New York’s Efforts to Counter Cyberattacks
As current efforts are not sufficient, the city is looking to safeguard the infrastructure and critical data against cybersecurity threats and develop specific, measurable objectives and goals
Invest in Your Recovery Before Disaster Strikes
A recovery plan is based on the critical business functions which must be restored first; the ability to anticipate and act is what separates those who succeed from those who fail.
Christchurch, NZ Looking to Deploy Innovative Aerial Photography Tech
Innovative, disruptive tech that will revolutionise aerial imaging is critical as it allows the City Council to make informed make decisions on issues like air pollution and water level fluctuations.
Indonesia Strengthens Disaster Resilience and Preparedness
In Indonesia, one of the most disaster-prone countries, the development of innovations and technology to mitigate disasters is crucial to improve the country’s preparedness and capacity in the face of disasters.
Vietnam Holds ASEAN Drill to Test Cybersecurity Incident Response
The 2021 ASEAN Computer Emergency Response Team Drill used the latest cybersecurity trends as scenarios for teams to strengthen their preparedness in solving cybersecurity issues.
AI System Identifies Buildings Damaged by Wildfire
U.S. researchers have developed an AI system that helps classifying buildings with wildfire damage by relying solely on post-fire images with 92% accuracy.
Kerala, India Uses Sensing Technology to Improve Railway Safety
Using a Fibre Bragg Grating sensor-driven monitoring system, rail corporations can embed or attach sensors in rail structures, enabling both on-demand and continuous data, as well as 24/7 warning alerts for damage detection.
Ocean Drones Capture Hurricane Data in the U.S.
U.S. NOAA and a drone company are piloting five specially designed ocean drones in the Atlantic Ocean to gather data around the clock to help understand the physical processes of hurricanes.
Strengthening Disaster Resilience and Preparedness in the Philippines
Since the Philippines has always been prone to natural disasters, reducing disaster risk and strengthening the country’s disaster resilience is critical for the safety of the citizens.
China Launches Early Warning Tech for Disasters
Due to a massive earthquake in Wenchuan, the county has developed a multi-hazard early warning system that gets warnings out quickly, giving authorities more time to evacuate residents.
Developing Smart Weather Forecasting for Farms in the U.S.
To give the most accurate weather forecast and make recommendations for farms, U.S. researchers developed a Hybrid Climate Learning Model that outperforms existing models.
China’s High-Tech Anti-Flood Efforts
China has invented advanced technologies to mitigate floods, such as satellites that can acquire space-based observation data, a smart lifeboat and an emergency floating bridge.
Indian Institute of Technology Launches Earthquake Early Warning Mobile App
The application, which is available on iOS and Android, senses the speed of seismic waves that spread after the release of stress from faults movement. The system issues warnings to citizens and provides steps to survive an earthquake.
Warning System Boosts Earthquake Defences in China
China developed an earthquake early warning network that will alert people from a quake’s epicentre a few seconds before the seismic waves for disaster reduction.
China Utilises Drones to Mitigate Natural Disasters
Drones in the country can now serve several civilian purposes, such as providing communications signals, modifying weather, and detecting meteorological and gathering atmospheric data.
Crowdsourced Sensor Data Powers Smoke Map
AirNow Fire and Smoke Map helps protect communities from the effects of wildfire smoke by pulling data from three different sources so users can get information on air quality, smoke and concentration data.
Smart 3D Realty Fire Control System Demonstrates Effect of Tech-assisted Disaster Relief
As a part of the nation’s smart city project, a Taiwanese company has designed a “Smart 3D Realty Fire Control System” which the Yilan County Fire Bureau deployed resulting in greater efficiency.
India Meteorological Department to Use AI for Accurate Forecasting
The India Meteorological Department has collaborated with educational institutes to deploy AI/ML in weather forecasting. It has also invited applications from independent researchers for technology solutions.
AI Helps Spot Fires Through Video Data in Sonoma County, California
Sonoma County, California is using artificial intelligence to help detect blazes before they become wildfires by sending the video via cloud so that people can verify that the algorithm has detected smoke.
Breathing Systems Deployed in Indonesia to Battle COVID-19
The Indonesian Institute of Sciences Research Centre for Electronics and Telecommunications is developing a smart ventilator to assist the healthcare sector in response to the COVID-19 situation in Indonesia.
Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Management Initiatives in the Philippines
The Philippines government, DOST has unveiled several critical event management innovations to help the country to prevent and mitigate disaster-prone conditions.
The Philippines Deploys Air Quality Monitors for Volcano Affected Areas
The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST-PCIEERD) had recently launched the country’s first air quality monitor as solutions to reduce pollution caused by the volcanic eruption.
Melbourne Water Gets Bushfire and Lightning Detection Tech
Melbourne Water has tapped two major tech firms to produce a solution equipped with thermal sensors and high-precision visual spectrum cameras and SPARC tech to protect the region from bushfires and lightning strikes.
Low-cost Sensor Networks in U.S. for Monitoring Extreme Air Pollution
The study demonstrates that the new approach of low-cost air quality sensors is effective for monitoring extreme air-quality events during volcanic eruptions.
Predicting and Mitigating Typhoons with Tech in the Philippines
The Philippines is exploring a range of cutting edge solutions to predict and mitigate adverse weather in an effort to better help citizens stay during the rainy and typhoon season.
Adoption of AI, Cloud for Disaster Response and Mitigation in the U.S.
U.S. researchers combine AI and cloud computing, with a damage assessment tool to predict path of wildfires and evaluate the impact of natural disasters.
Washington State’s Exposure Notification Tool Averts COVID-19 Cases
The U.S. state’s state’s Bluetooth COVID-19 notification app WA Notify has likely prevented over 6,000 cases and may have saved over 100 lives.
Transition to Zero-trust for Singapore Government
GovTech Singapore explores how the government can transition to a zero-trust architecture based on three principles: verify explicitly, grant least privileges and assume breach.
Improving Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plans
In the light of many ransomware attacks, organisations need a solid business continuity and disaster recovery plan which considers backups, Disaster recovery as a service, AI, Cybersecurity, and updating old plans.
Mobile Application to Alert for Volcanic Eruptions
The worst eruption in the Philippines caused massive damages and dozens of people perished during the eruption. DOST-Phivolcs launched a volcano advisory application that alerts the public about imminent eruptions.