View source for VOST: Crowdsourcing and Digital Volunteering in Emergency Response

{{Guideline
|Publishing Organisation=EENA a.s.b.l.
|Language=English
|Year Published=2017
|Target Audience=Civil Society, Policy Makers, Practitioners
|Status=Published
|Disaster Management Phase=After, Before, During
|Covers Thematic=VOST
|Audience Experience Level=Intermediate, Starter
|Source Website=https://eena.org/wp-content/uploads/VOST-Crowdsourcing-digital-volunteering.pdf
|Synopsis=*During emergencies and disasters, the challenge is to cope with either the lack of information or an information overload. 
*The social media world with its crowdsourcing approach has options to offer to overcome this issue, through the '''digital volunteers.''' 
*'''VOST''' and other groups can provide support
** in hoax and abusive behaviour detection
** in monitoring multiple channels
** in amplification of information, and 
** can perform specific missions and tasks requested by an agency or emergency response organisation (EROs), 
***including sometimes even taking over SM accounts in crisis situations.
* Building on the relationships and the agreements established with digital volunteers before the emergency can greatly benefit all parties during a crisis.
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