Decentralized Emergency Response Network (DERN)

A community-based, decentralized network utilizing satellite communication and open-source technology to provide critical information, resources, and support during crises. Bypasses failed state infrastructure to deliver aid directly to affected populations.

Future Scenarios that inspired this product idea

Increased surveillance and border control measures by Arab states, facilitated by Western technology and funding, become the norm to manage migration and perceived security threats.

Extrapolated from Tunisia’s revolution 14 years on: ‘The emperor has no clothes’ - Al Jazeera English