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Guy Lamb Safety and Violence Initiative University of Cape Town

Getting ‘real’ about virtual peace- building Information communication technology and the reintegration of ex-combatants. Guy Lamb Safety and Violence Initiative University of Cape Town.

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Guy Lamb Safety and Violence Initiative University of Cape Town

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  1. Getting ‘real’ about virtual peace-buildingInformation communication technology and the reintegration of ex-combatants Guy Lamb Safety and Violence Initiative University of Cape Town

  2. If mobile phones (ICT) & Facebook can used to mobilise for revolution, can they be used to foster peace?

  3. Dramatic growth in mobile phone access

  4. Massive expansion in global social media usage (millions of users)

  5. Facebook for Every Phone: Broadening access to social media

  6. Is there any relevance of ICT & social media for the reintegration of ex-combatants? • Ex-combatants are a key component of the peace equation in post-conflict societies • Greatest challenges facing ex-combatants are income generation & social reintegration into a non-military society • International organizations havedevoted billions of dollars to various programmes in Africa since the 1970s • Yielded modest results • Opportunities for different types of programming?

  7. About the research • Commissioned by the TDRP, World Bank (2012/13) • Researchers: Guy Lamb, Orly Stern, Gregory Mthembu-Salter and Marina Reyskens • Qualitative case study: In-country research: Republic of Congo, South Sudan and Uganda; data analysis of 11 other African countries with DDR programmes (existing & emerging) • Assessment of the use of ICT in related sectors: early warning; humanitarian/disaster relief; post-conflict reconstruction

  8. Possible ICT & social media tools for the reintegration of ex-combatants in Africa

  9. Interactive real-time mapping

  10. Use of Ushahidi in crisis response

  11. Geospatial analysis and the monitoring (e.g. Eyes on Darfur)

  12. Text message reporting & querying

  13. Social media campaigning: From ‘clicktivism’ to change

  14. ICT resource centres

  15. Family reunification resources

  16. Mobile money

  17. Current & emerging DDR programmes in Africa: ICT reality

  18. Social media use in African DDR countries

  19. Beyond the ICT hype and ‘culture’ of ICT use • Significant national variations in ICT culture • Phones used predominantly for voice • Mobile phone network have limited capacity for data transfer (including Internet access) • Data costs are exceedingly expensive • Suspicion of newer forms of ICT & paranoia • High levels of illiteracy • Electricity to charge phones? • Social media mainly applicable the digitally savvy (external diaspora) • NB: Traditional DDR programming approaches still have value

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