
The Pacific Humanitarian Challenge application has closed and we’re one step closer to #RethinkingResponse in more innovative and efficient ways! Since the challenge launched at the end of November, people around the world have engaged, including on Facebook, where posts garnered over 100,000 likes, including thousands throughout the Pacific region. Tweets tagged #RethinkingResponse reached over … Read More
How Robots Are #RethinkingResponse
The Pacific Humanitarian Challenge is seeking innovative ways to prepare and respond to natural disasters in the Pacific. As the February 7, 2016 application deadline approaches, Patrick Meier, author of Digital Humanitarians, and a leading thinker in humanitarian technology and innovation, shares his thoughts about innovation in this space. 1. Your book, Digital Humanitarians, looks … Read More
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