| Session Title |
ICT for Disaster Management with SAHANA as a case study |
| Chair |
De Silva,Ravindra and Wickramasekera, Sagarika |
| Objective |
Large scale disasters bring together a diversity of organizations and produce massive amounts of heterogeneous data that must be managed by maybe governments or a coordinating authority like Red Cross. The lack of effective ICT solutions can lead to improper coordination and chaos among these organizations, as they track victims' needs and respond. The result can be delayed or ineffective response, the potential wastage of pledged support, imbalances in aid distribution, and a lack of transparency. ICT solutions to manage disasters can potentially improve efficiency and effectiveness ultimately helping the needed much more.
SAHANA(www.sahana.lk) is a Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) application that aims to be a comprehensive solution for information management in relief operations, recovery and rehabilitation. This session will highlight the alignment between disaster management and ICT followed by a DEMO of SAHANA. The objective is to create an awareness on the need for ICT in disaster management with SAHANA as an example to illustrate what can and cannot be done with ICT.
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| Target Audience |
NGOs, Government authorities, Database/Messaging/GIS/Privacy/System Integration researchers.
Anyone working/supporting/interested in Disaster Management. |
| Expected No. of Participants |
50 |
| Agenda of Session |
1.Introduction to disaster management--10 minutes 
Speaker: Sagarika
2.Presentation on SAHANA Disaster management and its people registry implementation.--20 minutes
Speaker: Isuru
3.Demonstration on SAHANA--20 minutes
Speaker: Isuru
4.Q&A --10 minutes |
| Remarks (e.g. special arrangement) |
Room setup style: Classroom type |
|Last Updated 27 Aug 2007