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Innovations in Mobile Technology for Disaster Response Part IV

This is the forth in a series of blogs where local, national or international innovations using mobile or mobile networks in the disaster response area will be highlighted. This week the focus; BRCK - Connectivity in remote and powerless environments

Innovations in Mobile Technology for Disaster Response Part III

This is the third in a series of blogs where local, national or international innovations using mobile or mobile networks in the disaster response area will be highlighted. This week the focus; Challenge Networks - Connecting the unconnected

Responding to regional challenges in MENA; Mobile solutions and partnerships

Responding to regional challenges in MENA; Mobile solutions and partnerships. Mobile communication and information play an important role in any humanitarian crisis. The Disaster Response programme held a consultation in Amman, Jordan, to discuss how mobile could play a role ...

MNOs respond to storm season as UNISDR praises India’s ‘Zero Casualty’ focus

With significant cyclones making landfall in both India and Japan over the past week, the UN has praised India’s ‘Zero Casualty’ focus on cyclones, the success of which is due in part to ‘science, technology, education and logistical preparation.’

Innovations in Mobile Technology for Disaster Response Part II

Wednesday 8 October, 2014 | Blog | East Asia and Pacific | Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation | Resilient technology

This is the second in a series of blogs where local, national or international innovations using mobile or mobile networks in the disaster response area will be highlighted. The focus this week; Innovation from SK Telecom

Innovations in Mobile Technology for Disaster Response; Part I

This is the first in a series of blogs where local, national or international innovations using mobile or mobile networks in the disaster response area will be highlighted. This week the focus; Disaster Messaging platforms

“Super-flood” causes major communications challenges

Over the past week, flooding has intensified in Pakistan and the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir in what is being described as a “Super-flood”. What impact has this had on mobile networks and how have MNOs supported subscribers?

Next steps towards resilient networks and partnerships in Dhaka, Bangladesh

As the Disaster Response programme held its workshop in Dhaka, Bangladesh, flooding was affecting large swaths of the country. With an estimated 800,000 people displaced from their homes, and flood waters building around the capital city, participants gathered to discuss how ...

3-D Printing Tiny Drones for Resilience? A meeting on Emerging Tech asks, “Why not?”

The International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent has launched a global series of events to brainstorm ‘How might emerging technology strengthen urban resilience?’ Our GSMA Disaster Response team, in partnership with the American and British R...

A Spotlight on Indonesia – Disaster Response Working Group summary

The GSMA Disaster Response programme recently hosted a workshop in Jakarta, Indonesia. This workshop brought together mobile operators, vendors, Government and social society, all with a focus on increasing disaster preparedness in the region. We bring you the outcomes.

Spotlight on Indonesia: The GSMA team is working with MNOs and Humanitarian Organisations on preparedness in Jakarta

The GSMA Disaster Response Team will host a workshop in Jakarta, Indonesia to bring together members of the mobile industry, the humanitarian and NGO communities and representatives from Government agencies. The objective of this event is to provide an opportunity to ...

Disaster Risk Management course offered by the Earthquakes and Megacities Initiative

The Earthquakes and Megacities Initiative (EMI) is an international scientific organization started in 1998 and established as a non-stock, non-profit organization. Its mission is to advance policy, knowledge and practice of urban Disaster Risk Reduction. We profile one of ...

Disaster resilient cities require resilient communication networks

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) recently launched a scorecard as part of the ‘Making Cities Resilient’ campaign. Primarily targeting local government, the campaign also calls upon civil society and community groups to promote resilience. How ...

Highlights from Disaster Response at Mobile World Congress

Mobile World Congress is once again behind us, and as the excitement of the numerous launches passes, the analysis of Mark Zuckerberg’s keynote continues, and most of the 85,000 of us that attended Congress leave Barcelona, we are able to reflect on some of our key highlights.

GSMA Disaster Response releases a new case study on Refugees United; ‘Reconnecting Refugees through Mobile’

With an estimated 42.2 million refugees worldwide, the task of reconnecting families who have been separated is a daunting one. Through partnering with MNO’s, Refugees United, the world’s largest global family tracing platform for refugees, is attempting to do just this.

GSMA Disaster Response releases a new case study on The Vodafone Foundation Instant Network Programme

We profile the 'Vodafone Instant Network programme', the technology and it's use.

How mobile technology can be used in preparedness, response and early warning to monitor floods

Recent extreme weather events in the UK and North America remind us that the impact of a changing climate will not be limited to the developing world, or tropical regions, and that a global view of potential solutions and partnerships is essential to build more resilient ...

‘Build back better’, Social Media and the Private Sector – Resources for Disaster Response

In recent months a number of reports and research studies have been published, each of them contributing in some way to the field of disaster response and the role of mobile technologies. We profile some of the most interesting.

SMS Code of Conduct Profiled on BBC Click

The BBC World Service radio programme Click aired a segment on the concept of the 'SMS Code of Conduct' and how mobile technology is being used in humanitarian crises. Kyla Reid, head of the Disaster Response programme took part to explain why the SMS code of conduct is so ...

GSMA Disaster Response in the Philippines

Kyla Reid, head of the Disaster Response programme attended the UN OCHA Global Humanitarian Policy Forum (GPF) to talk about the work our team did in response to Typhoon Haiyan in the Innovation Session.

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