DocumentCode :
1266350
Title :
The Role of Information and Communication in the Context of Humanitarian Service
Author :
Haselkorn, Mark ; Walton, Rebecca
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Human Centered Design & Eng., Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Volume :
52
Issue :
4
fYear :
2009
Firstpage :
325
Lastpage :
328
Abstract :
Information and communication are playing an increasingly important and more sophisticated role in humanitarian-service activities involving logistics, organizational learning, health-care delivery systems, assessment, and education. This role is impacted by important trends and environments within which the humanitarian sector operates. These include a shift of focus from providing direct aid to capacity building, empowerment, and assessment; a shift in project focus from technical solutions to broader sociotechnical strategies; and increased emphasis on demonstrating effectiveness, improving efficiency, and collaborating with other organizations. Five articles in this issue address these areas, including two pieces on developing information and communication tools to support the work of humanitarian organizations, two pieces on preparing students to work in the humanitarian environment, and one on organizational culture and the challenge of enhancing organizational learning in the humanitarian sector.
Keywords :
knowledge management; nonprofit organisations; organisational aspects; public administration; capacity assessment; capacity building; capacity empowerment; education; health-care delivery system; humanitarian service; information and communication tool; logistics; organizational culture; organizational learning; sociotechnical strategy; Availability; Biomedical engineering; Collaborative work; Communications technology; Conferences; Context; Context-aware services; Logistics; Online Communities/Technical Collaboration; Professional communication; Engineering education; humanitarian; information and communication technology (ICT); nongovernmental organization (NGO); nonprofit; organizational culture; professional communication;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Professional Communication, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0361-1434
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/TPC.2009.2032379
Filename :
5313653
Link To Document :
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