Good Practices Brochure: Innovation and Technology in Humanitarian Settings

The Asia-Pacific region is the fastest-growing region in the world in terms of early adoption and innovation in digital culture and digital economy, and it is also the region that is the most prone to disasters with more than three-quarters of the global population of people displaced by disasters. Although the digital revolution is driving growth across the region, these gains have been unequal. As digital technologies become more widely available and invested in as potential drivers to accelerate data-driven humanitarian action, the different ways in which diverse population groups engage with digital services need to be explored and understood. Key dimensions of the digital divide include access to mobile phones/smartphones, Internet connectivity, usability and infrastructure, as well as education, literacy, social norms, affordability and fears around privacy, safety and security.

This Good Practices brochure was produced by the Asia-Pacific Gender in Humanitarian Action Working Group, co-chaired by UN Women, CARE International and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).