تلخیص
Balochistan is comparatively less developed province of Pakistan confronting natural hazards and disasters. Disaster occurrence cannot be eliminated but that can be better managed. In this context, information and communications technologies (ICTs) can potentially play a pivotal role in all phases of disaster management. The objective of this paper is to assess the role of ICTs in disaster management of Balochistan. This paper discusses the extent of disaster preparedness and knowledge of people about ICTs use for disaster management. For this purpose, 200 household questioners were administrated on the basis of stratified random sampling in Balochistan specifically in provisional head Quetta according to 1998 population census. The research key findings revealed that respondents have the high level of education and properly good access to technology set-up and enjoy an information distribution culture but they are not aware of ICTs use in pre and post disaster situation, additionally having poor preparedness level. The Paper recommends to make ICTs accessibility for every far flung areas of Balochistan and raise the awareness level of the community about ICTs use in the disaster situation.
Sumra Sajida Tufail, Syed Ainuddin2. (2016) Assessing the Role of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in Disaster Management of Balochistan, Balochistan Review, Volume 2, Issue 2.
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