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Design and implementation of scenario-based exercises on different hazards including predictive modeling to test and improve the strategic framework per country and region (task B); The function of Task Group B is to facilitate the preparation of scenario-based exercised on different hazards. Although postponed, members of Task Group B prepared presentations and exercises as listed below for the UN-GGIM WG-Disasters Conference 2020 in Tokyo originally planned in February 2020: (1) Collaboration between governmental authorities - Geocell Reinforcement Resource, by Mr. Anders Sandin from Sweden, (2) Promoting regional cooperation in Asia and the Pacific to integrate geospatial information for disaster resilience, by Ms. Tiziana Bonapace and Mr. Keran Wang from UN ESCAP, (3) Sichuan Provincial Strategic Framework in Practice, by Ms. Zhen Quanhong from China, (4) UN Open GIS agains Disasters, by Mr. Kyoung-Soo Eom from UN Open GIS Initiative, and Mr. Fujimura Hidenori from the United Nations Vector Tile Toolkit, (5) Geospatial information services of NCSCGC, and our challenges against disasters, by Mr. Farhod Omanov from Uzbekistan, (6) Common Sensing - building Climate Resilience with Small Island Nations, by Mr. Khaled Mashfiq from UNITAR-UNOSAT, (7) Geospatial Information Applications for Disaster Risk Reduction in Asia and the Pacific, by Ms. Verena Kausche from UN ESCAP, (8) Web-based disaster information sharing exercise based on the Typhoon Hagibis 2019 scenario, by Mr. Nagayama Toru from Japan and Mr. Fujimura Hidenori from the United Nations Vector Tile Toolkit, (9) Mapping alongside national information management agencies for people in crisis, by Mr. Alan Mills from MapAction, (10) Use of Geospatial Information for Disaster Risk Reduction, as an interactive tabletop exercise, by again Mr. Khaled Mashfiq from UNITAR-UNOSAT, (11) Humanitarian AI-enabled ICT for field survey, evacuation, and shelter management by Mr. Kuo-Yu Slayer Chuang and Ms. Venus Chen from GeoThings, (12) Quick hands on for disaster response and evacuation management with ICT supports, by Mr. Kuo-Yu Slayer Chuang and Ms. Venus Chen from GeoThings. We make use of online tools such as Microsoft Teams provided by UN Secretariat and GitHub. We collected substantive inputs from active members at https://github.com/ggim-exercise/ggim-exercise.github.io/wiki/Substantive-inputs and linked it from https://ggim-exercise.github.io/. We received inputs from China, UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), UNITAR Operational Satellite Application Programme (UNOSAT), and UN Open GIS Initiative through Japan. Other participants such as MapAction and Uzbekistan are also active in providing their information and opinions. By sharing these inputs, we realized that the Task Group B participants are addressing the issue of disasters from respective different areas such as remote sensing, service operations, or applications. Our strength was that we are also from different sectors. In upcoming periods until the next milestone of August 2021, we will be further discussing the concrete aim and content of the exercise. By definition, exercise means "simulated operation involving planning, preparation, and execution that is carried out for the purpose of training and evaluation". We will be discussing how we can think about planning a joint simulated operation. The purpose of the exercise will be to facilitate discussion about what we can do in the actual case of the crisis. The purpose of the Task Group will be to create a communication channel between us so that we can learn from each other and so that we can voluntarily help each other in the real cases. In view of such purposes, Task Group B can be considered as a Community of Practice in IGIF Strategic Pathway 8.6.10 in the latest draft in the review. A Community of Practice is a group that shares a concern, set of problems, or passion about a topic and deepens their knowledge and expertise in a specific area by interacting on an ongoing basis. UN-GGIM WG-Disasters Task Group B can be described as a Community of Practice in the area of practicing geospatial information supports in the disaster and/or humanitarian situation. Members of a Community of Practice are individuals or organizations who share a common belief and aspiration and share concerns for the challenges faced nationally, regionally, and globally. Those belonging to a Community of Practice often focus on sharing real-world proven practices, new knowledge, new processes, and new methodologies. And they advance the value and benefits of capacity and education. These knowledge and practice sharing networks are key to enriching conversations and for connecting policymakers, professionals, practitioners, and other stakeholders through opportunities to interact and engage. These build on the knowledge attained during formal education processes through: (1) Peer learning to complement instructor-led training; (2) Peer coaching around the implementation of practice following