How are ICTs used as tools in raising public awareness, and what makes them effective : a case study of the work of ODPEM in Kingston, Jamaica

2013

Master thesis development management- University of Agder 2013 The last couple of decades the world has seen an incredible development within the field of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). Not only has the number and quality of ICTs increased, but also its reach, penetration and the amount of new and different ICTs. It is also increasingly a part of everyday lives in most countries of the world. Simultaneously to this development there has been an increase in disasters and the loss of livelihoods and lives due to them. The disasters are affecting poor and developing countries disproportionally due to their vulnerability. Hence incorporating disaster management into the devel…