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Summary of a workshop on information technology research for crisis management / Committee on Computing and Communications Research to Enable Better Use of Information Technology in Government, Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, National Research Council.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Compass series.
- Compass series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Emergency management--United States--Data processing.
- Emergency management.
- Emergency communication systems--United States.
- Emergency communication systems.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (102 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Crisis management
- Information technology research for crisis management
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, c1999.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This workshop summary was produced in the course of a broader study that is exploring how information technology research can foster new and improved government services, operations, and interactions with citizens. This workshop summary examines how this technology can contribute to more-effective response and recovery efforts to crises such as natural disasters or terrorist attacks, as well as to mitigation and preparedness in order to reduce the impact of these events.
- Contents:
- ""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgment of Reviewers""; ""Contents""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Information Technology Trends Relevant to Crisis Management""; ""3 Information Technology Research Opportunities""; ""4 Achieving an Impact in the Crisis Management Community""; ""5 The Broader Context: Information Technology in Government""; ""A Detailed Workshop Agenda and Participants""; ""B Brief Case Studies of Crises""; ""C Synopsis of the CSTB Report Computing and Communications in the Extreme""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9780309172424
- 030917242X
- 9780309516273
- 0309516277
- OCLC:
- 923254961
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