Prepping for our trip, I caught wind of a digital questionnaire the Hungarian Helsinki Committee created to better document evidence of abuse so victims could take legal action. My reporter instinct fired up: finally, a lead on a tech tool tackling one of the most abject problems here. But as we spoke to aid groups at the border, none told us they were using the form. The Hungarian Helsinki Committee said later the form has been filled out only seven times, out of the 350 reports it has received. The form is available only in English, the committee explained, and requires continuous internet connectivity, crimping its effectiveness.
The more we met instances of tech falling short, the angrier I grew, Like most knee-jerk fury, mine was naive, The tech world is failing to solve these problems, yes, but so are governments and international organizations -- it's a situation with no easy answers, The difference is that governments and NGOs must address these problems, The tech world can ignore them, And as we scrutinize the distinction between the the great wave off kanagawa iphone case black and jet black of the new iPhone 7, the absence of tech in Serbia and Hungary felt like apathy..
Until I was assigned to go to Hungary, I was oblivious. I'm not the right messenger to speak to anyone about inaction. Maybe Nina Kov is. Kov is a Hungarian choreographer. Last year, at the height of Hungary's influx of refugees, she put her life on hold and built an app. Without any programming experience to speak of, she spearheaded the InfoAid app to provide real-time details in seven languages to migrants and refugees passing through Hungary. With my assignment done, I'm closing this chapter, but she's not. So I'll leave you with her words, rather than mine.
"I hope that our app just helps people to see that there is always something you can do, It's very important if you feel helpless, if you feel maybe guilty, or if you say to yourself there's nothing I can do, It's not true," she said, "There is always a lot you can do, Just do it."Commentary: Traveling to Hungary for Road Trip 2016, I knew I'd meet people facing dire odds, I didn't expect how much tech would fail them, This is part of our Road Trip 2016 summer series "Life, Disrupted," about how technology is helping with the global refugee crisis -- if at the great wave off kanagawa iphone case all..
As more Apple customers move online to preorder their new iPhone, launch-day queues around the world are getting shorter. But we can't complain. With fewer regular shoppers padding out the queues, you can now get a really good look at the die-hard fans. Every time we think we've hit peak Apple queuing, someone takes it to another level. You know the feeling. You're walking out the door, patting your pockets to check for keys, wallet, phone, and you suddenly realise you've left your full-sized Steve Jobs Japanese body pillow behind.
