APT-ITU Joint Meeting on the Role of ICT For Disaster Reduction
28 February 2005, Bangkok, Thailand

The recent Tsunami disaster has caused heavy loss of life and property in some Member countries of the APT. There is a growing recognition among the people that ICT can play a crucial role in the disaster warning, disaster reduction and post disaster rehabilitation. In view of the urgency of the matter, it has been decided to have a joint APT-ITU Meeting on the Role of ICT for Disaster Reduction. The meeting was held on 28th February, 2005 after the opening of the 2nd APT Conference Preparatory Group for WRC-2007 (APG 2007-2).

The meeting addressed the key issues on the role of ICT to prevent disaster in the Asia Pacific region. The meeting aimed to provide APT members with in-depth knowledge of the disaster awareness and preparedness and will bring out the various ways in which ICT tools could be used to give advance warnings of such impending disasters.

The topics of the meeting included; Disaster Awareness and Preparedness, Disaster Prevention and Recovery, ICT Tools for Disaster Management, Disaster Prevention Network, Post Disaster Recovery, Development of Warning Systems for the Asia Pacific Region. The Meeting will be attended by top Disaster Management experts and leaders in ICT, Wireless and Radio fields. It is an excellent opportunity to exchange views on matters of common interest and networking among APT members.

Please click here to download the documents of the meeting.