A Framework for Designing a Global Information Network for Multinational Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief

Authors:
Tung Bui;Sungwon Cho;Siva Sankaran;Michael Sovereign
Affiliations:
University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96822 tbui@busadm.cba.hawaii.edu;University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96822 sungwonc@hawaii.edu;California State University, Northridge, CA 91330 siva.sankaran@csun.edu;Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA 93943 msovereign@monterey.nps.navy.mil
Venue:
Information Systems Frontiers
Year:
2000

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Abstract

Large-scale Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief (HA/DR) operations, particularly in developing countries, require the intervention and aid of various agencies from all over the world in a concerted and timely manner. As a result, HA/DR operations involve dynamic information exchange, planning, coordination and above all negotiation. Although a number of studies have reported the benefits of using information and communication technologies to support negotiation activities, it remains unclear how such technologies could be adapted to large-scale HA/DR operations. This paper examines negotiational issues involved in a multinational HA/DR environment and presents a framework that would help in developing a Global Information Network (GIN). The proposed framework can be used to assess and characterize individual disaster situations so that the GIN functional and design requirements can be accurately identified early. Future implications to GIN architecture are also discussed.