Author(s)

T. Suzuki & Y. Hada

Abstract

For the purpose of reducing disaster damage by applying information sharing technologies, the research on disaster reduction using crisis-adaptive information sharing technologies commenced in July 2004, as a three-year joint project. In this project, the disaster mitigating information sharing platform, which is effective for disaster mitigation activities, especially for local governments, is developed. This paper describes the results of the three-year project, focusing on the framework of the platform and its application to a local government. Keywords: information sharing, disaster, response, local government. 1 Introduction It is well known that the lack of information sharing led to an increase in damage in past notable disasters, such as the Hyogoken-nanbu earthquake of 1995 in Japan. This lesson has not necessarily been reflected in disaster response activities, even in recent disasters due to a heavy rainfall occurring every year in various parts of the country. For the purpose of reducing disaster damage by applying information sharing technologies, the research on disaster reduction using crisis-adaptive information sharing technologies commenced in July 2004 as a three-year joint project, composed of a government office and agency, national research institutes,

Keywords

information sharing, disaster, response, local government.