Recent relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew and the Los Angeles earthquake are compelling demonstrations of the need for a National Information Infrastructure … One conclusion in a post-Hurricane Andrew report was the need to have federal information systems that could visually display “areas of need” on electronic maps that could be shared with the broadcast media.
Predictor: Information Infrastructure Technology and Applications (IITA) Task Group: High-Performance Computing and Communications Information Technology Subcommittee
Prediction, in context:In a final draft of their Dec. 1, 1993, recommendations for the National Information Infrastructure, members of the High-Performance Computing Communications and Information Technology subcommittee write the following: ”Recent relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew and the Los Angeles earthquake are compelling demonstrations of the need for a National Information Infrastructure. While responsible government agencies had developed disaster relief plans in the event of a major disaster, there was not a readily available information infrastructure to communicate the plan, or to coordinate the myriad of relief agencies that flocked to the disaster sites. For example, one conclusion in a post-Hurricane Andrew report was the need to have federal information systems that could visually display ‘areas of need’ on electronic maps that could be shared with the broadcast media. The need for such information systems was further demonstrated during the L.A. quake-relief efforts.”
Date of prediction: December 1, 1993
Topic of prediction: Getting, Sharing Information
Subtopic: Crisis Management
Name of publication: Information Infrastructure Technology and Applications - Report of the IITA Task Group: High-Performance Computing Communications and Information Technology Subcommittee
Title, headline, chapter name: 2.4 Crisis Management
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://www.ifla.org/documents/infopol/us/iita.txt
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