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Title:
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GOVERNMENT INFORMATICS AND CHINA EARTHQUAKE RESCUE: A CASE STUDY IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT |
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Author(s):
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Zelin Li , Xiongwei Song |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8924-78-2 |
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Editors:
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Piet Kommers and Pedro Isaías |
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Year:
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2009 |
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Edition:
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2 |
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Keywords:
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E-government, Emergency Response, Organisational Changing |
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Type:
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Short Paper |
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First Page:
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167 |
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Last Page:
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171 |
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Language:
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English |
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Paper Abstract:
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China is undergoing rapid economic and political change after 30 years of reform, accompanied by developments in Egovernment, with radical implications for citizens. In May 2008, a massive earthquake unexpectedly destroyed Sichuan, China. Hundreds of thousands were killed. China had a quick response on the Sichuan earthquake relying on information communication technology. This time, Chinese relief work gained lots of positive comments and praise from the world, rather than experiencing negative opinions from West, as on other previous occasions. However, that was a big challenge, because China was preparing a historical event Olympics at the same time. In order to ensure that Olympics and earthquake were both handled well, Chinas rescue jobs played an essential part within aspects of applications of information technology. What lessons can we learn for ongoing research into government informatics in emergency management from this typical developing country using economic and efficiency methods? |
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