BUILDING PEACE A F O R U M F O R P E A C E A N D S E C U R I T Y IN T H E 2 1S T C E N T U R Y www.buildingpeaceforum.com #PeaceTech HEADLINES EGYPTIAN REVOLUTION We use Facebook to schedule the protests, Twitter to coordinate and YouTube to tell the world. » Newsweek called it Egypt's "Facebook Revolt" » Fast Company argued "Massive Egyptian Protests Powered by YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Twitpic" – STATEMENT BY ACTIVISTS IN CAIRO DURING THE EGYPTIAN REVOLUTION A HOW-TO GUIDE Leveraging New Technology in Conflict-Prevention Efforts 2 3 EXAMINE ALL TOOLS Even if you crowdsource your hammer, not every problem is a nail. CONSIDER THE CONTEXT By making needs assessments and feasibility studies a standard practice. 4 5 6 DO NO HARM A conflict-sensitive approach remains vital from conception to completion of any initiative involving new technologies. Technology is only 10% of the equation while the rest is about humans using that technology. –CHRIS NEU, TECHCHANGE COO 7 USE TECHNOLOGY To help information flow horizontally more than vertically. ESTABLISH CONSENSUS Regarding ownership, use, and sharing of information. FOSTER PARTNERSHIPS For better results. woman with a laptop can be MORE POWERFUL than a man with a gun. BY SITTING BEHIND OUR COMPUTERS. We’re meeting up in the streets. And it’s not just happening in Rio and São Paulo. Small towns in the interior are protesting. We have a whole country protesting. BUILDING PEACE | March 2015 Throughout, and don’t reinvent the wheel. Sometimes a WE DON’T MAKE A DIFFERENCE – MARCELO TAS, BRAZILIAN JOURNALIST INTEGRATE LOCAL INPUT INTERNATIONAL PEACE INSTITUTE, 2013 1 – WORLD PULSE ACTIVIST ON THE CRISIS IN CRIMEA It’s become relatively commonplace to find corners of Africa that have good cell coverage but no electrical power. – ETHAN ZUCKERMAN, DIRECTOR, CENTER FOR CIVIC MEDIA, MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY