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We Can Change The World

28 APRIL 2011 EDITION 1, NUMBER 3

Euro-Mediterranean E-Network for Humanitarian Action

The SHAPE 1
AFRICA (S1A)
association is
developing the
Euro-
Mediterranean
*E-Network for
Humanitarian
Action.

Strategic Communication for Humanitarian

Actions in the PACA Region of France
* “ The term ‘E-Network’ refers to the Online Communication Platform Dedicated
to the Advancement of Public Utility and Humanitarian Organizations in the PACA
Region.” William Samuel Ravatua-Smith, Ph.D at the I3M Research Lab., Toulon.
 + 3,000 HUMANITARIAN ASSOCIATIONS IN THE PACA REGION
CMC : A STRATEGIC APPROACH TO FUNDING HUMANITARIAN ACTIONS

With the use of Computer Mediated Communication (CMC) and the Internet,
“With the Internet, public utility and humanitarian
organizations in the Euro-
small Mediterranean (Euro-Med) and
PACA Regions are able to
humanitarian effectively pilot their campaigns
of communication with no out
associations in the of pocket costs.
When using Face-to-Face
PACA region are
communication to reach
massive audiences; a person or
able to effectively
organization is required to
manage organizational, logistic
pilot their
as well as food & beverage fees
that are required to satisfy the
campaign of
basic operational necessities for
the event.
communication for
CMC permits the use of strategic communication to massive networks of people
free.” representing 5 themes of public utility which are: “Access to employment
and economic development, Housing and living environment, Educational
success, Citizenship and prevention of delinquency and Health” (PACA
Region, 2010).

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D IGITAL N ATIVES V S . D IGITAL I MMIGRANTS
The term Digital Immigrant refers to people born before the 1980’s and who
have adapted to New Medias in their
environment during their lifetime.
“CMC permits the (Prensky, M. (2001).
use of strategic
The term Digital Native refers to people
who were born during and after the
communication to
1980’s and who have grown up with
*New Medias. Examples include
massive networks
children who read more on the Internet
than in books and who publish in
of people…”

Université du Sud Toulon-

Var,
UFR Ingémédia, Avenue de
l'Université BP 20132,
83957,
La Garde Cedex, France numeric environments as opposed to
handwriting.
Telephone
33 (0) 4 89 79 43 53
*NEW MEDIAS:
33 (0) 6 68 71 56 26 NUMERIC MEDIA CHARACTERIZED
Fax
33 (0) 4 94 14 29 10
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