Johanna Figueira
| Connecting communities through technology in crisis situations
About
Johanna Figueira is a speaker focused on leveraging simple, effective technology to support communities facing crisis situations. Her work centers on how accessible tech solutions can create vital connections when traditional infrastructure and communication channels are disrupted or unavailable.
Figueira has presented at TED 2020, where she explored practical approaches to community connection during times of crisis. Her expertise lies in identifying low-barrier technological interventions that can be rapidly deployed to help people stay connected, share critical information, and coordinate support when it matters most.
She is affiliated with Duke University, where her work continues to examine the intersection of technology accessibility and crisis response.
What Johanna Talks About
Simple, effective tech solutions for connecting communities in crisis
Technology accessibility during emergency and disaster situations
Building resilient community communication systems
Low-barrier technological interventions for crisis response
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Simple, effective tech to connect communities in crisis
The world is more connected than ever, but some communities are still cut off from vital resources like electricity and health care. In this solution-oriented talk, activist Johanna Figueira discusses her work with Code for Venezuela -- a platform that gathers technologists to address Venezuela's needs for information and medical supplies -- and shares ideas for how it could be used as a model to help other communities in need.
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