Information and Communication Technology for Disaster Risk Management in Japan : How Digital Solutions are Leveraged to Increase Resilience through Improving Early Warnings and Disaster Information Sharing
Breakthroughs in information and communication technology (ICT) increasingly offer new tools to support disaster risk management (DRM). Due to the rapid advancement of computing and communication devices, ICT’s capacity to improve the DRM framework...
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| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2019
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/979711574052821536/Information-and-Communication-Technology-for-Disaster-Risk-Management-in-Japan http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32797 |
| Summary: | Breakthroughs in information and
communication technology (ICT) increasingly offer new tools
to support disaster risk management (DRM). Due to the rapid
advancement of computing and communication devices, ICT’s
capacity to improve the DRM framework became a critical
factor to strengthen resilience. As a nation with high
levels of disaster risk and technological development, Japan
has developed several forward-looking ICT for DRM. This
report highlights the application of ICT for DRM in two
specific areas: Early Warning System (EWS) and Disaster
Information Management System (DIMS). The analysis of eight
Japanese case studies of ICT solutions for DRM across
various sectors, hazards, and levels of governance gives
insight into their development, selection process and
enabling environments, and provides case-specific lessons
and recommendations. This report is intended as a reference
tool for global DRM practitioners seeking to develop an
enabling environment for applying ICT solutions toward
resilience. The lessons learned from the Japanese case
studies are intended to support practitioners and
decision-makers in other countries to envision and explore
ways to better leverage ICT to strengthen resilience. While
valuable information can be extracted from the analysis,
each case is contextualized within its particular social,
political and environmental framework: our recommendations
should be adapted to local needs and capacities. |
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