Smart Sustainable Development Model (SSDM)
In this issue
How can you improve the world’s response to natural disasters? What is the best way to get funding to these countries? How can you set up a network of volunteers? Smart Sustainable Development Model Initiative: Tools for Rapid Emergency Responses and Sustainable Development, part of the ITU’s SSDM Initiative, shows how ICT can play a vital role in the relief effort.
The report provides an overview of proposals that grew out of three ITU working groups: a Global Emergency Fund for Rapid Response, bringing together donors and volunteers on the ground; a Volunteer Emergency Network, with ICT enabling first responders to share vital information, so that the disaster management is coordinated; and an SSDM Regulatory Toolkit and Guidelines to find a way round regulatory barriers in some countries to the use of ICT. A broad spectrum of interlinked issues is addressed, including how to harness ICT’s potential in socio-economic development, linking rural telecommunications and ICT development, and creating ecosystems where investments in telecom infrastructure are also used for disaster management.
