After the first workshop in Geneva, we have been very busy documenting the results and preparing for the second workshop with FPU. The workshop will be kindly hosted by TU Delft in the coming week. Today we just finished drafting all the PI platform (PIP) features discussed during the Geneva workshop. It will be sent to FPU as reading materials in preparation for the Delft workshop. Read More ...
In a short time we will be on our way to Geneva to run our first requirements elicitation workshop with representatives of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC). Read More ...
End of July I went to Geneva and presented PI to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in a meeting organized by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC). I also managed to pitch PI to the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) thanks to on the spot contacts who set up a last minute meeting. Read More ...
We are proud to announce that Amnesty International has signed a letter of intent, pledging among other things to host a development workshop in London in Q4 2014 to elicit their needs and requirements to develop and run PI; share with us their crowd-sourcing expertise; help test first prototypes; identify possible pilots and assist running them; and once PI reaches operational maturity and conforms to Amnesty’s needs and requirements to make use of it in pursuit of their mandate. Read More ...
We’ve started!
With the assistance of our Reference and Advisory Board we established our first contacts with international organizations headquartered in Geneva and have a first series of meetings lined up for the end of July to present them with the concepts and ideas underpinning PI and discuss possible cooperation in developing PI with their needs and requirements at heart. We’ll share the results of these meetings in a subsequent post. Read More ...