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Public Safety, Health and Disaster Resilience
Horizon
2
Emergency Response Simulation for Preparedness

Description Example Impacts SDG Alignment
Simulation exercises involving multiple Nasa Lifelines in October 2024 hosted
organizations and roles are already a crucial the first ever global digital Disaster Risk Strategic
aspect of planning and preparedness for humanitarian data simulation exercise, Reduction Planning
disaster events. In their form as “tabletop” focused on preparedness for the use
exercises they have been limited by lack of of satellite imagery in complex
data and the latency of interactions. As new AI emergencies. While this was Anticipatory Access to Target 3.d
and virtual world technologies are integrated convened in its present form using Action Education
into training exercises there are new videoconferencing and chat platforms,
opportunities emerging for digital twinning as future iterations can be expected to
part of humanitarian preparation. These occur in immersive metaverse forms. Health and Stakeholder
platforms can be used to simulate disaster Similalry, an EU project, Extended wellbeing Engagement Target 16.7
scenarios with real-time environmental Reality for Disaster Management and
changes, communication challenges, and Media Planning leveraged VR,
infrastructure disruptions. Participants can integrated with sensor data to
practice coordinated response activities, test enhance situational awareness of Risk Level
resource deployment strategies, and evaluate those managing disasters, manmade
decision-making processes. crisis or public events. Public safety Low Medium High

Stakeholder acceptance Low Medium High
Key Technologies
Data privacy and security Low Medium High
Digital
Twin Metaverse AR VR MR GenAI AI IoT
Financial/operational Low Medium High

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