A Fragile Link: Disaster Relief, ICT and Development

Carleen Maitland; Nicolai Pogrebnyakov; Annemijn F. van Gorp

doi:10.1109/ICTD.2006.301873

A Fragile Link: Disaster Relief, ICT and Development

Carleen Maitland, Nicolai Pogrebnyakov, Annemijn F. van Gorp

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Abstract

When disasters strike and aid agencies pour in to help the survivors they are increasingly making use of advanced information and communication technologies (ICTs). For remote areas of developing countries, this use of ICTs may be the community' s first exposure to these technologies. And while the role of these ICTs is primarily linked to disaster response and recovery, in certain situations they can be transitioned for use in development programs. This paper discusses the crucial factors in design and deployment of relief ICTs that are likely to influence their ultimate use as tools for development. Derived from cases developed through secondary data, the factors are broken into those related to communication technology transfer and those related to information technology transfer. The theoretical and practical implications of these findings are also discussed

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the International Conference on information and Communications Technologies and Development. ICTD 2006
Editors	Kentaro Toyama
Number of pages	8
Place of Publication	Piscataway, NJ
Publisher	IEEE
Publication date	2006
Pages	339-346
ISBN (Print)	1424404851
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICTD.2006.301873
Publication status	Published - 2006
Externally published	Yes
Event	International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development 2006 - Berkeley University, Berkeley, United States Duration: 25 May 2006 → 26 May 2006 http://www.ischool.berkeley.edu/ictd2006/

Conference

Conference	International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development 2006
Location	Berkeley University
Country/Territory	United States
City	Berkeley
Period	25/05/2006 → 26/05/2006
Internet address	http://www.ischool.berkeley.edu/ictd2006/

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Maitland, C, Pogrebnyakov, N & van Gorp, AF 2006, A Fragile Link: Disaster Relief, ICT and Development. in K Toyama (ed.), Proceedings of the International Conference on information and Communications Technologies and Development. ICTD 2006. IEEE, Piscataway, NJ, pp. 339-346, International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development 2006, Berkeley, United States, 25/05/2006. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICTD.2006.301873

A Fragile Link : Disaster Relief, ICT and Development. / Maitland, Carleen; Pogrebnyakov, Nicolai; van Gorp, Annemijn F.

Proceedings of the International Conference on information and Communications Technologies and Development. ICTD 2006. ed. / Kentaro Toyama. Piscataway, NJ : IEEE, 2006. p. 339-346.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Article in proceedings › Research › peer-review

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