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| The International Aid+Trade Event International Aid + Trade will be signing a partnership agreement with the International Telecommunications Union at the 'Global Forum on Effective Use of Telecommunications/ICT for Disaster Management: Saving Lives' in Geneva, Switzerland, 10-12 December 2007. Increasingly, natural disasters are causing considerable loss of life and disrupting national economies, severely weakening the affected countries. While neither natural nor man-made hazards can be entirely prevented, information and communication technologies (ICT) can help reduce their impact and avoid them turning into disasters that impede sustainable development. This forum brings together stakeholders in disaster management and seeks to launch a number of practical initiatives. These are aimed at providing universal access to telecommunications/ICT resources to national entities and their staff, United Nations organisations, local and international NGOs involved in rescue and relief operations, and to victims of disasters, in a timely manner. The ITU Framework for Cooperation in Emergencies (IFCE) coordinated by a High Level Panel of Eminent Persons is the main initiative that seeks to deploy on-demand ICT applications and services anywhere-anytime in the immediate aftermath of a disaster thanks to the synergy built around its Technology, Finance, and Logistics Clusters. The partnership agreement between International Aid + Trade and the ITU is intended to establish collaborative linkages between the two organistions in the area of promotion, partnership building and knowledge sharing in the areas of emergency telecommunication systems, and satellite communications, in accordance with their prevailing rules and regulations and on the basis of mutual benefit. The International Aid + Trade event, Building Partnerships for relief and development will take place on the 29-30 January 2008 at PALEXPO, Geneva, Switzerland. write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Exhibition News :: home page |