Mobile applications and Internet of Services for the empowerment of displaced people and migrants

Ch. 1. P. 60–68.

Komarov M. M., Maltseva S. V.

Due to the technological development we faced problem of not implementing new technologies in order to help displaced people and refugees or sometimes we only introduce some basic services. It is necessary to remind about disasters which we unfortunately can’t predict and which usually completely change citizens’ life. People have to move from their neighborhood to other places (usually) to other countries where they do not know local cultural specification and traditions, local laws and they are not able to assimilate easily.

Technological development already introduced to us global networks – like Internet and GSM, and mobile technologies and devices – like cellphones, tablets and laptops.

The most common and popular solution is our cell phone. For the last 10 years manufacturers brought cell phones to the new level of development – with cell phone hardware and software called mobile applications which resulted to the fast growth of mobile devices and applications popularity. Mobile devices give us mobility and it is one of the key factors made them popular. 

Keywords: мигранты, мобильность, migrants, интернет-сервисы, беженцы, mobility, Internet services, refugee

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Human Rights on the Internet: Legal Frames and Technological Implications

Issue 2. , M.: Higher School of Economics Publishing House, 2013.