Download - Global Disaster Information Network
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A Proposal
Presented to:United Nations
World Conference on Disaster ReductionJanuary 18-22, 2005
Albert J. Simard
Global Disaster Information Marketplace:
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OutlineOutline
Sharing
information
Information market
Market infrastructure
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BenefitsMaking disaster information more readily available when, where, and as needed.
Lowering the cost of producing, providing, and using disaster information.
Leveraging the efforts of existing disaster information and relief networks.
Supporting more timely and better coordinated disaster response.
Creating synergy to enable the production of new kinds of information.
Sharing Information
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Barriers Information is fragmented and hard to find
Different languages, cultures, and mandates
Lack of methods to integrate information
Information is often not formatted to be useful when and where needed
Sharing information
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Principles
PeopleKnowledge must be volunteered; it cannot be conscripted
People need time to provide and search for knowledge
Sharing must be recognized, rewarded, and facilitated
A champion is insufficient; a majority must participate
InfrastructureBuild a real/virtual “place” for exchanging knowledge
IT greatly increases market efficiency
Don’t force fluid knowledge into rigid structures
Don’t focus on systems; also consider content
Sharing information
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MechanismsTalking (real, virtual)
E-mail (individuals, list servers, distribution lists)
Chat rooms, forums, discussion groups
Communities of interest, informal networks
Groupware (teams, working groups)
Conferences, workshops, knowledge fairs
Data bases, information bases, knowledge bases
Digital libraries (repositories, search, retrieval)
Sharing Information
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Finding the Right InformationThere are some excellent
disaster Web sites
Some order is emerging,
Most sites are hard to find
We need a structure for disaster information
Sharing Information
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OutlineOutline
Sharing information
Information market
Market Infrastructure
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A Business Model:
Supply (Providers)
Demand (Users)
Providers and users connect
through an Information
Market
Information market
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AttributesPrice – reciprocity, repute, altruism
Trust – visible, ubiquitous, top-down
Signals – position, education, networks
Inefficiencies – incomplete information, asymmetry, localness
Pathologies – monopolies, artificial scarcity, trade barriers
Adapted from Davenport (1998)
Information market
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Autonomous providers and users
Diversity - mandates, jurisdictions, roles
Trust - security, privacy, control
Legal - accountability, responsibility, liability
Certification - inclusion, authenticity, reliability
Quality - completeness, timeliness, accuracy
Infrastructure - standards, networks, systems
Information market
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The Provider Face
Provider FaceAcademiaAcademia
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Public SectorPublic Sector
Government disaster
organizations
Universities, colleges, institutes, schools
Disaster-related businesses
Non-Government
disaster organizations
Information market
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The User Face
Public, educators, youth, seniors, media
Policy advisors, decision makers,
regulators
User Face
PublicPublic
Pra
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Pra
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Polic
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Polic
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BusinessBusiness
Businesses for innovation and marketing
Scientists, managers, professionals, specialists
Information market
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General InformationInformation market
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Information for PractitionersFire Monitoring, Mapping, and Modeling System
Information market
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Information Facilitator Enable information search and retrieval
Support global database search and access
Create value-added information products and reports
Support networking among communities of interest
Assist providers with communication and cataloging
Help users with searching, reformatting, and interpretation
Information market
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OutlineOutline
Sharing information
Information market
Market
infrastructure
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Portals:
Gateways to cyberspaceLinks to related sourcesLimited contentAdd value to contentSearch capabilityOrganize informationCustomizable interface
Content
Portal
Market infrastructure
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Market infrastructure
How (technical)• Databases• Technology• Scientific knowledge
What (subjects)• Type of disaster• Function• Libraries
Where (place)•Interactive maps•Place names•Latitude & longitude
Who (directories)•Organizations•Experts•Products & Services
When (time)•Events & meetings•Schedules•Time series
Why (about)• General • GDIN• Management
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Scale
Market infrastructure
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Prototype Cube Design
Market infrastructure
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Rotating the Cube
Market infrastructure
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Canadian Forest Fire Portal
Market infrastructure
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The Way AheadEstablishment
agreements, plans, funding
Designconcepts, architecture, projects
PrototypeBuild a key component
DevelopmentIntegrate components
ImplementOperationalize, maintain
Summary
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