Poll: Mobile phones top the list of tech speeding up aid operations in 2019


A young boy looks at his mobile phone at a makeshift camp next to the camp of Moria on the Greek island of Lesbos. Humanitarian groups said new tech had helped them respond to disasters quicker in 2019, assess needs more accurately, reach far-flung communities and mitigate potential risks. — AFP

LONDON: Mobile technology had the biggest benefit of all technology on aid operations in 2019, according to an exclusive poll by the Thomson Reuters Foundation on Dec 18, with drones and satellites also helping to speed up help to people in need.

From drones delivering children's vaccines in Vanuatu to satellite early warning systems in Africa's drought-ravaged Sahel, technology is revolutionising aid operations.

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