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voices lost

voices lost. 311 and Information Society It’s a governance issue AP rIGF, Singapore. June 17, 2011 Izumi Aizu iza@anr.org. The worst disaster in Japan since WW II. The earthquake, 4 waves compound: M9.0 Tsunami: 10 - 30 meters, 3 times higher than experts anticipated

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  1. voices lost • 311 and Information Society • It’s a governance issue • AP rIGF, Singapore June 17, 2011 Izumi Aizu iza@anr.org

  2. The worst disaster in Japan since WW II • The earthquake, 4 waves compound: M9.0 • Tsunami: 10 - 30 meters, 3 times higher than experts anticipated • Washed away everything: 30+ cities and towns • Fukushima Nuclear Station • Confirmed death: 15,429; missing: 7,781 • Unconfirmed missing: 6,000 - 10,000+? • Total loss: 30,000+?

  3. After three months • Things are not getting better, some parts worse • Natural Disaster turning out to be Social Disaster • With all due respect, not capable of handling problems • Many people are suffering - even those who moved from shelters to “temporal houses” • rooms too narrow, rain leaks, ants coming in, flies from dead fish etc. • no reconstruction plan yet announced from central govn’t • According to previous experiences of Kobe, many more problems will surface

  4. I lost my voice -couldn’t say anything

  5. This was a 3-story building

  6. from where I stayed

  7. What can ICT/Internet do for them? • There was little Emergency Preparedness among Internet/ICT community • Informational gap is source of wider problem – ineffective logistics, relief and support works • Information Support Pro bono Platform (iSPP) establihsed • Multi-stakeholder platform to address info-gaps • Individuals from gov, industry, NGOs and academics • Projects and coordination beginning

  8. Projects underway • Provide ICT solutions (packages) to recovery works – sending machines and people • Common API for Informational Support • Information matching for relief works (goods and people) • Information volunteers • NPO・NGO Coordination • Visits to local governments who need more support - coordinate with Prefectural & Central Governments • Research on people’s informational behaviors • Layers between central government and the field filtering critical information

  9. Multi-stakeholder came, naturally • Traditional government structure does not work sufficiently for such emergency • Industry and Civil Society must work together with Central and Local governments • But how? - complementarily • No official recognition made (yet)

  10. Thank you • For your help and support • This could happen to you • Let’s learn the lessons and be prepared • We shall build new and better society

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