I nternational Telecom m unication Union ITU-T Implementing CAP for Hazard Warning in Sri Lanka Gordon A. Gow University of Alberta (Canada) I TU-T/ OASI S W orkshop and Dem onstration of Advances in I CT Standards for Public W arning Geneva, 1 9 -2 0 October 2 0 0 6
2 5 Decem ber 2 0 0 4 , 1 5 :1 5 hrs local tim e, Pacific Tsunam i W arning Centre, Haw aii ITU-T I TU-T/ OASI S W orkshop and Dem onstration of Advances in I CT Standards for Public W arning Geneva, 1 9 -2 0 October 2 0 0 6 2
2 6 Decem ber 2 0 0 4 , 0 8 :2 7 local tim e Kalum nai, Sri Lanka ITU-T o 06:59 earthquake off the coast of S umatra o 07:06 GS MB in Colombo alerted of quake o 07:14 PTWC issues bulletin o 08:04 PTWC revises bulletin o 08:27 Kalumnai hit o 08:55 Trincomalee hit o 09:30 Galle, Kalutara I TU-T/ OASI S W orkshop and Dem onstration of Advances in I CT Standards for Public W arning Geneva, 1 9 -2 0 October 2 0 0 6 3
Last-Mile Hazard I nform ation Dissem ination Project ( LI RNEasia/ Sarvodaya) ITU-T Expert Consultation Jan. 26, 2005 (Colombo) o Concept paper, “ NEWS :S L” (March, 2005) o Research proposal to IDRC (Oct. 2005) o Planning workshop (CAP is introduced) (Jan. 2006) o Hazard Warning Relay Network begins operation (July 2006) o • CAP Profile and Operational Guidelines in place I TU-T/ OASI S W orkshop and Dem onstration of Advances in I CT Standards for Public W arning Geneva, 1 9 -2 0 October 2 0 0 6 4
Last Mile Hazard I nform ation Dissem ination Project ITU-T o Need to reach rural and remote communities: • Lack of infrastructure and limited resources o Evaluate the suitability of different ICTs deployed in different settings for effective warning: • 32 villages, varied levels of development I TU-T/ OASI S W orkshop and Dem onstration of Advances in I CT Standards for Public W arning Geneva, 1 9 -2 0 October 2 0 0 6 5
Sarvodaya’s Hazard I nform ation Hub and Relay Netw ork ITU-T mobile phone VSAT/Internet fixed wireless satellite radio I TU-T/ OASI S W orkshop and Dem onstration of Advances in I CT Standards for Public W arning Geneva, 1 9 -2 0 October 2 0 0 6 6
Com m on Alerting Protocol ( CAP) ITU-T I TU-T/ OASI S W orkshop and Dem onstration of Advances in I CT Standards for Public W arning Geneva, 1 9 -2 0 October 2 0 0 6 7
Special considerations ITU-T o Events of Interest <incidents> o Government messages <description> o Message priority profile • S everity, urgency, certainty o <status> element and testing o <scope> always restricted o <language> en, si, ta • Handling of special scripts o <resources> audio file I TU-T/ OASI S W orkshop and Dem onstration of Advances in I CT Standards for Public W arning Geneva, 1 9 -2 0 October 2 0 0 6 8
CAP Message Structure ITU-T alert <incidents> <identifier> <sender> <sent> <status> <msgtype> <scope> info info info <language> Ņ taÓ <language> Ņ siÓ <language> Ņ enÓ <category> <category> <category> <event> <event> <event> <urgency> <urgency> <urgency> <severity> <severity> <severity> <certainty> <certainty> <certainty> resource <description> <description> <description> <resourceDesc> area <areaDesc> I TU-T/ OASI S W orkshop and Dem onstration of Advances in I CT Standards for Public W arning Geneva, 1 9 -2 0 October 2 0 0 6 9
Regional Coordination ITU-T “ As countries move forward to develop a new tsunami warning system, they must ensure that such efforts carefully match with existing regional and national warning capacities in order to enable interoperability with other warning systems …international coordination on implementing CAP for all hazards is an essential step toward this broad-scale interoperability.” — NEWS / S L concept paper (2005, p.18) I TU-T/ OASI S W orkshop and Dem onstration of Advances in I CT Standards for Public W arning Geneva, 1 9 -2 0 October 2 0 0 6 1 0
I nstitutional Arrangem ents for Public Alerting ITU-T media government supply of warnings non-governmental entity (Sarvodaya) media relay network citizens of the state first responders I TU-T/ OASI S W orkshop and Dem onstration of Advances in I CT Standards for Public W arning Geneva, 1 9 -2 0 October 2 0 0 6 1 1
Coordinating for inform ation exchange am ong grassroots-based system s ITU-T environment media media Tourism board First responders NGO private network local network relay network clientele and guests community first responders I TU-T/ OASI S W orkshop and Dem onstration of Advances in I CT Standards for Public W arning Geneva, 1 9 -2 0 October 2 0 0 6 1 2
Coordination I ssues w ith CAP in Sri Lanka ITU-T o <alert> • <identifier>common format? • <sender>authorized users? • <sent> time stamp (when, what format? ) • <scope> restricted? public? o <info> • <category> uncertain role for LM-HWS • S tandard <event> common terminology? • <event> “ Government message” o <area> • <areaDesc> interoperability with addressable satellite radio and other systems? I TU-T/ OASI S W orkshop and Dem onstration of Advances in I CT Standards for Public W arning Geneva, 1 9 -2 0 October 2 0 0 6 1 3
I ssues for Consideration ITU-T o Need for interoperability between community- based warning systems o Decisions with path dependent consequences might occur in several sectors independently (e.g., tourism, NGO) o What is the appropriate forum in which to establish regional coordination for CAP implementation? o Where is the appropriate focus for standardizing practice while respecting the need for diversity? o How are best practices to be communicated and are they equally applicable to both developing and developed states? I TU-T/ OASI S W orkshop and Dem onstration of Advances in I CT Standards for Public W arning Geneva, 1 9 -2 0 October 2 0 0 6 1 4
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