Role of E-government in Reducing Disasters

Disasters affect three-quarters of the world, they cause huge losses of life and property every year. Information and communication technology (ICT) - as the backbone of e-government is one of the factors that reduce the damage caused by these disasters. This paper discusses the impact of demographi...

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Main Authors: Thaer Ibrahim, Alok Mishra, Atila Bostan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: UIKTEN 2019-11-01
Series:TEM Journal
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Online Access:http://www.temjournal.com/content/84/TEMJournalNovember2019_1150_1158.pdf
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spelling doaj-38c0ccc1c91b4a00bee5d6d755b030f22020-11-25T01:51:37ZengUIKTENTEM Journal2217-83092217-83332019-11-01841150115810.18421/TEM84-07Role of E-government in Reducing DisastersThaer IbrahimAlok MishraAtila BostanDisasters affect three-quarters of the world, they cause huge losses of life and property every year. Information and communication technology (ICT) - as the backbone of e-government is one of the factors that reduce the damage caused by these disasters. This paper discusses the impact of demographic factors on citizens' readiness towards ICTs and disaster management, by conducting a questionnaire form that tests the readiness of the Iraqi citizen and the extent of their interest in this technology being threatened by disaster.http://www.temjournal.com/content/84/TEMJournalNovember2019_1150_1158.pdfdisastersinformation and communication technology (ict)e-governmentreadiness
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Role of E-government in Reducing Disasters
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disasters
information and communication technology (ict)
e-government
readiness
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Alok Mishra
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title Role of E-government in Reducing Disasters
title_short Role of E-government in Reducing Disasters
title_full Role of E-government in Reducing Disasters
title_fullStr Role of E-government in Reducing Disasters
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publisher UIKTEN
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issn 2217-8309
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publishDate 2019-11-01
description Disasters affect three-quarters of the world, they cause huge losses of life and property every year. Information and communication technology (ICT) - as the backbone of e-government is one of the factors that reduce the damage caused by these disasters. This paper discusses the impact of demographic factors on citizens' readiness towards ICTs and disaster management, by conducting a questionnaire form that tests the readiness of the Iraqi citizen and the extent of their interest in this technology being threatened by disaster.
topic disasters
information and communication technology (ict)
e-government
readiness
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