Our presentation in the "New Initiatives on Promoting ICT-Based Citizens' Engagement" forum within the 2010 United Nations Public Service Day Summit in Barcelona, June, 2010.

1. REPORT, EXPLORE, ACT!

2. VicTEAMS is a non‐profit social startup
that creates, develops and invests on
technologies that help socie;es help themselves.
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3. TOTAL HOMICIDES VENEZUELA 1989‐2009
Surplus of bad news, scarcity of informa;on
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4. CRIME + INFO DEFICIT = IMPUNITY
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5. study phenomena
WHAT
evaluate exposure
HOW
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act preemp;vely
WHEN
minimize risk
WHERE
improve public
administra;on

6. Easy, safe and FREE! Web 2.0 Ci;zen Security tool

8. Repor;ng ques;onnaire based on interna;onal standards

9. Users have absolute control of their informa;on

10. Many filters to help you explore/make sense of the data

11. Reports are completely anonymous and confiden;al

12. You can become an ambassador and spread the word

13. Groups can be public or private to protect members

14. Vic;ms + Teams = VicTEAMS
REPORT, EXPLORE, ACT!
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15. 90% PEOPLE
10% TECHNOLOGY
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16. “COMMITTEE OF VICTIMS AGAINST IMPUNITY” ( LARA )
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17. Graffi; Alerts Passers‐by: “They kidnap here” (Caracas)

18. @NoViolenciaVe (now @VicTEAMS):
FIRST TWITTER ACCOUNT TO PROMOTE TWITTER AS A TOOL FOR CITIZEN SECURITY.

19. Missing link: Leverage technology to maximize social impact
Orinoquia Bridge, Orinoco River, Venezuela.

20. GOING FORWARD >>
SMS REPORTING // MORE SOCIAL FEATURES // INTERNATIONALIZATION
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21. VIOLENCE
= THREAT TO PUBLIC HEALTH
= THREAT TO MDGs
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22. Image source: hAp://www.thgholidays.co.uk/uploaded/1198861714.jpg
www.victeams.org // @VicTEAMS
Thank you! 