Industry experts examine role of AI in reducing disaster risk - Pacific Disaster Center (PDC Global)

A wide range of experts representing academics, private sector, disaster managers, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and United Nations agencies gathered recently to examine how artificial intelligence (AI) and big data can be used in disaster risk reduction to save lives. "As humanitarians and disaster managers, we don't want to be only spectators in this big data industry but want to learn from this industry and shape its work for our needs," said Ms. Adelina Kamal, Executive Director of the ASEAN Coordination Centre for Humanitarian Assistance (AHA Centre). She added, "Having a data intelligence system will allow the AHA Centre to quickly analyze data and transform it to sharp, accurate, and reliable information, increasing scale and solidarity for One ASEAN One Response." The ASEAN Workshop on Disaster Reporting and Big Data for Disaster Management held in Jakarta, Indonesia, March 18-19, organized by the AHA Centre, was attended by about one hundred participants, including 30 representatives from the association's national disaster management organizations. AHA Centre is responsible for coordinating humanitarian response and risk reduction for ASEAN's ten member states.