Tech goes to the aid of Ukrainian refugees
Tech Life
BBC
4.3 • 227 Ratings
🗓️ 19 March 2022
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
This week's guests include Ina Burgstaller, who set up an online service for victims of the war needing medical treatment. One of the volunteer medics, Dr Lawrence Barnes also explains why he got involved. We hear about the lift-sharing scheme dubbed Uber for refugees, helping to get Ukrainians to safety. And a new trial to see if gaming can ease pain.
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| 0:41.3 | No. sounds. There's probably another podcast on there that you're absolutely love. Hello, this is TechTent from the BBC World Service. I'm Shona McCallum. And this week, |
| 0:48.2 | we're looking at how technology is being used to help the humanitarian crisis, which is engulfing |
| 0:53.5 | Ukraine and neighbouring countries. |
| 0:55.9 | Joining me is the BBC's technology correspondent Mark Chislaq. |
| 0:59.5 | Hello. |
| 1:00.4 | You've been investigating how crowdsourced transport has become a lifeline in this war. |
| 1:05.0 | It's a very risky journey. As you know, we are driving to the border and anything can happen. |
| 1:10.7 | We heard from Salam Aldeen there, an experienced aid worker who's currently helping out in Ukraine. |
| 1:16.7 | Also this week, the British government has set out its latest plans for keeping offensive and harmful material off the internet. |
| 1:24.7 | And we'll also hear how this... ...can relieve pain. |
| 1:37.8 | As the war in Ukraine rages on, so the humanitarian crisis there grows ever more acute. |
| 1:45.9 | We've seen so many pictures, haven't we, of families and children fleeing, |
| 1:50.1 | people packing up all their belongings just to stay safe. |
| 1:53.7 | And this week, the United Nations said the number of people |
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