Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Technology playing a key role in Haiti relief

Technology playing a key role in Haiti relief: "Online maps, mobile phone donations, wikis and a slew of websites are being deployed as telecoms firms, technology giants and startups set aside their rivalries and put the latest tools to work to help earthquake-ravaged Haiti.

'Technology is playing a key role in mobilising support for the victims of the Haiti earthquake and also in coordinating relief efforts,' said Akhtar Badshah, Microsoft's senior director of global community affairs."

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