The US Department of State has entered into a partnership with civil society organizations in Indonesia to hold a TechCamp conference focusing on technology as a means to empower the community.
The first TechCamp was previously held in Chile, and Indonesia is the second in the series. It will then continue to Lithuania and Moldova. When Secretary of State Hillary Clinton first introduced the Civil Socielty 2.0 program on 2009, she said:
“We seek to support civil society efforts worldwide because we believe that civil society helps to make communities more prosperous and stable. This organized effort will provide new technologies to civil society organizations. We will send experts in digital technology and communications to help build capacity.”
The topics of discussion for the two-day TechCamp conference in Jakarta will be Disaster Preparedness and Climate Change. It will be held on May 19-20 and will be attended by various representatives of civil society organizations and technology experts. The speakers in this TechCamp are the representatives from the Indonesian IT world, such as technology expert Dr. Onno Purbo, and Dian Paramita Tamzil, a blogger who is also a President Commissioner of a leading pharmacy company in Indonesia, PT. Tempo Scan Pacific TBK.
A presentation about social media and disaster assistance will be delivered by Josh Nesbit from Medic Mobile, Leo Garramone from Cisco, and Brian Herbert from Ushahidi.
The US Department of State considers Indonesia as a favorable choice for this conference due to its high internet penetration and social media usage. Digital media such as Facebook, SMS, or Twitter could work well for critical information dissemination during a disaster.
Considering Indonesia is one of the Asian countries most prone to disasters, this program should be very useful to educate the public to be more vigilant and responsive to disasters.
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