Written by Jayson Richardson on Monday, October 29, 2007 at 20:15
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While doing research with Dr. Edward Brantmeier, I ran across this interesting information from Cole and Crawford (2007) in an article called “Building peace through information and communication technologies.” The table below details some of the authors’ main points.
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Ways of Promoting Peace and Reconciliation through ICTs
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Examples of ICTs
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Provide information
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- Internet connectivity
- Mobile phones and personal data assistants (PDAs)
- Geographic information systems (GIS
- Satellite imagery
- Listservs and forums
- Radio
- Chat
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Help people process information
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- Websites and portals
- Data visualization tools
- Online dispute resolution tools
- Virtual command centers
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Improve decision making
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- Games and simulations
- Online dispute resolution tools
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Reduce scarcity
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- Mobile phones
- Handheld portable devices
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Support relationships
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- Social networking tools
- Online collaboration tools
- Mobile phones
- Virtual reality
- Telecentres
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Help people understand each other
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- Translation software
- Blogs
- Social networking tools
- Multimedia
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AMA citation:
Richardson J. ICTs for Peace and Reconciliation. Education Futures. 2007. Available at: http://www.educationfutures.com/2007/10/29/icts-for-peace-and-reconciliation/. Accessed May 17, 2008.
APA citation:
Richardson, Jayson. (2007). ICTs for Peace and Reconciliation. Retrieved May 17, 2008, from Education Futures Web site: http://www.educationfutures.com/2007/10/29/icts-for-peace-and-reconciliation/
Chicago citation:
Richardson, Jayson. 2007. ICTs for Peace and Reconciliation. Education Futures. http://www.educationfutures.com/2007/10/29/icts-for-peace-and-reconciliation/ (accessed May 17, 2008).
Harvard citation:
Richardson, J 2007, ICTs for Peace and Reconciliation, Education Futures. Retrieved May 17, 2008, from <http://www.educationfutures.com/2007/10/29/icts-for-peace-and-reconciliation/>
MLA citation:
Richardson, Jayson. "ICTs for Peace and Reconciliation." 29 Oct. 2007. Education Futures. Accessed 17 May. 2008. <http://www.educationfutures.com/2007/10/29/icts-for-peace-and-reconciliation/>