InSTEDD (Video Produced by BBiTV Media Productions)

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Effective collaboration requires that responders establish a reliable flow of timely, accurate and complete information. Yet the information technologies required often fail in the difficult environments where humanitarian organizations work. We'd probably all agree that today's public health and relief workers ought to have access to the best possible information whenever they need it, including satellite imagery, sensor data, media reports and all the rich resources of the World Wide Web.


They should have powerful software and services to help them make the right decisions. They should be able to communicate reliably with headquarters, community leaders and one another at any moment. Yet, for all its promise, technology like this still has not reached millions who need it, or sometimes even the few who require it and - worse - it tends to fail at the moment when it is needed most.

At InSTEDD, we work with governments, universities, corporations, international health organizations, humanitarian NGOs and local communities around the world. Together we work to identify requirements for enhanced information flow, better cross-sector collaboration and more effective collective action. Where solutions already exist, we integrate them. If another technology can be adapted to meet the needs, we re-purpose it. If a genuine gap is found, where no solution exists and no market pressures are driving the necessary innovation, we build it ourselves. Then we give it away, free and open source, and we test, train and deploy it within the areas of the world that seem most in need. From there, we stand back and watch carefully to ensure we've aimed correctly.

Video Produced by BBiTV Media Productions (Michael L. Gentlesk, II and Ashley Ouderkirk) for InSTEDD. Copyright 2009. All Rights Reserved.

"Angels Come I See The Light (Radio Edit)" Performed and Produced by Ashley O (A. Ouderkirk) Used by permission. Copyright 2007-08. All Rights Reserved.

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