disaster risk reduction

28February, 2018

MEDIA RELEASE: Global ICT Professional Body to Play Leadership Role at Upcoming WSIS Forum

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MEDIA RELEASE
Global ICT Professional Body to Play Leadership Role at Upcoming WSIS Forum
IFIP Leaders to Run Two Workshops, Present Keynote and Facilitate High-Level Policy Session
 

Wednesday 28 February – The global ICT professional body, IFIP (International Federation for Information Processing) will play a leadership role at the annual WSIS Forum in Geneva next month, showing […]

30August, 2017

IFIP Announces 2nd IFIP Conference on IT in Disaster Risk Reduction

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The IFIP Domain Committee on Information Technology in Disaster Risk Reduction (DCITDRR) has announced the 2nd IFIP Conference on Information Technology in Disaster Risk Reduction (ITDRR 2017) will be held in October in Bulgaria.

ITDRR 2017 will bring together experts from across

Conference Chair and IFIP Vice President, Professor Yuko Murayama of Japan, said the effects of disasters […]

28April, 2017

IFIP Participates in Major Disaster Risk Reduction Events

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The IFIP Domain Committee on Information Technology in Disaster Risk Reduction (DCITDRR) has boosted its international profile, presenting at two international disaster risk reduction events during March.

Professor Dimiter Velev (secretary) and Associate Professor Plamena Zlateva (vice-chair) represented IFIP’s newest Domain Committee at conferences in Japan and Turkey, sharing information and raising awareness of IFIP’s […]

27October, 2016

IFIP Disaster Recovery Conference to Explore ICT-based Solutions

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Media Release
IFIP Disaster Recovery Conference to Explore ICT-based Solutions
Wed 26 October 2016 – As Haiti struggles to recover from the devastating impacts of Hurricane Matthew, disaster recovery experts around the world are working to improve the systems and methods used in combating natural disasters and to raise awareness of how technology can help.

The global ICT […]

25February, 2016

IT in Disaster Risk Reduction – A Proactive Approach to Disaster Response

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In response to the increasing incidence of serious natural disasters around the world, IFIP has proposed the establishment of a Domain Committee on Information Technology in Disaster Risk Reduction (ITinDRR).

The aim of the group is to:

promote disaster risk reduction (DRR) within the IT community;
provide an additional opportunity for IFIP members to work with […]