This document discusses the creation of a global disaster information network and marketplace. It outlines the need to better share, organize and facilitate access to disaster-related information across diverse organizations. Key points include developing common infrastructure like databases and portals to connect information providers and users, addressing issues like trust, standards and incentives to encourage information sharing, and creating value-added services to help various stakeholders find the right information.

1. Global Disaster Information Network Portal to a Global Information Marketplace Presented to: TIEMS Conference Sophia Antipolis, Provance, France June 3-5, 2003 Albert J. Simard

2. Challenges in the 21 st century Knowledge Economy Diverse Workforce Information Explosion Sustainable Development Finite Resources International Partnerships Globalization Accelerating Change Life- Long Learning Complex Technologies Sources: US National Science Foundation (NSF, 2001), UN Citizen Engagement Safety & Security

5. Data, Information, and Knowledge Knowledge Management GIS-based maps Image Grey scale Digital library Digital documents Bits Expert consultation Voice Signal amplitude Scientific papers Text documents Letters, words Equations Tables, statistics Numbers Knowledge Information Data

6. Knowledge Organization Knowledge Management External Knowledge Sharing Management Preservation Lost Knowledge Use Nature Creation Internal Knowledge

7. Knowledge Processes Value Process Production Stage Knowledge Management Drivers (problems, issues, government) Organization (mandate, resources, culture) People (analyze, reason, decide) Content (facts, meaning, understanding) Systems (information processes) Technology (computers, communication) Data Database Information Knowledge Application Search

9. Linking Past, Present, & Future Capture Preserve Share Integrate Learn Adapt Knowledge Management Past Present Future Infrastructure Content Processes

10. A Definition Developing organizational capacity and processes to capture, preserve, share, and integrate data, information, and knowledge to support organizational goals, learning, and adaptation. Knowledge Management

11. IM and KM Information Technology (infrastructure) Information Management (organization, business) Knowledge Management (products & services) Systems (processes) Knowledge Management

12. KM Framework Scale Dimension Knowledge Management Inventory assets Science synopsis Access policy Communications … Ecosystems OnLine FireM3 BN database S&T Cluster … NFIS-Secure channel CFSNet - design Project tracking … Project Preservation Sharing Dissemination Integration Synthesis Change Culture Monitoring CFS databases Info. repositories Decision support Reporting National Info. System CFS Info. System Management Info. Function KM Processes Content Infrastructure Strategic

14. A Model Sharing Information Agency 1 Information Agency 2 Information Internal controls Internal controls External controls Attributes Technology Infrastructure

20. Finding the Right Information There are some excellent Web sites Some order is emerging , Most sites are hard to find We need a structure for our information Sharing Information

23. A Business Model: Information market Supply (Providers) Demand (Users) Providers and users connect through an Information Market

26. The Provider Face Information market Provider Face Academia NGOs Private Sector Public Sector Government disaster organizations Universities, colleges, institutes, schools Disaster-related businesses Non-Government disaster organizations

27. The User Face Information market Public, educators, youth, seniors, media Policy advisors, decision makers, regulators User Face Public Practitioners Policy Makers Business Businesses for innovation and marketing Scientists, managers, professionals, specialists

28. Information for Business Information market

29. Plant Hardiness Zones General Information (climate + elevation) Information market

30. Information for Practitioners Fire Monitoring, Mapping, and Modeling System Information market

35. Populating the Information Space When Where What Market infrastructure

36. Scale Market infrastructure

37. Prototype Cube Design Market infrastructure

38. CFS Bookstore Market infrastructure

39. Rotating the Cube Market infrastructure

40. CFS Forest Fire Site Market infrastructure