ITU-T Action Plan for Telecommunications for Disaster Relief and Early Warning

(as agreed at TSAG in its meeting 14-18 March 2005)

ACTION POINT 1: Identify existing ITU-T resources in support of Telecommunications for Disaster Relief and Early Warning 

• Develop a thorough understanding of what is available from ITU-T and how these elements fit in the global picture.

• SGs to take inventory of existing ITU-T products (Recommendations, Handbooks, etc) that are applicable to Disaster Relief and Early Warning
• SGs to share that information with the PCP-TDR

ACTION POINT 2: Identify areas for extension of existing systems and respective Recommendations 

• Need to review the extent of existing standardization and how it accommodates the needs of Telecommunications for Disaster Relief and Early Warning

• SGs, in coordination with the PCP-TDR, to check with key players (governments, intergovernmental organizations and NGOs) what are the requirements for their operations as regards the use of ICTs in Disaster Relief and Early Warning activities.
• SGs to hear from past experiences to better understand the operational needs and constraints, in particular identifying areas where problems could have been avoided through the existence of a more suitable ICT infrastructure.
• Consolidate the experiences in terms of standardization requirements
• SGs, in coordination with the PCP-TDR, to develop a harmonized standardization roadmap and expected milestones to fulfil the requirements identified

ACTION POINT 3: Promotion of the existing resources and of future activities  

• Inform all stakeholders of what ITU-T resources exist and involve them into the standardization process.

• The PCP-TDR, in collaboration with all SGs, to elaborate an ITU-T-wide workshop on Telecommunications for Disaster Relief and Early Warning
• SGs to develop specific tutorial and debriefing materials

ACTION POINT 4: Encourage participation of users in the ITU-T standardization work 

• Get the information on requirements and hands-on experience for producing relevant standards.

• ​Outreach and promotion activities such as meetings, workshops, briefing sessions, etc

ACTION POINT 5: SG 2 will coordinate all these activities being called to lead TDR issues.​