The , "Disaster Relief 2.0: The Future of Information Sharing in Humanitarian Emergencies", analyses how the humanitarian community, and the volunteer and technical communities worked together in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti.

The report, supported by both the UN Foundation and the Vodafone Foundation, recommends ways to improve coordination between them in future emergencies.

"The challenge is to improve coordination between the structured humanitarian system and the relatively loosely organised volunteer and technical communities," said Valerie Amos, UN under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator

Amos said, "Without direct collaboration with humanitarian organisations, volunteer and technical communities run the risk of mapping needs without being able to make sure that these needs can be met."

The report is based on interviews with more than 40 technology and humanitarian experts, many of whom responded to the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti. It identifies best practice and lessons learned from the Haiti operation.