As I read your post, I see to related requests, a request for information regarding the application of information technology to relief efforts of the South Asian earthquake and tsunami and a request for information more generally regarding the interaction of information technology and disaster relief.
Here are some more pieces to the picture of information technology and the current tsunami disaster relief. CEMEX Announces Aid to Tsunami Relief Efforts 07/01/2005 <http://www.aggregateresearch.com/aggregate/article.asp?id=5540> "In addition to monetary contributions, CEMEX has undertaken several additional initiatives to aid the relief efforts in Aceh and South Sumatera. First, CEMEX Indonesia has designed and built the website, www.acehcare.com, which provides updated information on news, information, donation distribution reports and lists humanitarian organizations receiving and distributing aid for the victims in Aceh and South Sumatera. CEMEX updates the website regularly in coordination with the National Coordinating Agency for Natural Disaster and refugees Relief and relevant ministries." Information and Communication Technologies for Development Asian Tsunami: Can ICTs Deliver? Michael Gurstein <http://topics.developmentgateway.org/ict> ODR News Blog The UMass Center for Information Technology and Dispute Resolution <http://www.odr.info/index.php> Daily News - January 10, 2005 - Monday Healthcare IT firms part of tsunami recovery efforts Author: Bernie Monegain, News/online editor Healthcare IT News <http://www.healthcareitnews.com/NewsArticleView.aspx?ContentID=2257> Yahoo! News Search Results for india information technology <http://search.news.yahoo.com/search/news?p=india+information+technology> A shorter URL for the above link: <http://snipurl.com/c2u4> Indonesia Technology <http://archive.wn.com/2005/01/01/1400/indonesiatechnology/> Notice to Asia Tsunami Relief Agencies Posted on Saturday, January 01 @ 08:54:48 CST by xtv Free Internet Services Available to Non-Governmental Organizations from Speedera Networks to Manage High Traffic from Donors and Others <http://press.xtvworld.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3750> Full Coverage: South Asia One World.net <http://www.oneworld.net/article/country/967/> Japan Today > Asia Asia considers tsunami warning system Tuesday, December 28, 2004 at 07:45 JST <http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=news&cat=7&id=323263> What can the Tsunami disaster and relief effort tell us about IT? MIS for the Information Age <http://exonous.typepad.com/mis/2005/01/what_can_the_ts.html> Below are some resources that are more generally concerning the relationship of information technology and disaster relief. Disaster recovery: redefining disaster recovery as 24x7 - Storage Networking - Industry Overview Computer Technology Review, Nov, 2002 by Steven Robinson <http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0BRZ/is_11_22/ai_98977138> European Space Agency 24.06.2004 Satellites aiding disaster relief <http://www.innovations-report.com/html/reports/ information_technology/report-30565.html> A shorter URL for the above link: <http://snipurl.com/c2ue> Communications of the ACM Volume 44, Number 5 (2001), Pages 82-85 The promise of digital libraries in developing countries Ian H. Witten, Michel Loots, Maria F. Trujillo, David Bainbridge Table of Contents: Introduction The Technological Infrastructure Information Collections End-User Collection Creation Conclusion References Authors Figures Tables <http://delivery.acm.org/10.1145/380000/374357/p82-witten.html? key1=374357&key2=2923895011&coll=GUIDE&dl= ACM&CFID=36117395&CFTOKEN=68028448> A shorter URL for the above link: <http://snipurl.com/c2uh> J Am Med Inform Assoc. 