APT Workshop on Disaster Management - Emergency Communications and Warning Systems
21 July 2010 - 23 July 2010
Geelong (near Melbourne), Australia
The Workshop on Disaster Management – Emergency Communications and Warning Systems was held on 21-23 July, 2010 in Geelong, Australia. The workshop was organised by the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity and hosted by the Australian Government’s Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (DBCDE) and supported by an extra budgetary contribution from Australia.
The aim of the workshop is to bring together Government officials/experts plus telecom operators responsible for emergency communications and warning systems in the Asia-Pacific region to discuss the availability and use of such communications and systems for public protection and disaster relief.
The workshop also shared practical experiences gained in response to a number of recent disasters in the region and include a site visit.