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Risk, resilience, and security – the three key functions of public safety technology

Open Access Government - Technology News

The best public warning platforms have a broad capacity for the communication, synchronisation, and analysis of complex data The best public warning platforms have a broad capacity for the communication, synchronisation, and analysis of complex data.

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Haiti: has there been progress in disaster reduction since the last big earthquake?

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

Consider, for example, the role of the Internet and social media. As they lend a sense of immediacy and connection, social media have strengthened that relationship, and never more than in times of disaster. For example, it ranks 170th out of 180 in Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index 2020.