The 5th Asian Crisis Management Conference(Jakarta)

Asian Network of Major Cities 21 held “The 5th Asian Crisis Management Conference “ in Jakarta.
Approximately 60 experts from 7 cities participated in the conference held under the theme of Damage Mitigation and Maintenance of Major Cities Primary Services During a Disaster, reflecting the high degree of interest on the part of each city. Reports from various organizations of Jakarta, which has faced devastating disasters such as the Indian Ocean earthquake off the coast of Sumatra, tsunamis and floods, were received with great interest by the delegates from the other cities.

The 5th Asian Crisis Management Conference (Jakarta)

Main Conference

■Date：Wednesday, October 24 to Thursday, October 25,2007

■Location：Hotel Nikko Jakarta

■Participants：
Experts in crisis management in each city

・Participating Cities: 6 cities(25 people)
　Hanoi(4 people), Kuala Lumpur(7 people), Seoul(2people),Singapore(2 people), Taipei(2 people),
　 Tokyo(8people)
・Hosting City: Jakarta(32 people)

■Theme：Damage Mitigation and Maintenance of Major Cities Primary Services During a 　Disaster

■Schedule：

Day 1(Wed, Oct. 24, 07) : Main Conference

・Opening Address by Mr. Ritola Tasmaya, Secretary of Jakarta　Provincial Government
・Welcome Address by Mr. Haryanto Badjuri, Head, Department of Public Order and Community 　Protection, Jakarta Provincial Government
・Congratulatory Address by Mr. Toshiyuki Shikata, Counselor to the Governor of Tokyo

（1）Presentations by organizations in Jakarta on crisis management
・Department of Public Works, Jakarta Provincial Government: “Flood Control and Early Warning
　 Systems”
　・Department of Fire Service, Jakarta Provincial Government: “Jakarta’s Preparations and its
　 Experience in Dealing with Fire and Other Urban Disaster”
　・PT HM Sampoerna: “Sampoerna Rescue (SAR), A Part of Corporate Philanthropy”
　・Red Cross Jakarta: “The Roles of Indonesian Red Cross in Handling Jakarta’s Disaster”
　・Ministry of Social Affairs of Republic of Indonesia: “The Perspective of Social Assistance on 　 Disaster Management”

（2）Reports from participating cities
　・Kuala Lumpur: “Implementation of Disaster Management Drills and Analysis of Results”
　・Seoul: “2007 SKX (Safe Korea Exercise) and the Result”
　・Singapore: “Cooperation and Support among Government Institutions”
　・Taipei: “An Introduction to Emergency Management Lessons Learned Centre (LCC) for Taipei
　 City”
　・Tokyo:
　　(a) Disaster Prevention Division, Bureau of General Affairs, Tokyo Metropolitan Government:
　　　　“Lift-related Measures, New Urban Type Disasters”
　　(b) Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department: “Intercity Cooperation and Support System”
　　(c) Tokyo Fire Department: “Earthquake Preparedness of Tokyo Fire Department”

Conference

Day 2(Thu, Oct. 25, 07) : Inspection

1 Crisis Management Center
Participants visited the Crisis Management Center within the Jakarta Provincial Government. The center monitors images from surveillance cameras installed at 110 locations throughout the city to check for occurrences of floods or fires. Inspections also included observations of activities to raise citizen awareness conducted during the Disaster Awareness Week.

2 Earthquake and Tsunami Warning System
Participants visited the monitor station at the Meteorological and Geophysical Agency to observe the operation of the Earthquake and Tsunami Warning System that conducts around-the-clock monitoring of information on earthquakes and tsunamis.


Inspection

■Outcomes：
(1) The implementation and results of comprehensive disaster management drills and other measures taken against disasters were reported by each of the cities, and vigorous discussions were held for further improvement of their crisis management capabilities and enhancement of cooperation among the cities.
(2) It was agreed that the cities would newly formulate a mid-term plan (FY2007 - FY2010) to outline the future direction of activities, and would strive to establish a framework of support in the event of a disaster through initiatives including enhancement of speed and efficiency in the system to communicate information and participation in disaster drills and training hosted by counterpart cities.
(The TMG called for proactive participation in the Comprehensive Disaster Management Drills that it holds every year in September.)
(3) It was agreed to hold the 6th Asian Crisis Management Conference in 2008 in Kuala Lumpur.

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The 5th Asian Crisis Management Conference(Jakarta)