Humanitarian Tech Unveiled: From Principles to Corporate Capture

Humanitarian aid has undergone significant transformations in recent years, driven in part by the increasing integration of technology and the growing influence of private partners. Such a development not just changes who the actors are also, the mindset and response these actors bring for such an important ecosystem. We sit with Giulio Coppi to understand the principles of humanitarian aid, how digital technologies have been employed and the increasing influence of private players.

⁠Giulio Coppi⁠ is a senior humanitarian officer at Access Now. Access Now is an organization that defends and extends the digital rights of people and communities at risk. Giulio has been an advocate for open and fair humanitarian technologies and is currently involved in a landscape mapping project to observe the emerging patterns increased private actors in the space.

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You can now find the report by Giulio Coppi titled “Mapping Humanitarian Tech: exposing protection gaps in digital transformation programmes.“ The report examines the partnerships between humanitarian actors and private corporations to show how these often-opaque partnerships impact the digital rights of the affected communities, and to offer recommendations for keeping people safe (description borrowed from accessnow.org’s page): https://www.accessnow.org/mapping-humanitarian-tech