Background
Indonesia is prone to natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, and volcanic eruptions. Indonesia region bypassed by the Eurasian plate, the Indo-Australian plate and Pacific plate. If there is movement of the plates is the cause of earthquakes. Furthermore, if there is antarlempeng tectonic collision at sea can generate tsunamis, as happened in Aceh and North Sumatra.
Note from the Directorate of Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (DVMBG) Department of Energy and Mineral Resources shows that there are 28 regions in Indonesia are stated prone to earthquake and tsunami. Among the NAD, North Sumatra, West Sumatra, Bengkulu, Lampung, Banten, Central Java and Yogyakarta the South, the South East Java, Bali, NTB and NTT. Then North Sulawesi, Central Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, North Maluku, Maluku Selatan, Biak, Yapen and Fak-Fak in Papua and East Kalimantan Balikpapan.
Indonesia is also a pathway Pasicif The Ring of Fire (Pacific Ring of Fire), which is a series of lines of active volcanoes in the world. Pacific ring of fire stretching between the Pacific plate subduction and separation of the Indo-Australian Plate, the Eurasian plate, North American Plate and the Nazca plate is colliding with the South American plate. He stretches from the west coast of South America began, continues to the west coast of North America, circular to Canada, Kamsatschka peninsula, Japan, Indonesia, New Zealand and South Pacific islands. Indonesia has a number of volcanoes with more than 240 pieces, in which nearly 70 of whom are still active. Zone seismicity and active circum-Pacific volcanoes is very famous, because every great earthquake or a devastating tsunami in the region, certainly cost the lives of so many human lives. [Data and Analysis Centre Tempo]
Genesis Natural Disasters always enveloped the nation as Indonesia in recent years. After December 26, 2004 earthquake and tsunami in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, has claimed more than 250,000 inhabitants. Dated March 28, 2005, earthquake also hit the island of Nias, North Sumatra, killing more than 400 inhabitants. Followed dated May 27, 2006, earthquake occurred in Yogyakarta and Central Java, killing more than 6000 inhabitants. Pangandaran, West Java and the surrounding areas, on July 17, 2006 tsunami storm. At least 500 people have become victims of the tidal water malignancy.
The volunteers and organizations providing humanitarian aid began to arrive. Humanitarian assistance in the form of material logistics, tents and medicine to flow so fast. In a situation like this requires a good coordination system in each line in order to help process can be done quickly and precisely. To speed up the process of coordination and data collection and reporting system is urgently needed in this case an appropriate means of telecommunication.
In addition, the public needs for information are also very involved. For example from among people who want to contribute assistance, they need information about the needs of affected communities, in order to aid in the send is not in vain. Seeing the impact of disasters with a very broad area of ​​communications technology and information needed as a tool.
With Indonesia’s geographical conditions as above, then the need for preparedness of the public concern about the state of Indonesia is prone to disasters. Can be used as a material consideration in development planning is good and quick action to rescue when disasters occur. But not many people who know about the geography and disaster vulnerability of their respective regions.
Learning from this, the Foundation provides services or programs Airputih ICT Emergency Response Team.
Mission:
1. Help provide access to information for people in disaster areas.
2. Bridging between humanitarian agencies to victims through information technology.
3. Helping humanitarian agencies and journalists in the media access to information.
Activities:
1. Build an emergency infrastructure and VSAT-based wireless technology as the main ICT facilities which can be used by all parties to carry out its duties and functions in the disaster area
2. Building a Media Center as a central means of information and ICT-based emergency communications
3. Using the SMS service as public participation in the process of emergency response
4. ICT training for volunteers and civil society organizations.
Expected Results
1. The occurrence and distribution of Opera-acceleration in relief and reconstruction in disaster areas
2. Media education to the public about the disaster and handling
