ITU Telecom World 2009 In Review Moderator * Mr Bill Kerr-Smith, Principal Industry Specialist, Global Information and Communica-tion Technologies, The World Bank - International Finance Corporation (IFC CITTM), World Bank Panellists * Ms Khédija Ghariani, Secretary-General, Arab Information and Communication Tech-nologies Organization (AICTO), Tunisia * Mr Bob Lyazi, Director Rural Communications Development Fund (RCDF) and Chair-man , African Universal Service and Access Fund Association, AUSAFA * His Excellency Dr José Rafael Vargas, Minister - President of the Board of Directors, Instituto Dominicano de las Telecomunicaciones (INDOTEL), Dominican Rep. * Ms Lynne A. Dorward, Chief Group Regulatory Affairs Officer, Zain Group, Bahrain * Mr Bruce Baikie, President & CEO, Green-Wi-fi, United States * Mr Vishal Sehgal, Research Scholar, Department of Management Studies, Indian Insti-tute of Technology, India DEV.2 : ICTs INNOVATION FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND DISASTER RELIEF The innovation, interoperability and correct usage of ICTs in crisis management situations is critical in terms saving lives and preventing the maximum property destruction. Currently every emergency response and disaster relief operation is riddled with IT black holes and handicapped by information structures that are closed and inaccessible. Key questions: –– What technological innovations need to be implemented? –– How to better use the ICTs we already have? Summary of moderator’s statement This session focused on an aspect of communications which is sometimes not given enough importance and critical attention. 135 Forum Summary Report