If you didn't drop it, don't pick it up.
What type of skills do you need in order to contribute to a peacekeeping mission?People at Zdnet.co.uk have been invited to a UN Information and communication task force survival training exercise in Pisa.
Quoting:
IT is integral to any relief project as, without the two-way radios, portable satellite terminals, and GPS receivers the technical specialists set-up, it is almost impossible for the rest of the aid agency personnel to communicate with each other and the people they are there to help.
The article gives some detail on the course and some interesting links of foundations that provide funds and human resources to intervention in areas of crisis.
The training exercise took place in a military base, home to the Italian Airborn Brigade 'Folgore'
Labels: Life is a serious business, Technology
posted by Galilei @ 8:52 pm
