Information Communication Technology Definition - PowerPoint

							Role of Information Communication
          Technology ICT


           Dr.Alaaedin Benismail
                 M.B.Ch.B
   Msc Telemedicine and ehealth systems
Agenda

•   Introduction
•   Disaster effect on communication
•   ICT Role
•   ICT Equipment
•   Spear project
Introduction

• Definition of ICT
 Information and communication
  technology comprises artifacts for the
  collection, storage, dissemination and
  manipulation of data.
Disaster effect on communication

• During the course of many recent disasters ICT
  infrastructure of affected areas sustained
  extensive damages due to lack of robustness .

• After 2004 hurricane, in Jamaica although the
  telecommunication infrastructure remained
  relatively intact, satisfactory internet
  connectivity wasn’t restored until about 6-7 days
  later
National ICT Role
National and regional ICT infrastructure, which
plays a critical role in transmitting information
and facilitating communication, faces no greater
test than in an emergency situation where lives
are at risk.
Under disaster conditions, communications
equipment, comes under stress and are subject
to failure.
This requires that the providers of national and
regional ICT infrastructure take the principles of
redundancy and reliability into account when
designing their networks.
National ICT Role
• Redundancy, there should be multiple independent methods of
  communication available to assure that if there is a failure, other
  means of communication are available
• Reliability, Communications equipment should be able to function
  normally under severe conditions by setting design parameters that
  are suitable for the our environment.
• Introducing improved levels of equipment reliability would in some
  manner also reduce the need for alternative networks and reduce
  the cost of providing full system redundancy.
• Having good and regular maintenance routines for the
  telecommunications networks also improves reliability; this is
  particularly true for outside plant and other
• transmission facilities.
ICT Role
• Preparedness
   • Creation of a National disaster Database for
     hazards and risks (e.g. factories and oil refineries )
   • Mapping of specific potential disaster locations
       1- Global Positioning System (GPS)
       2- Rader Imaging
       3- Optical Imaging
   • Geographical Information Systems (GIS)
   • Developing an inventory of existing disaster
     response capacities and resources
ICT Role


•   Assist in Regular simulation exercises

• Improvements in Regional and National ICT
    infrastructures and Applications for disaster
    mitigation and responsiveness.
Emergency ICT Equipment
                 Emergency ICT Equip




      Emergency                         Computer and
  Telecommunication                    Digital recording
Rugged Laptops
  Relief teams, should be equipped with
  military grade or near military grade
  rugged laptops capable of functioning
  in harsh environmental conditions
Emergency ICT Equipment
                  Emergency
              Telecommunication




                                  Satellite
      Radio


HF
                                              Satellite
                                              Phones

VHF                                           Satellite
                                              modems

UHF
Satellite Phones
Satellite Phones offers, integrated satellite, GSM and GPS services
Which makes them valuable tool initial response and
establishing control centers
Satellite Communication Systems
Satellite Communication Systems
Instant broadband connectivity
• Broadband Global Area Network services
• This technology offer broadband data and simultaneous voice,
   thus enabling field workers to communicate in disaster areas with
   headquarters

• In disaster relief situations. It restores essential communications
   immediately, enabling the effective co-ordination of relief efforts
   when regular communication lines are down – improving response
   times, which could ultimately save lives

In Field Equipment
            –   Satellite terminal
            –   Voice or VoIP handsets
            –   Laptop (MAC or PC) or PDAs
            –   Webcams / handheld cameras
            – Power Source
Satellite Communication Systems
Application in Disaster situation
         • Broadband mobile telecoms centre in disaster
           situations: enabling co-ordination of relief efforts
           when regular communications are disrupted
         • Voice and high-speed data access to regional
           office networks for bespoke and standard office
           applications: telephony (circuit-switched or VoIP),
           email, internet, VPN, videoconferencing, large file
           transfer, fax
         • Recording live video footage from disaster-hit
           areas
         • Send and receive status reports, photos and
           video footage, and carry out standard
           administrative tasks
         • Welfare communications for local population
Disaster ICT Projects
Spears
• This project is devoted toward to development a
  context aware (data and voice) service platform
  enabled by advanced wireless networking
  technology.
• The SPEARS platform acts as a test environment
  for services and technological developments
• The architecture of the platform can be tailored
  to the required situation (e.g.fire brigades).
Keep it Running

Since some of the ICT equipment are not
used on day to day basis, training and
familiarity with the equipment becomes
very import and will pay off during an
actual deployment
Thank You For Your Attention


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