[Olpc-open] Fwd: Disaster Relief, Emergency, UN Agencies

[Yuan Chao]

Sorry that forgot to include olpc-open at lists.laptop.org.

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From: Yuan Chao <yuanchao at gmail.com>
Date: Oct 4, 2007 10:53 AM
Subject: Re: [Olpc-open] Disaster Relief, Emergency, UN Agencies
To: bigone at qon.lao.net


On 10/4/07, big one <bigone at qon.lao.net> wrote:
> During unpredictable disasters such as earthquake, tsunami, XO laptops can be used for coordinating rescue / relief effort such as food/water/tent/medicine distributions. XO can also be used as fast data gathering tools for about the disaster for government/disaster relief agency. Perhaps the emergency XO can be stored inside a waterproof container/plastic inside a strong metal box. XO laptops can also be used as quick replacement of damaged computers in temporary schools on refugee tents.
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> On other disaster, perhaps XO can be used as emergency data/picture/video when the power line is damaged because of storm, flood etc.
Maybe you will find this website interesting:
http://porta2030.tossug.org/
http://porta2030.tossug.org/wiki/Story/Flood

Sorry that a lot of content has only limited English version or just
only in Chinese. However you can always try some website translator.

> I hope OLPC can cooperate with various UN agencies such as WHO, UNICEF, FAO, WFP etc about spread of information on basic hygiene, food/crop production, health, disease prevention etc. The XO laptops can display pictures, play sound/video recording about the important information to iliterate people. Perhaps WHO/other organizations can develop USG, ECG, or other small health diagnostic for tele medicine in rural areas/ emergency. Perhaps FAO/WFP can use XO laptops to spread information about agriculture commodity price, diseases on plant/farm animals, weather.
>
> See other usage related to Simputer/similar projects:
>
> http://www.centerdigitalgov.com/international/story.php?docid=53451


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Best regards,
Yuan Chao


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Best regards,
Yuan Chao