MIC’s International Cooperation in the field of ICT for Disaster

Management

Yoshihisa Takada,

Director for Global ICT Business Promotion Office,

MIC, Japan

May 7, 2015

International Financing of DRR2

World Bank$ 3.57 billion = 25.7%

Japan$ 3.75 billion = 27.6%

International financing of disaster risk reduction (DRR) in 1991-2010(Bilateral and multilateral donors: Total $13.5 billion)

Japan contributes to “mainstreaming of disaster risk reduction” in the international society.

“Mainstreaming of disaster risk reduction” is to make disaster risk reduction (DRR) the most preferential subject and to introduce disaster preparedness in all development policies and projects.

Source: Financing Disaster Risk Reduction (2013)

Among bilateral donors, Japan’s share is 64%.

Lessons from the Great East Japan Earthquake3

Built refuge facilities such as evacuation towers for residents

Enhance disaster prevention facilities such as seawalls

Deliver tsunami and evacuation information surely even in case of power failure

Evacuate to upland as soon as possible

0% 20% 40% 60%

4%

6%

20%

51%

　 　

Most important counter measures to protect community from tsunami

Method to confirm safetyof family members living together

Other

Direct confirmation

E-mail by mobile phone

Telephon call by mobile phone

Telephon call by fixed-line phone

0% 20% 40% 60% 80%

1%

17%

25%

69%

7%

　 　

…

Source: Special Working Group of the Cabinet Office

CONCEPT “3S”: Features of ICT for DM4

• To make communication networks resilient• To enhance information security• To utilize ICT to make social infrastructure resillient

2 Secure

• ICT utilization when disaster occurs to visualize disaster situation• Sensor networks to collect big data• Big data utilization to predict disaster with high precision

3 Smart

Seamless in Time

• Information Sharing among Systems in Each Phase of Prevention, Emergency Response, Recovery/Reconstruction

• Utilizing Past Disaster Information for Future Disaster Prediction

• Prompt Information Sharing When Disaster Occurs

Seamless in Space

• Cross-regional and cross-border Information sharing

• ICT as Social Infrastructure• Resolving Digital Divide to Realize

Disaster Information Transmission not Restricted by Geological Conditions

• Providing appropriate disaster information based on local ICT infrastructure

Seamless between Organizations

Responsible for DRR• Mutual Information Sharing

among National Government, Local Governments and Communities

• Information Sharing within Respective Organizations

• Information Transmission to Residents and Communities through Various Media

1 Seamless

[Resilience]

ICT for Disaster Management5

Sensor

Camera

Meteorological Radar

Integrated Disaster Management

Information System

Emergency alarm broadcast

One segment terminal

Disaster prevention administrative radio, 　Portable fire prevention module in disaster, etc.

Data Center

SatelliteObservation

•Information distribution is an important factor of disaster prevention and mitigation activities, and effective and efficient disaster management is made possible by using ICT.

•Utilization of ICT in the field of disaster prevention contributes to not only disaster prevention but also

development .

•The functions of ICT for disaster management can be classified into observation/collection, information

analysis, accumulation, and delivery functions from the viewpoint of the process of information

distribution.

Observation/CollectionInformation Analysis

(Centralization)Delivery

Accumulation

Government Telecommunication Networks for Disaster 6

Prime Minister's Official

Residence

1)

8)

Municipality

Fire and Disaster

Management Agency

2)

4)

Municipal Disaster Management Radio Communications

Taking Videos by High Altitude

Monitoring and Helicopter

Cameras to Assess

Disaster-stricken Site

Damage Information Collection

6)

5)

7)

3) Satellite Communications NetworkInformation Collection and Distribution among National Government, Prefectural Governments and Municipalities

1) Central Disaster Management Radio Communications Network: Information Collection and Distribution within Japanese Government (Developed by the Cabinet Office)

2) Fire and Disaster Prevention Communication NetworkInformation Collection and Distribution among National Government and Prefectural Governments

4) Prefectural Disaster Management Radio CommunicationsInformation Collection and Distribution between Municipalities, Fire Departments, etc. and Prefectural Government

6) Municipality Disaster Management Radio Communications (Broadcasting)Information Distribution from Municipality to Residents

5) Fire Rescue Radio CommunicationsGiving Instructions, Reporting, etc. between Fire Department and Fire Rescue Teams, and between Fire Rescue Teams

7) Municipal Disaster Management Radio Communications (Mobile)Communications between Municipality, and Automobiles, Disaster-related Organizations, Life Service Providers

9)

8) Video Transmission System onboard HelicopterTransmitting Video Information from Video Camera onboard Helicopter

9) Reporting to 119Residents’ Reporting to 119 and Identifying Positions

Providing Seismic Intensity

Information to Meteorological

Agency

※Detail explanations are in blue boxes on the right side.

3)

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Disaster Information Dissemination to Residents

Municipal governments 　

Information Provider

Prefectures Connected with

standard format

Various types

of format

Collection, format

conversion, and distribution

Information Communicator

Net operator

Radio operator

TV operator 　　

Radio

Digital TV

Mobile phone・Smartphone

Web distribution

Central government

Mobile phone operator

Cable Terrestrial

Local Resident

MunicipalDisaster RadioBroadcast System

L-Alert

Outdoor Loudspeaker

Home ReceiverMunicipal office

※L-Alert : 832 groups including 47 prefectures are participating. (25 out of 47 prefectures distributes information in practice)　　　　　　 Direct information distribution without L-Alert from information provider also existed.

Solution Map of ICT for DM in Japan8

Terminal on-site

equipment

･ Sensor (earthquake, water level, rainfall amount, wind speed, landslide, etc.)･ Meteorological radar･ Camera (fixed, mobile, helicopter)･ Satellite observation (image, position information)

･ Broadcast reception terminal (IP announcement terminal, PC, etc.)･ One segment terminal･ Speaker･ Mini satellite earth station

Application

･ Meteorological observation information collection system･ Damage information collection system･ Safety/evacuation information collection system･ Image monitoring/analysissystem

･ Meteorological analysis system･ Geographical information system･ Shelters/evacuees management system･ Supplies management system･ Administrative operation system

･ Damage forecasting system

･ Emergency information transmission system･ Evacuation information / announcement management system

Platform･ Sensor information collection/control infrastructure

･ Comprehensive disaster prevention information system･ Risk management information management system･ Space data platform system･ Infrastructure management system･ Police/fire prevention command andcontrol system

･ Cloud platform/big data analysis

･ Emergency alarm broadcast･ Cell broadcast

Com

munication

infrastructure

･ Disaster prevention administrative radio network （ mobile ）･ Satellite communications

･ Disaster prevention administrative radio （ broadcast reception, mobile ）･ Satellite communications･ Portable fire prevention module in disaster

･ Satellite communications･ Radio communications networks （ FWA, WiFi, microwave, TV White Space, etc. ）･ Submarine cable 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

Observation/Collection Information analysis (Centralization) Delivery

･ L-ALERT

･ J-ALERT

Accumulation

Disaster

prevention use

General use

Ministerio de Asuntos Internos y Comunicaciones, JAPÓN

http://www.soumu.go.jp/main_sosiki/joho_tsusin/eng/index.html (English)

Gracias!

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