technical assistance; (3) Peer support that has the potential to outlive the formal education and training programs, stretching out the investment in initial training; and (4) Bringing the best and most promising practices back to organizations for potential implementation. The key to a successful Community of Practice for capacity and education is the development of solutions that: (1) Identify specific topics or thematic issues, in our case regarding disasters, around which to center knowledge sharing to improve capacity and capabilities. This could be about leveraging data for achieving progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); (2) Use existing platforms as the mechanism for communication, Microsoft Teams and GitHub in our case; (3) Leverage country-led knowledge hub infrastructure for successful development results; and (4) Optimize existing funding activities and new financial resources – including from the private sector, foundations, and cooperation partners. High-level support for a Community of Practice can be helpful and can afford opportunities for capacity and education programs, as well as to improve awareness, extend outreach, and engage target groups of stakeholders. There are also regional capacity-development structures and networks that further develop capacity and education. These essentially serve as regional or sub-regional communities of practice and also serve as centres to deliver education and training.
The function of Task Group B is to facilitate the preparation of scenario-based exercised on different hazards. Although postponed, members of Task Group B prepared presentations and exercises as listed below for the UN-GGIM WG-Disasters Conference 2020 in Tokyo originally planned in February 2020:
We make use of online tools such as Microsoft Teams provided by UN Secretariat and GitHub. We collected substantive inputs from active members at https://github.com/ggim-exercise/ggim-exercise.github.io/wiki/Substantive-inputs and linked it from https://ggim-exercise.github.io/. We received inputs from China, UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), UNITAR Operational Satellite Application Programme (UNOSAT), and UN Open GIS Initiative through Japan. Other participants such as MapAction and Uzbekistan are also active in providing their information and opinions.
By sharing these inputs, we realized that the Task Group B participants are addressing the issue of diasters from respective different areas such as remote sensing, service operations, or applications. Our strength was that we are also from different sectors.
In upcoming periods until the next milestone of August 2021, we will be futher discussing the concrete aim and content of the exercise. By definition, exercise means "simulated operation involving planning, preparation, and execution that is carried out for the purpose of training and evaluation". We will be discussiong how we can think about planning a joint simulated operation.
The purpose of the exercise will be to facititate dicsussion about what we can do in the actual case of the crisis. The purpose of the Task Group will be to create a communication channel between us so that we can learn from each other and so that we can voluntarily help each other in the real cases.
In view of such purposes, Task Group B can be considered as a Community of Practice in IGIF Strategic Pathway 8.6.10 in the latest draft in review.
A Community of Practice is a group that shares a concern, set of problems, or passion about a topic and deepens their knowledge and expertise in a specific area by interacting on an ongoing basis.
UN-GGIM WG-Disasters Task Group B can be described as a Community of Practice in the area of practicing geospatial information supports in the disaster and/or humanitarian situation.
Members of a Community of Practice are individuals or organizations who share a common belief and aspiration and share concerns for the challenges faced nationally, regionally, and globally.
Those belonging to a Community of Practice often focus on sharing real-world proven practices, new knowledge, new processes, and new methodologies. And they advance the value and benefits of capacity and education.
These knowledge and practice sharing networks are key to enriching conversations and for connecting policymakers, professionals, practitioners, and other stakeholders through opportunities to interact and engage. These build on the knowledge attained during formal education processes through:
The key to a successful Community of Practice for capacity and education is the development of solutions that:
High-level support for a Community of Practice can be helpful and can afford opportunities for capacity and education programs, as well as to improve awareness, extend outreach, and engage target groups of stakeholders.
There are also regional capacity-development structures and networks that further develop capacity and education. These essentially serve as regional or sub-regional community of practices and also serve as centres to deliver education and training.