Digital Tukul
UNHCR Blog on Digital Inclusion
Where refugee women learn coding
Inspiring story about Syrian civil engineer Anan Jakich, refugee in Germany, who has joined a community of women newcomers rebuilding their lives through a shared love of technology.
Identity in Healthcare – A key Enabler to Integrated Care
Oudom Bresson, Chair of the Secure Identity Alliance ID4All Workgroup, introduces ‘Identity in Healthcare’, a publication that brings much-needed clarity and key recommendations to the ID challenge facing the health sector.
ID2020 accepting project proposals for digital identity pilots
If you or your organisation have an high-quality digital identity project, you can now submit your proposal to ID2020.
Empowering refugees and internally displaced persons through digital identity
This World Refugee Day, Nicholas Oakeshott (UNHCR), Jonathan Marskell (World Bank), Emily Weedon Chapman (World Bank), and Marie Benihirwe (UNHCR) reflect on the promising opportunities that a digital identity would offer to refugees.
Open for business: UNHCR brings connectivity to Monga
Bats, two-hour motorcycle rides, and river-crossings by pirogue – when it comes to getting remote field offices connected in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, UNHCR’s Information and Communications Technology (ICT) team take it all in their stride.
PRIMES Real Time Data – Uganda Update
The Government of Uganda and UNHCR undertook a complete countrywide biometric refugee verification exercise.
Blockchain Beyond the Hype
The World Economic Forum (WEF) recently published in its “White Paper” series, a “common sense and practical framework” designed to assist in understanding whether blockchain is an appropriate and helpful tool for business needs.
New standards for the digital world?
A study by the University of Zurich (Switzerland) suggests that IT development should not only based on a “business case” but also on an “ethics case”. Research Group Leader Markus Christen explained this concept to the Swiss online magazin “Computerworld”.
Data protection is part and parcel of refugee protection
At a time when new data protection rules come into force in Europe, Alexander Beck, UNHCR Senior Data Protection Officer, answers question on privacy rights and data protection for refugees.
The desert where you call the ambulance by WhatsApp
Internet connectivity can make a huge difference to relief activities and the lives of refugees. For the men, women and children of Sayam Forage camp in Niger, who fled Boko Haram’s violence in Nigeria, the camp is now an oasis of hope surrounded by harsh, unforgiving desert.
Internet connectivity and mobile phones good for refugee businesses
Read Esperanza’s story to learn more on how a good internet connectivity and wide spread use of mobile phones in Kakuma refugee camp (Kenya) have opened up business opportunities for refugees.
re:publica 2018 – (Digital) Identity: The Haves and Have-Nots
Discussion on identity and digital inclusion with Karl Steinacker, Team Leader for Digital Identity with UNHCR and Valerie Khan, Independent Advisor on Digital Identity, that took place on 4 May 2018 at the #rp18 conference in Berlin.
Blockchain for Refugees: Great Hopes, Deep Concerns
Article published on the website of Bosphorus Migration Studies, which is an independent “think-together tank” based in Turkey.
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In an increasingly interconnected world we want to reflect, argue, inform, innovate, and take action: Nobody should be left behind
This blog explores the opportunities the digital age brings to improve the protection and welfare of the people we care for: asylum seekers, refugees, IDPs, stateless and all other forcibly displaced men, women and children
Whilst much of the world’s population benefits from access to digital services and content – many of the most vulnerable do not. They have limited access to the devices and connectivity that many of us take for granted. Digital transformation of the humanitarian system will generate data for effective planning and enable better, identity management. Inclusion into the digital world can provide enhanced access to education, training and livelihoods.