SAARC Disaster Management Centre Pre-Conference Event Launch of the

Applied Geoscience & Technology Division (SOPAC) – SPC

SAARC Disaster Management Centre

Pre-Conference Event Launch of the

South Asia Disaster Knowledge Network

Using Knowledge and Innovation to Build a Culture of Safety & Resilience in South Asia

Conference Hall No. 5International Convention Centre, Geneva

Monday May 9, 2011

Pacific Disaster Net (PDN)


www.pacificdisaster.net•Hosts up-to-date and live information - in a range of formats and from different sources - alerts, documents, events, contacts, calendar, media, country page, forum, wiki … (‘One-stop-shop’ ?)

•Relating to Governance, Risk Assessment, Early Warning and Monitoring, Disaster Risk Management, Training and Tools

•Functionalities - Google maps / earth integration, CAP integration (Common Alert Protocol) with zoom & links, User can add information - documents, contact and calendar information

•Weekly updates about new documents

•Available online and offline (Local Edition) on DVDs - allowing a much wider outreach even into communities without Internet access

•Developed by SOPAC, IFRC, UNDP-PC, UNOCHA , supported by UNISDR, as initiative under the PDRMPN

•Launched 09/2008 – now 3 fulltime dedicated staff

•Largest DRM resource for the Pacific region

•Re-design planned to include bi-lingual UI, address lessons learnt – adjust volumes and technology issues, improve usability etc.


PDN - Future vision and strategies•User / target audience - clarified and focused•Ownership •Bottom Up Approach guided by Top Down Strategic Vision •Technology and its limitations - less than 2% of the Pacific population has access to broadband •System suitable on regional and national level as priority – global level complimentary•Competition – underlying, damaging •Avoid duplicating services – use technology to enable and facilitate sharing and exchange with other systems •Information 'sharing' and content collection / update is a challenge with multiple facets •Raise awareness and establish Information Management for DRM – with dedicated resources, skilled capacities•Data standards - common, practical, XML, ...•Terminology – practical•Communication / dissemination - mobile, engaging, enabling, ...

•Strategy - definition, existing, shared

Surveys, interviews, statistics etc. Towards acceptance and sustainability

Embrace culture and its context Enable and support ownership and leadershipElectricity is a challenge

Internet access reflects on internet literacy ...KM2.0 or Web2.0 is not yet everywhereFocus and support ...

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RSS, API, XML, ...Offline access - no virtual substitute yet

Limited visibility based on limited internet accessUploads challenged by bandwidthTime due to lack of resources / capacities Dedicated & skilled

Progress the ongoing discussionsEMDAT, DesInventar and other “Not a thesaurus”

Full / brief definitionCC terminology - complimentary but not same Handheld devices

Offer selection and different volumes (brief / full)

Not a policyUnderstand and encompass activitiesDefeat competition towards complementary systemsPacific with several solutions (Exposure DB, PHT, future CC Portal ...)Foster synergies and combination of resources Needs leadership and communication strategy Improved information with better services for users

Thank you

www.pacificdisaster.net

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