Emergency Information Dissemination System
Abstract
The problem under investigation is on the development of emergency information dissemination.
Kenya is faced with many disasters and emergency. There is no clear boundary between an
emergency and a disaster except in the magnitude. While countries in developed world and
developing world like India have put in place such systems, it is worrying that most countries in
Africa are ill prepared to deal with disasters.
The project has investigated the mechanisms of setting up an emergency information system by
comparing with what is already developed by developed countries. A framework on the modules
required for a successful system has been developed with consultations with the National
Operational Center (NOC) the government organisation that is charged with coordinating rescue
missions in Kenya.
While the project has demonstrated the opportunity that exist like the use of sensors to monitor
events like fire or flood and relay that information when such event occurs in real time, there are
many challenges. The Emergency Information Management System is huge and complex. From
the literature on existing systems, its clear that to develop such a system is not cheap and this could
explain why poor countries are yet to develop an integrated solution
Citation
Master of Science in Information SystemsSponsorhip
University of NairobiPublisher
University of Nairobi School of Computing and Informatics