In some sense, preparedness and (economic) development overlap aren't mutually exclusive. Building social and organizational resilience through the activities of HOT contributes to both.
-- SEJ -- twitter: @geomantic -- skype: sejohnson8 "Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen." -- Einstein On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 04:28, Sam Larsen <[email protected]> wrote: > +1 for long term development mapping assistance from me also. > One thing to note is that if we include that in our mandate, and we have > another huge earthquake like Haiti, > > we have to maintain a presence in the non-disaster work and make sure we > don't abandon them altogether. > I'd like to think we would do that anyway, but maybe with a slightly > depleted presence. > > > Sam Larsen > > > > > > > >________________________________ > >From: Kate Chapman <[email protected]> > >To: maning sambale <[email protected]> > >Cc: hot <[email protected]> > >Sent: Monday, 26 September 2011, 4:38 > >Subject: Re: [HOT] HOT's Mission > > > >Hi Maning, > > > >Totally agree, I would hope we would be supporting local groups rather > >than competing with them! That is what we are moving towards in > >Haiti, the difference being that a local group didn't previously > >exist. > > > >And if local groups do need help with advocacy such as yours, let us know. > > > >Best, > > > >Kate > > > >On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 10:07 AM, maning sambale > ><[email protected]> wrote: > >> I am very happy to know that HOT is looking at the more strategic and > >> long term objectives of the group. This is a great affirmation of > >> what an "adhoc" group can achieve and contribute to in the long term. > >> > >> Some of my personal thoughts below: > >> > >> The Haiti and Indonesian experience provides a wealth of insights on > >> how HOT should engage with humanitarian work and international > >> economic development. > >> I do believe that HOT should enable local capacity and should not in > >> any way "compete" with local initiatives. For example, there maybe > >> local efforts to using OSM data in humanitarian work and local > >> development. HOT should in a way support them rather than creating > >> new projects towards a similar goal. > >> > >> In my country, there are numerous efforts on participatory GIS > >> (although not necessarily OSM) within various organizations, perhaps > >> HOT can work with these existing orgs? > >> > >> One great strength of HOT is the visibility of its efforts in major > >> international aid groups (such as the UN), perhaps HOT can support > >> local initiatives to link with these international groups? > >> > >> HOT can also focus on a wide range of advocacy areas that can assist > >> local groups in enhancing the map. For example, imagery availability > >> during activation (I know some of the board are working on already). > >> > >> Just some ideas you might consider. > >> > >> > >> On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 3:01 AM, Lisa Sweeney <[email protected]> > wrote: > >>> I agree with what Aaron stated and in my opinion education could be > >>> considered a part of economic development. > >>> > >>> -Lisa > >>> On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 11:58 AM, Aaron Huslage <[email protected]> > wrote: > >>>> > >>>> It stands to reason that Development work improves our ability to > function > >>>> long-term by allowing us to create the infrastructure we need. We can > >>>> operate more efficiently and broaden our talent pool, adding to our > >>>> capacity. > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> HOT mailing list > >>> [email protected] > >>> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> cheers, > >> maning > >> ------------------------------------------------------ > >> "Freedom is still the most radical idea of all" -N.Branden > >> wiki: http://esambale.wikispaces.com/ > >> blog: http://epsg4253.wordpress.com/ > >> ------------------------------------------------------ > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> HOT mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot > >> > > > >_______________________________________________ > >HOT mailing list > >[email protected] > >http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > HOT mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot >
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