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World Service,4 mins
'People Want to Help' - Digital Volunteers Around the World Scour Nepal Data
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As search teams scour the rubble in Nepal, a global digital humanitarian effort has swung into action. We hear about crowdsourcing efforts online to map the disaster, and find survivors. The 麻豆社's Susannah Streeter speaks to Patrick Meier, director of social innovation at the Qatar Computing Research Institute. He's also the author of a new book: Digital Humanitarians. Picture Credit: AP
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