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Building Resilient Communities: Leveraging Cell Broadcast in the Western Balkans

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​​​​​The workshop, "Building Resilient Communities: Leveraging Cell Broadcast in the Western Balkans," is a virtual, closed event organized with designated contact points and meticulously coordinated to enhance dialogue and cooperation with relevant authorities from Western Balkan countries. The focus is on the regional rollout of Cell Broadcast systems for early warnings dissemination. ​​​

This workshop responds to the request for strengthened ITU support in emergency response. It aims to deepen the collective understanding of each targeted countr​y's context and to outline a clear path for implementing support at both national and regional levels.​​​

Agenda


Time 

Duration 

Activity 

10:00 

5 minutes 

Opening Remarks 

10:05 

15 minutes 

Keynote Address on the ITU's Role in the EW4all initiative 

10:20 

10 minutes 

Regional Overview: Current Status and Challenges

10:30 

90 minutes 

State of Emergency Response and Cell Broadcast Systems rollout in Western Balkan countries

12:00 

25 minutes 

Moderated Discussion on the Way Forward and Defining the Roadmap for Implementation​ 

12:25 

5 minutes 

Closing Remarks