The need for a digital aid framework in humanitarian relief

WMSCI 2005 - The 9th World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, Proceedings

Volumn 1, Issue , 2005, Pages 326-332

  Sargent, Jason ^a   Michael, Katina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Digital aid; Relief crises; Web based information delivery

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL AID; EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES; HUMANITARIAN RELIEF; INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS; PUBLIC SWITCH TELEPHONE NETWORKS; RELIEF CRISES; RELIEF ORGANIZATIONS; TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURES; WEB-BASED INFORMATION;

CYBERNETICS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION SCIENCE; TELEPHONE; WEBSITES;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84867393544     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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