Building e-resilience through ICTs and space technology

Type:: Meeting or Conference
Organizer:: United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Date:: 20-21 Nov 2012
Location:: Thailand (Bangkok)

The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) is organizing an Expert Group Meeting on Building E-Resilience through ICT and Space Technology.

The objective of the meeting is to review best practices in using ICT connectivity and space technology for the resilient development of the Asia-Pacific region, and will include updates since the ESCAP Expert Consultation held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on 5-6 September 2012. The second session will focus on "Regional cooperation on geospatial information management for disaster risk reduction and sustainable development".