ICT and Emergency Volunteering in Jordan: Current and Future Trends

摘要

Volunteering plays an essential role in the context of development of any society. In Jordan, the volunteerism concept started to have a considerable role in both economic and social security development. An Emergency volunteering system is the first line of defense against emergencies of all kinds before the intervention of the central government. Volunteering plays a vital role in minimizing human and monetary losses due to natural and man-made disasters. In the context of Information and Communications Technology (ICT), volunteering acquired momentum and new domain for its activity. In this paper, current and future trends for implementing ICT in volunteering systems in Jordan are discussed. An Emergency volunteering system in Jordan is proposed to enhance mitigation and response capabilities for future disasters in Jordan using the digital medium.