Information and communication technology

Abstract

In summary, ICTcan assist collective planning and decision making by providing a standardized means to systemically gather, organize, and present data from a variety of sources. Today, hazard data is readily available across all types of ICT networks and user devices to enable millions of people to share data and information concurrently and to collaborate and problem solve in ways not previously possible. The derived information can be communicated to planners, managers, responders, and other stakeholders to enhance and improve their understanding of extreme hazard events and to trigger appropriate mitigation, warning, response, and recovery actions. Newer social media versions enable emergency responders and support agencies to assess continuously social impacts of extreme hazard events and observe self-organized community responses. However, to be effective, countries need to continuously foster and support the development of human, institution, and community capacities to use and integrate ICT applications.