13th meeting of the regional interagency working group on ict, 20 november 2009, bangkok, thailand...

13th Meeting of the Regional Interagency Working Group on ICT, 20 November 2009, Bangkok, Thailand

13th Meeting of the Regional Interagency Working Group

on Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) 20 November 2009

Interagency cooperation proposal

Collaborative building disaster risk management communication capacities

in Asia and the Pacific

Information and Communications Technology and Disaster Risk Reduction Division (IDD)

ESCAP


Disaster communication function needs• Prior to disaster

– Disseminating early warning• Siren/loudspeaker; Data network; Voice/short message

broadcast; TV/radio broadcast • Private network; Cellular and satellite mobile; Fixed

Phone/Fax; Internet; Amateur radio

• Approaching of major disasters – Evacuation guidance

• Siren/loudspeaker; Voice/short message broadcast; TV/radio broadcast

• Fixed, cellular & satellite phones; Private network; Amateur radio


Function needs• Within first 3 hours

– Reporting to relevant authorities • Phone; Fax; Short message • Fixed, cellular and satellite phone; Amateur radio

– Among authorities and supporting organizations• Phone; Fax; Short message; Data network • Fixed, cellular and satellite phone; private network;

Internet

• Within first 24 hours – Monitoring and warning of secondary disasters

• Data network; Short message and voice broadcast through phone systems; Siren/loudspeaker

• Cellular and satellite mobile; Private network; Internet


Function needs• Within first 24 hours

– Field news gathering and reporting • High rate data for TV & pictures; Lower rate for voice &

text • Private network; Phone/Fax; Internet; Satellite data

• Beyond 24 hours– Among field teams & local coordinators

– Among field team members• Voice; Short message • Cellular & satellite mobile; Citizen band (CB) radio;

Walkie-talkie; Satellite short message service


Function needs

• Beyond 24 hours

– Among government authorities, international organizations & international field teams

• Voice/Fax; Data; Networking; e-mail

• Fixed, cellular and satellite phone; Private network; Internet

– Communication of victims with their family members

• Voice; Short message; e-mail

• Fixed, cellular & satellite phone; Internet


Major conclusion of analysis

• Satellite mobile – Most effective for rapid deployment after disasters

– Reporting disasters to relevant authorities

– Receiving early warning

• Cellular mobile base stations – Local mobile service is mostly needed for field teams

– Be resilient to continue or to rapid restore services

– Connection to outside: satellite as back-up


Major conclusion of analysis

• Broadband – Support networking, cellular mobile, video/audio

conferencing, tele-medicine, Wi-Fi

– Private networks consider through IP platform

– Satellite as a major way

• Cellular & satellite network congestions – Allocate more bandwidth

– Expand cellular mobile larger handling capacity

• Cross-boundary shipment of telecommunication equipment procedure be arranged in advance


When Governments are responsible to build such capacities, it is not cost-efficient for building standby capacities that are expected be rarely used

Collaborative Building of Disaster Stand-By Communication Capacities

• Advanced distribution of satellite mobile handsets to community level

• Collaborative satcom stand-by mechanism


Advanced distribution of satellite mobile handsets to communities

• Handsets to be distributed to identified communities prone to major destructive disasters

• Handsets to be operated by trained persons responsible for disaster risk management– Reporting disaster to authorities

– Receiving disaster alert

– Supporting early stage communications of response actions

• Maintain by the communities and check working conditions regularly


Collaborative satcom stand-by capacities

• At regional or subregional level• Based on available satcom services

– Agree on sets of equipment for standby• Satellite mobile handsets• Satellite broadband terminals with WiFi / WiMAX

access points• Satellite cellular mobile terminals• Capacity expansion packages for enhance cellular

base stations handling capacity• Movable cellular mobile base stations• And other rapid deployable communication

equipment


Collaborative satcom stand-by capacities

• Technical, institutional and financial arrangement– Agreeing on sets of standby equipment

– Agreed standby service providers

– Service & maintenance standards

– National operators and responsible users

– Charging policies

– Activation & delivery procedures• Request, assessment, approval, international and local

transportation, custom clearance and etc.

– Sustainable financial arrangement


Multi stakeholder approach • National stakeholders

– Disaster management authorities– Telecom authorities & service providers– Emergency response agencies – Community leaders

• Satellite operators and equipment venders– Thuraya, Inmarsat, Thaicom, Motorola expressed

interest• United Nations entities

– ESCA, ITU, APT, OCHA, ISDR, UNOPS, – Other humanitarian assistance organizations


Public-Private Partnership

• Market demonstrated cost-efficient technologies and services

• Established service networks

• Marginalized profit


Thank you

For more information:

• http://www.unescap.org/idd• E-mail : [email protected]

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