Red Cross, Dell launch Digital Operations CenterMarch 8, 2012 - 18:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Red Cross and Dell have jointly launched a Digital Operations Center, the first social media-monitoring platform dedicated to humanitarian relief. The Digital Operations Center will equip the Red Cross to better share safety and preparedness tips during natural disasters, Mashable reports. The Red Cross hopes the new center will empower communities suffering during disasters to use social tools to seek help. “We think the Digital Operations Center could have a profound impact on how we both empower communities and respond to their needs in the wake of major disasters,” Wendy Harmon, Red Cross director of social strategy, told Mashable. The Digital Operations Center will help the Red Cross by providing additional information, aggregating public needs into trends and responding to individual’s requests in real time. Along with the center’s launch, the Red Cross will now accept digital volunteers to reply to social media calls for aid. Volunteers can reply to questions such as “Where’s the nearest emergency shelter?” or “Where is the nearest food supply?” during emergency periods. The organization is also in the process of launching a certification program for online volunteers. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |