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How are ICTs used as tools in raising public awareness, and what makes them effective : a case study of the work of ODPEM in Kingston, Jamaica

Ørsnes, Synnøve Anthun
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Sammendrag
The

last

couple

of

decades

the

world

has

seen

an

incredible

development

within

the

field

of

Information

and

Communication

Technologies

(ICT).

Not

only

has

the

number

and

quality

of

ICTs

increased,

but

also

its

reach,

penetration

and

the

amount

of

new

and

different

ICTs.

It

is

also

increasingly

a

part

of

everyday

lives

in

most

countries

of

the

world.

Simultaneously

to

this

development

there

has

been

an

increase

in

disasters

and

the

loss

of

livelihoods

and

lives

due

to

them.

The

disasters

are

affecting

poor

and

developing

countries

disproportionally

due

to

their

vulnerability.

Hence

incorporating

disaster

management

into

the

development

agenda

is

vital

for

both

to

achieve

sustainable

livelihoods

and

development.

Within

disaster

management

addressing

issues

of

risk

and

vulnerability

is

the

main

priority.

In

such

work

it

is

data

collection,

communication,

cooperation,

coordination

and

raising

public

awareness

is

vital.

Hence

effective

information

management

is

key.

For

there

to

be

effective

information

management

issues

such

as

reaching

a

defined

addressee,

being

comprehensible,

multi--‐source,

relevant,

on

time,

reliable

and

standardised

have

to

be

addressed.

ICT

is

beneficial

in

many

ways;

it

is

beneficial

due

to

its

availability,

reach,

penetration,

multiplicity,

accessibility,

speed,

robustness

and

portability.

ODPEM

is

the

main

disaster

management

agency

in

Jamaica

when

they

incorporate

ICT

as

a

tool

into

their

disaster

management

work

and

work

regarding

raising

public

awareness,

it

will

enhance

these

activities.

The

general

public

are

increasingly

influenced

by

ICTs

during

their

days,

accessing

such

technology

to

disperse

important

information

about

disaster

preparedness

can

raise

public

awareness

as

well

as

enhance

disaster

management
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