Enhancing decision support system for disaster crises: leveraging emerging technologies for improved civil preparedness and crisis management

Expected Outcome:Project results are expected to contribute to some or all of the following expected outcomes:Development of decision support systems for disaster crises, utilizing near real-time data from the ground to enhance situational awareness and response;Creation of systems designed to bolster civil preparedness, that enhance operational efficiency and response times, ensuring timely and effective management of various disaster scenarios including from early warning to early actionIntegration of advanced data analysis and decision-making tools to support authorities and first responders in disaster situations. Scope:This topic focuses on enhancing existing decision support systems for disaster crises by integrating emerging technologies to improve civil preparedness and crisis management. The objective is to advance the capabilities of existing systems, making them more reliable, adaptable, and efficient through the incorporation of trustworthy AI technologies that ensure transparency, accountability, and ethical decision-making processes. Projects should aim to enable quicker and more informed responses during disaster scenarios.Proposals should focus on creating advanced systems designed to strengthen civil preparedness, helping authorities and responders manage various disaster situations in a timely and effective manner. These systems should leverage cutting-edge AI-driven tools to process large volumes of data, providing actionable insights that improve decision-making during critical moments, such as from early warning to early action. Emphasis should be placed on integrating advanced data analysis and predictive modelling to anticipate disaster developments and guide interventions, while ensuring that the systems are transparent, explainable, and built on principles of trustworthiness, inclusive and gender sensitive and ethical AI use and on secure AI deployments.Projects should conduct a stakeholder or market analysis and a roadmap or plan for uptake