Vice President Asks For Disaster Mitigation Technology To Continue To Be Optimized

Vice President (Wapres), Ma'ruf Amin. (Between)

JAKARTA - Vice President (Vice President) Ma'ruf Amin requested that the development of technology and innovation in disaster management in the country be continuously optimized.

"For example, the 7.4 magnitude earthquake in Taiwan earlier this month. With such a large shock, damage and casualties can still be minimized with an early handling system and knowledge of the source of a good earthquake," said the Vice President at the opening ceremony of the National Coordination Meeting (Rakornas) Disaster Management in Bandung City, West Java (West Java), Wednesday, April 24, was confiscated by Antara.

For this reason, said the Vice President, the experience of developed countries should be a lesson ranging from disaster prevention, mitigation, preparedness, emergency response to rehabilitation and reconstruction.

He said the integrated technology and data-based innovation should be encouraged as the key to the realization of the effectiveness and efficiency of early action and preparedness in dealing with disasters.

On that occasion, the Vice President also conveyed that there were five strategics in disaster mitigation.

First, develop the industrialization of disaster management by implementing technology and innovation.

"Take advantage of technological developments and artificial intelligence to monitor potential disasters, develop early warning systems, increase disaster mitigation capacity, and minimize disaster risk," he said.

Second, map the disaster risk appropriately and validly. Then, integrate the results in planning and implementation related to spatial planning, the environment, and natural resources.

"This is important to control the risk of existing disasters, as well as reduce the risk of new disasters," said the Vice President.

In addition, he continued, strengthening disaster services, especially through strengthening BPBD institutions, both in terms of authority, competence of human resources, logistics and equipment.

Furthermore, he said there was a need for implementing policies and post-disaster recovery efforts.

"Make sure there is a proportional division of roles between the center and regions in building community resilience and independence and reducing disaster risk in the future," said the Vice President.

Finally, the Vice President emphasized that there is an integrative preparation and planning of financing for disaster management activities and not overlapping.

Meanwhile, these strategies must also be accompanied by the participation of all elements, including the private sector, academics, and the community.

"Hopefully, a responsive and adaptive disaster management will be realized as well as a strong community facing a disaster threat," said the Vice President.