The document discusses a virtual web organization called comBURMA that aims to coordinate relief efforts in Burma following Cyclone Nargis. It proposes a system with area managers and relief organization management that would allow needs and available aid to be tracked in databases and matched to ensure efficient distribution. A prototype is suggested with interfaces for the government, relief organizations, and area managers to enter and access relevant information. The goal is to provide clear communication to convince the Burmese government to work with outside aid organizations in order to help those affected by the cyclone.

2. TABLE OF CONTENT
1. Introduction
2. Burma
3. Problem
4. Solution
5. Prototype
6. Conclusion
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3. Burma
largest country in southeast Asia
capital city: Nay Pyi Taw
population 48 Million people
Government: Military Junta
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4. Burma
Situation after cyclone Nargis:
- most momentous tropical hurricane Nargis
- numerous people lost their lives
- numerous people need help
- military Junta refuses help
- a lot of diseases, no water, no medicine...
- children lost their parents
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5. Burma
Some more information:
- Myanmar or Burma?
- Language: Burmese
- most of the people embraces Buddhism
- Infrastructure: less paved street, 80 airports, 1 heliport
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6. Problem
government
help
change
helpers
aim
comBURMA
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7. Solution
Virtual Web Organization:
- Net Brokership
- Temporary partnership of independent organizations
- Virtual Web Management
- Virtual Web Platform
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8. Solution
Mission:
Providing clear communication
Trying to convince the government
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9. Solution
Our VWO:
Why the name:
“Combined help for Burma”
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10. Solution The current situation
What we have to do:
Come up with a clear and simple
solution to:
- Provide unified information
- Prevent shortage and overstock
- Get the government to trust us
and work with us
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11. Solution The desired situation
What we will do:
Introduce two new intermediaries:
- Management of help organizations
- Area managers
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12. Solution The desired situation
What we will do:
Set up the VWO in three steps:
1. Available help VWO database
2. Needed help VWO database
3. Combine databases
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13. Prototype
Starting page with 6 buttons
The Goverments front-end.
a company-,
a news-,
In the top-part is a map of
theadestroyed part of Burma.
partners-,
a history-,
IF you are help,
a your hovering with your mouse
over contact-,
a these Area-Manager-signs a
rectangle pops up and delivers the
There is also a possibility
an overview with the current
to register or to log in.
status of the most needed goods in this
specific area.
For more information you click on the
needed area.
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14. Prototype
The Help Organizations front-end.
The top-part is divided into
three category groups.
The top group gives you an overview
about the status of your profile.
The bottom-left category group gives an
overview of whole Burma. The main
categories of goods are listed with a
visible impression of its status.
The user now only needs to mark goods
with a cross, which he wants to
spend, and click the SPEND!-button.
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15. Prototype
The PDA front-end is very simple. There is
only a formulary where the Area Managers
can fill in the information.
They fill out, where they what kind of good need.
There is also the possibility to make the
information about the needs more specific.
The Area Managers do not enter the starting page;
they only receive information from Burmese
people and forward this information to the
Government.
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16. Conclusion
no chance to prevent disasters
but you have VWOs like
comBURMA
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17. Thank you for your attention!