Showing posts with label emergency. Show all posts
Showing posts with label emergency. Show all posts
Thursday, January 14, 2016

How should we restructure 'first responder' emergency services in a world where they're now the second responders?

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It's fairly widely acknowledged throughout the emergency community that due to the rise in citizen use of technology, emergency service...
Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Support the Emergency 2.0 wiki's founder to present and participate in the 5th International Disaster and Risk Conference in Switzerland

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Eileen Culleton, the Founder and CEO of the Emergency 2.0 Wiki has been offered a speaking slot at the 5th International Disaster and Risk...
Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Celebrate your social media successes, but don't forget that community trust is the key

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In June Baltimore Police Department hit a milestone on Twitter, reaching 50,000 followers. In celebration of this, they released the foll...
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Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Using social media in emergency and disaster management

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I’m currently in Singapore, having just finished running a two-day masterclass for Singaporean public servants on how to use social media i...
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Friday, March 01, 2013

Gov 2.0 Canberra lunch event videos from February

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Gavin Tapp has done his magic and so, with the assistance of the ACT Government, I'm happy to present both videos from the Gov 2.0 even...
Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Register now for the first free Gov 2.0 lunchtime event in Canberra for 2013

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Canberra's free Gov 2.0 lunchtime events continue for the fourth year in 2013, with the first monthly event featuring two great present...
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Tuesday, March 13, 2012

US government launches state-based food alerts on Twitter

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There's a lot of the work and lag involved in releasing emergency alerts using old fashioned approaches such as media releases. Even ...
Tuesday, December 13, 2011

How should public servants report online volunteer work?

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Last week the Department of Human Services changed its policy regarding staff who participated in volunteer activities - unpaid work underta...
Monday, September 26, 2011

Are Australia's emergency services ready to engage with social media? BushfireConnect unsuccessful in government grant bid

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It's come to my attention that the BushfireConnect team were unsuccessful in securing a small grant under the  National Disaster Resil...
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Friday, September 16, 2011

Emergency brings out ESA on Twitter in Canberra - too late?

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This morning, like many Canberra residents, I awoke to the news of the Mitchell fire. Like most in the digital age (who weren't close ...
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Tuesday, August 30, 2011

What's faster than an earthquake? Social media

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Last week the US East Coast experienced a 5.8 magnitude earthquake . While comparatively weak compared to quakes experienced elsewhere in ...
Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Attorney-General's Department supports research into social media use during disasters

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As reported in Mumbrella , the Attorney-General's Department is supporting research by the University of Western Sydney into how the pub...