Characterizing and Improving Collaboration and Information-Sharing Across Emergency Preparedness and Response Communities
Abstract
Events such as 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina have made abundantly clear the need for greater collaboration and information sharing among government agencies during emergencies. The effectiveness of emergency preparedness and response (EP and R) depends fundamentally on the ability of a wide variety of organizational and professional communities to work together. E-government initiatives can promote the necessary information sharing, coordination, and collaboration (ISC2) or can be rendered less effective due to social, organizational, and/or technological obstacles. This paper reports on research-in-progress that aims to characterize and make recommendations for ISC2 improvements of across EP and R communities. We present a conceptual model of the EP and R domain designed to highlight the most critical impediments to effective communication, coordination, and collaboration and the most powerful points of leverage for e-government initiatives to support EP and R.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2009
- Accession Number
- AD1107184
Entities
People
- Deborah Bodeau
- Jane Fedorowicz
- Joann Brooks
- M. L. Markus
Organizations
- Bentley University
- MITRE Corporation