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Evaluating information communication technology (ICT) usage in humanitarian response : a SWOT analysis and proposal

Increasingly, Information and communications technology are important parts of the humanitarian logistics arsenal: since the turn of the century Information Communications Technology (ICT) has been used to increase the volume of data collected, the variety of the data collected, the velocity at which this data has been collected, and value of the data -low density data points that nonetheless are crucial to making decision. These efforts to use ICT has been met with varying degrees of success and these will be examined in the paper. While key areas have had progress in them, gaps are many, especially those in workforce readiness, readiness, ethical understanding and funding. A proposal on how to possibly address those gaps will conclude the paper.
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  • 7/12/2017
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  • Transportation and Engineering Management (M.S.) -- California Maritime Academy, Vallejo, California, 2017.
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  • A capstone project submitted to the faculty of the California Maritime Academy in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Transportation and Engineering Management.
  • Technology Usage in Humanitarian Assistance Response -- ICT as "Wicked Solution" -- Attributes of an Effective Humanitarian Response System -- UN's View of ICT in in Humanitarian Response and Assistance -- Current State of ICT Usage in Humanitarian Response -- ICT Case Studies -- Key Area 1: Mobile Phone Use -- Haiti: use of SMS and crowdsourcing -- New Orleans: Use of crowdsourced information during Hurricane Katrina -- Further developments in Mobile Phone Use -- Key Area 2: Open-source cloud based solutions -- Sahana Disaster Management System in the Aftermath of the Indian Ocean Tsunami -- Oxfam, The Fritz Institute and Helios Disaster Supply Chain Solution -- Further developments in Cloud Software Use -- Key Area 3: Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Systems (GIS) -- World Vision using Ushahidi Version 2.0 -- African drought mapping using Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing data -- Further developments in GIS use -- Key Area 4: Big Data and Data Interoperability -- Chilean 2010 earthquake and The Analysis of Social Media Data -- The Conflict Early Warning and Response Mechanism (CEWARN) for early detection in man-made disasters -- Further Developments Concerning Big Data -- Strength, Weakness, Opportunity and Threat Analysis (SWOT): An Overview of Humanitarian Response System's Readiness to Use ICT -- Next Steps for ICT in Humanitarian Response: A Proposal -- Blockchain: The Basis for the Proposal -- What is a Blockchain -- Blockchain Benefits -- Building a Source of Truth -- Techniques for analysis of data within Tarikh-Krystal -- Types of Machine Learning -- The Risks of Blockchain -- Additional Trends -- Technology can't be the sole innovation

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