Title :
Improving Humanitarian Relief Information and Communication Systems through Research
Author :
Bartell, Alexandra L. ; Lappenbusch, Steve ; Kemp, Randall B. ; Haselkorn, M.
Author_Institution :
Washington Univ., Seattle, WA
Abstract :
This paper introduces and discusses issues related to research, development and application of information and communication systems (ICS) to the effectiveness of humanitarian relief efforts. The conference panel not only addresses these issues, but also presents results from an NSF-sponsored, multidisciplinary workshop held in Nairobi, Kenya in June 2006 on this topic
Keywords :
public administration; NSF-sponsored workshop; humanitarian relief information and communication systems; multidisciplinary workshop; Buildings; Collaborative work; Globalization; Government; History; International collaboration; Large-scale systems; Risk management; Terrorism; User centered design; collaborative research; humanitarian relief; information and communication systems; research into practice; user centered design;
Conference_Titel :
International Professional Communication Conference, 2006 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Saratoga Springs, NY
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9777-0
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9778-9
DOI :
10.1109/IPCC.2006.320379
