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Information and communication technology (ICT) refers to the advancement and use of contemporary electronic information systems, brought about by the convergence of computer and telecommunications technology. ICT is also concerned with improving human and organizational problem solving through use of technologically based processes and systems that enhance the efficacy of information in a variety of tactical and strategic operational situations. ICT provides a common intellectual framework to interconnect all of the stages of hazard phenomena and resultant human and environmental interaction.
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The healthy functioning of modern societies is effectively based on the high-quality and expeditious circulation of information. This is even more germane in the case of societies vulnerable to natural hazards. There, accurate information and its reliable and timely communication are of importance, as people’s lives, assets, and environments are at stake. However, with the...
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Anderson, P.S. (2013). Information and Communication Technology. In: Bobrowsky, P.T. (eds) Encyclopedia of Natural Hazards. Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-4399-4_194
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