3. systemic problems
• Post-war violence and repression still present
• Violence against independent media and limited space for critical dissent
• Legacy of 30 years of war: Communal distrust, no reconciliation, no political
settlement, continued militarisation, national security mindset, repressive
government, on-going self-censorship, poor rule of law, unconstitutional
governance
5. The appropriate use of ICTs, in line with culture and
context, aids adoption, adaptation, buy-in and
sustainability.
6. ICT in peacebuilding needs to be self-effacing.
ICT must build social capital, and invest in societal frameworks that
empower local communities to grapple with conflict in non-violent
ways.
Technology itself should not be the cynosure, but what is achieved
through it.
7. As ICT4Peace develops, there is a need to develop more
effective cultures of collaboration based on mutually accepted
and independently verifiable virtual markers of trust.
The ability to conduct critical discussions in virtual spaces whilst
being assured of the confidentiality of shared content.
8. Inadequate vernacular content / UI design
Lack of Internet connectivity / infrastructure / bandwidth / latency
Lack of or transient human resources
A pervasive and incipient culture of secrecy, with the abysmal levels of
mutual trust
Intricacies of ethno-political conflict
16. helping CSOs and NGOs use social media
http://www.twitter.com/cpasl
17. helping CSOs and NGOs use blogging platforms
http://www.llrcarchive.org
18. helping rural communities leverage new media
http://ict4peace.wordpress.com/2009/07/29/from-community-radio-to-internet-radio-mobiles-and-narrow-
casting-new-models-for-enduring-needs
27. the future is anchored to and underpinned by
• Geo-location, geo-fencing and geo-referencing
• New media and Web 2.0 technologies, including social networking
• Mobiles, and especially smart(er) phones
• Broadband, especially wireless
• Interoperable ODR systems / data-portability initiatives
28. the enduring challenges will be
• New media savvy repressive governments
• Privacy controls, in the age of Facebook
• Contest between culture and context, actors and process, physical vs. virtual
• Engendering the political will to transform complex conflict
• The emphasis on the process, as opposed to the technology - people as
opposed to the platform
• Bearing witness during violence