I Think You're On Mute

Anticipatory technology
You've likely heard the buzz around artificial intelligence, or AI, and machine learning, but how exactly are these technologies shaping the future of disaster preparedness and response?

In this episode of I Think You’re On Mute, your host Beth Eggleston explores the innovative technology being tested and employed to enable efficient and effective anticipatory action with guests Sandra Uwantege Hart and Vlad Cozma.

Podcast host and guests:

Host: Beth Eggleston
Director, Humanitarian Advisory Group

Guests:
Vlad Cozma
CashCap Regional Expert for Asia & Pacific at NORCAP – a part of the Norwegian Refugee Council

Sandra Uwantege Hart
Specialist in community inclusion and adoption of blockchain and DeFi applications in emerging markets.

This episode features the following audio:
WFP| Innovation Bites: Understanding Blockchain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taxjH2wxO1Y


Podcast research and links:
Anticipatory action and cash transfers for rapid-onset hazards: Practitioners’ note for field testing - https://reliefweb.int/report/world/anticipatory-action-and-cash-transfers-rapid-onset-hazards-practitioners-note-field-testing
On the Front Foot: Envisioning a Model for Anticipatory Action in the Pacific - https://humanitarianadvisorygroup.org/insight/on-the-front-foot-envisioning-a-model-for-anticipatory-action-in-the-pacific/


Full transcript: https://humanitarianadvisorygroup.org/podcast-i-think-youre-on-mute-anticipatory-technology/