ICT for Disaster Response Course

Event: ICT for Disaster Response Course

Venue: Indepth Research Services, Nairobi, Kenya.

Event Date: 30th -03rd, November, 2017.

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INTRODUCTION

This five (5) days training course explores how new information-, communication- and mapping technologies can be practically used to respond to disasters, augment situational awareness, improve relief coordination and much more.

The digital revolution is changing disaster response. From the earthquake in Haiti to Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, the Ebola outbreak in West Africa and the recent earthquake in Nepal, a range of new tools can help national and international organizations respond faster and more effectively.

Some of these tools can help you complete your work faster and fewer mistakes some enable you to summon remote support on the fly in the middle of a disaster. Yet other tools help you make sense of the vast amount of information that is available and that can threaten to overwhelm you.

This course looks at a variety of real world examples from organizations working in the field and analyzes some of the key challenges related to access, implementation, scale, and verification that these new technologies can present. The course is designed to assist professionals in developing concrete strategies and technological skills to work amid this rapidly evolving landscape.

DURATION

5 days.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

After the course, participants will be able to:

• Critically analyze both the opportunities and the pitfalls that emerge when working with technology to respond to crises
• Connect relevant development and humanitarian approaches to the technological strategies and tools discussed in the course
• Manage specific software platforms and utilize various technological tools for responding to and managing crises
• Design dynamic and effective strategies for using technology platforms and tools to respond to challenges in the field
• Develop confidence and critical self-awareness in working with social media, maps, and mobile technologies
• Participants will have access to all course content for at least 4 months after course completion so the material can be completed and revisited later.

TOPICS TO BE COVERED

• Introduction & Social Media for Crisis Response
• Mapping the Crisis - New Techniques for Disaster Response and Preparedness
• Mobile Response: How Mobile Technology is Changing Disaster Response
• Looking Ahead: Where New Technologies are Taking Us
• What Roles can Drones play in Humanitarian Emergencies
• Using the Web for De-Centralized Disaster Response
• The Responsibility to Protect Data - How NGOs can Protect Sensitive Information

Tailor-Made Training

This training can also be customized for your institution upon request to a minimum of 4 participants. You can have it delivered in our training centre or at a convenient location.

How to participate

• Tailors make your course.
• Register individual.
• Register as a group.
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