Role of ICT in Disaster Response and Management

Abstract

Disasters are imminent everywhere and coupled with the impossibility to stop them means a new dynamic approach should be developed to respond to and manage the damages that come alongside, Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are useful tools that can be applied. This paper has reviewed various types of disasters by looking at key terminologies, challenges in managing disasters from a technological point of view, ICT tools that can be used in responding to and managing disasters from the context of developing countries with the latest technology being Web 2.0 that utilizes the power of social media and social Networks. The review concludes by proposing the adoption of an efficient E-Government infrastructure that supports various ICTs used in disaster management.