1999 JanFeb; 6(1): 2637. Copyright 1999, American Medical Informatics Association Applications of Telemedicine and Telecommunications to Disaster Medicine Historical and Future Perspectives Victoria Garshnek, MS, PhD. and Frederick M. Burkle, Jr, MD, MPH, FAAP, FACEP Tripler Army Medical Center, Tripler, Hawaii <http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=61342> A Framework for Designing a Global Information Network for Multinational Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief Tung Bui University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96822 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sungwon Cho University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96822 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Siva Sankaran California State University, Northridge, CA 91330 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Michael Sovereign Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA 93943 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Information Systems Frontiers A Journal of Research and Innovation Information Systems Frontiers 1 (4): 427-442, April 2000 <http://www.kluweronline.com/article.asp?PIPS=258709&PDF=1> Communications of the ACM Volume 46, Number 1 (2003), Pages 95-98 Organic data memory using the DNA approach Pak Chung Wong, Kwong-kwok Wong, Harlan Foote Table of Contents Lead-in Introduction Challenges Experimental Design Enormous Potential Capacity DNA Memory Applications Conclusion References Authors Footnotes Figures Tables <http://delivery.acm.org/10.1145/610000/602426/p95-wong.html? key1=602426&key2=1063895011&coll=GUIDE&dl= ACM&CFID=36117621&CFTOKEN=42316256> A shorter URL for the above link: <http://snipurl.com/c2ul> Emergency Information Management & Disaster Preparedness on the Internet Gunilla M. Ivefors Department of Computer and Information Science, Linkping University <http://hb.se/bhs/ith/2-97/gi.htm> Risk Management in an Era of Global Environmental Change <http://grace.wharton.upenn.edu/risk/downloads/01-08-HK.pdf> INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND EFFICIENCY IN DISASTER RESPONSE: The Bhuj, Gujarat Earthquake <http://www-megacities.physik.uni-karlsruhe.de/ www-mega/downloads/InfoTechEfficiencyGujaratv4.pdf> Pacific Medical Technology Symposium August 17 - 20, 1998 Honolulu, Hawaii p. 197 Applications of Telecommunications and Information Technology for Humanitarian Health Initiatives John C. Scott, Center for Public Service Communications IEEE <http://csdl.computer.org/comp/proceedings/ pacmedtek/1998/8667/00/86670197abs.htm> GIS for Cyclone Disaster Management in Bangladesh Geographical and Environmental Modelling Publisher: Carfax Publishing Company, part of the Taylor & Francis Group Issue: Volume 5, Number 2 / November 1, 2001 Pages: 123 - 131 <http://taylorandfrancis.metapress.com/app/home/ contribution.asp?wasp=1exdyjtgxl6vw3k5yj2q&referrer=parent&backto=issue, 3,7;journal,3,6;linkingpublicationresults,1:104586,1> A shorter URL for the above link: <http://snipurl.com/c2v1> Towards Total Disaster Risk Management Approach <http://www.adrc.or.jp/publications/Asian_Conference_2003/E)TDRM%20February%202003.pdf> Learning from crisis: Lessons in human and information infrastructure from the World Trade Center response. Dawes, Sharon S.; Cresswell, Anthony M.; Cahan, Bruce B.; Social Science Computer Review v. 22 no. 1 Spring 2004 p. 52-66 Heroes who work behind the scenes. Vizard, Michael. InfoWorld 9/24/2001 v. 23 no. 39 p. 8 Agencies unite under IT banner. Neel, Dan; Jones, Jennifer; Moore, Cathleen; McCarthy, Jack. InfoWorld 9/24/2001 v. 23 no. 39 p. 21 Relief suppliers face challenge. Collett, Stacy. Computerworld, 5/24/99, Vol. 33 Issue 21, p24 Sovereignty, Globalism, and Information Flow in Complex Emergencies. Knuth, Rebecca. Information Society January - March 99 v. 15 no. 1 p. 11 Technology in crisis management systems--ideas and effects. Johansson, Bjrn; Artman, Henrik; Waern, Yvonne; Document Design, v. 2 no. 3 2000/2001 Special issue: The pragmatics of crises. p. 247-257 Sincerely, David Dillard Temple University (215) 204 - 4584 [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/net-gold> <http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/ringleaders/davidd.html> <http://www.kovacs.com/medref-l/medref-l.html> <http://listserv.temple.edu/archives/net-gold.html> <http://www.LIFEofFlorida.org> World Business Community Advisor <http://www.WorldBusinessCommunity.org> ======================================= On Sun, 16 Jan 2005, Tanya Priber wrote: > Greetings - > For a multimedia research project one of my students is doing can > anyone suggest online resources about the use of IT during and post the > December earthquake/ tsunami? > Thanks in advance for your help. > Best regards, > Tanya Priber > Upper School Technology Integrator > Marymount School of New York > (http://www.marymount.k12.ny.us) _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
