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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 ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'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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