keywords: Common, Open, Standards, and .. Tsunami
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The Roadmap for Open ICT Ecosystems

by Berkman Center for Internet & Society
at Harvard Law School

http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/epolicy/

Dr. Thaweesak from NECTEC also participated in this
report.

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December 26, 2004. 7:58 am.
A thirty-foot-high wall of water – a tsunami – slams
into the famed resort islands off Thailand’s southern
coast.
In one tragic moment, thousands of lives are lost, and
thousands more are missing.
In the race to identify victims and assist survivors,
Thailand’s government hits its own wall.
Responding agencies and non-governmental groups are
unable to share information vital to the rescue
effort.
Each uses different data and document formats.
Relief is slowed; coordination is complicated.
The need for common, open standards for disaster
management was never more stark or compelling.
The Royal Government of Thailand responded by creating
a common website for registering missing persons and
making open file formats in particular an immediate
national priority.


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