This project *really* needs everybody's help. It's a vision of using social networks to do something useful and good (SWU)
I saw a good opportunity at the FOAF expertfinder project to introduce the idea , but the potential of the application is huge,could be applied beyond FOAF - the principle is VERY SIMPLE and virtually costless (SWV)
It's about creating social networks of people who are willing to chain up together and contribute expertise and/or resources during a crisis, or also to complement ongoing poverty programmes. (SWW)
There's obviously work to be done, but nothing too difficult, just work out the trust bit, maybe can be overcome with a trusted third party reference from both sides (SX1)
about the paper here http://lsdis.cs.uga.edu/~aleman/efw2007/items/maio.php and pdf http://lsdis.cs.uga.edu/~aleman/efw2007/maio__efw2007.pdf (SWX)
And see the presentation http://www.slideshare.net/PaolaDIM/foaf-expertfinder-epr-poster-session/ (SWY)
There is also a video somewhere but it's the wrong take, will upload the right take and link it here (SWZ)
Look forward to be working together on this (SX0)