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The mobile phone as conflict prevention tool
The mobile phone has ceased to be just a telecommunication device to become a multimedia news-making tool that can be used as a video camera, sound recorder, Web browser and so on. As the majority of people own one - which makes it less intimidating - the mobile phone is indisputably the most efficient device for measuring the political and social temperature that, if not controlled in time, can escalate into conflict.
Conflicts are the culmination of long processes that can be traced back in time, and mobile reports can help in this tracing process. With the presence of four young Africans filing mobile reports in and about their local communities, the Voices of Africa Media Foundation wants to share during this workshop not only its experience in detecting the seed of conflict in Kenya, but also how that experience can serve as inspiration for other regions and contexts.
Hosted by Voices of Africa Media Foundation
Panelists:
Henri Aalders, Program Manager, Voices of Africa
Oliver Nyirubugara, Project Coordinator, Voices of Africa mobile reporting project
Pim de Wit, Managing Director, Voices of Africa Media Foundation
Wednesday, 3 June 2009, 4:30 p.m., Room "Minister"
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