Basra is just one of the places where the Washington, D.C.-based, government-funded United States Institute of Peace is hosting workshops, called PeaceTech Exchanges, through its PeaceTech Lab. The exchanges are intended to connect community peace builders in conflict zones -- activists, civic leaders and even government officials -- with accessible tech platforms and like-minded partners who can help them transform their ideas into reality.
Read MoreIn January, USAID’s Office of Transition Initiatives supported the United States Institute of Peace, Myanmar ICT for Development Organization (MIDO) and Phandeeyar, a Burmese technology innovation lab, to host the country’s first, three-day PeaceTech Exchange in the country’s commercial capital, Rangoon.
Read MoreMyanmar continues to experience intermittent violence and power struggles that threaten its progress toward sustainable peace, even as the country has made progress in its democratic transition. To help address the tensions, the U.S. Institute of Peace recently linked technologists with civic activists to bolster efforts aimed at countering the kind of dangerous speech fueling the flames of inter-religious conflict.
Read MoreIn about 15 minutes I realized I had nothing to offer and I was going to have to completely rethink my game strategy. I had been travelling for 23 hours and arrived to a humid, bustling and traffic-clogged Yangon.
Read MoreCivil society organisations, technologists and others came together last week in Yangon to find ways to answer hate speech and dangerous speech with technology.
Read MoreA video (in Burmese) on PeaceTech Lab's PeaceTech Exchange Myanmar in January 2015.
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