Investigating perceived ICT usefulness for disaster readiness: A prelimenary analysis

Recent disasters proved that despite past experiences and strong disaster management mechanism in disaster-prone countries, life and property losses are still inevitable. Our proposition that is disaster preparedness efforts need more prudent solution in order to reduce life and property losses. This paper investigates the perception of community on the role of ICT towards improving the disaster readiness and hence, reduces the losses incurred. The paper examines recent literatures in the context of ICT for disasters. The findings of this paper are twofold. First, it points out the role and possible usage of ICT to improve the effectiveness of disaster awareness and secondly, it unveils the perception of vulnerable community towards ICT usage for effective disaster readiness. The knowledge gained from this study is crucial for disaster management.