POST-CONFERENCE REPORT CRISIS MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE 2017 6 to 7 November 2017, Seoul INTRODUCTION 1. The Crisis Management Conference 2017 (CMC2017) was held in Seoul from 6 to 7 November 2017. The Seoul Metropolitan Fire and Disaster Headquarters (SMFDH) hosted the conference on the theme of Development Direction of Future-oriented Disaster Management. The four sub-themes for the Conference are: a. Various Approaches to Disaster Management: Private, Government, Social organizations, International cooperation b. Smart Disaster Management System Utilizing Future Technology c. Updating Disaster Management Strategies in Response to Changes in the Environment d. Approach to Crisis Analysis and Collecting Information Using Big Data 2. About 120 people from 9 cities participated in the conference. Participating cities included 8 members cities of the Network for Crisis Management(Seoul, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, London, New Taipei, Singapore, Taipei, Tokyo) and 1 observing city (Brussels). The list of participants can be found in [Annex 1] 3. The 2 day events consist of a plenary session on 6 Nov 2017 and site visits to disaster related facilities and a Seoul culture tour on 7 Nov 2017. The detailed programme can be found in [Annex 2] SUMMARY OF OPENING CEREMONY AND PRESENTATIONS (PLENARY SESSION) Opening remarks by Mr. Jung Moon Ho, Commissioner of SMFDH, and Welcome speech by Mr. Lee Je Won, Deputy Mayor, and Congratulatory Remarks by Mr. Joo Chan Sik, Chief of Urban Safety and Construction Committee. 4. Mr. Jung Moon Ho, Commissioner of SMFDH, announced the beginning of the CMC 2017. He welcomed participants from different cities of the world and thanked the participants for their presence. He stressed the need to reduce risk amid rising risk factors such as weather disasters, urbanization, etc. and noted that all member cities should cooperate with each other through sharing the experiences and examples of disasters. Opening remarks by Mr. Jung Moon Ho, Welcome speech by Mr. Lee Je Won and Congratulatory remarks by Mr. Joo Chan Sik can be found in [Annex 3] Global safety ceremony and Group photo 5. Global safety ceremony is a unified performance using a mosaic on the stage. The CMC 2017 was matched to the Seoul logo “I · SEOUL · U” and it means there is CMC between you & I for urban safety. Keynote speech by Kim Chan Oh, Professor of Seoul National University of Science & Technology and by Ms. Ana Cristina Thorlund, Program Action Officer in UNISDR 6. The first keynote speech “Prospect of National Disaster Management System in Korea” by Mr. Kim Chan Oh, Professor of Seoul National University of Science & Technology, focused on the national disaster management system and the challenges of national disaster preparedness through the cooperation and training of relevant agencies based on the crisis management manual.
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INTRODUCTION 1. The Crisis Management Conference 2017 (CMC2017) was held in Seoul from 6 to 7 November 2017.
The Seoul Metropolitan Fire and Disaster Headquarters (SMFDH) hosted the conference on the theme of Development Direction of Future-oriented Disaster Management. The four sub-themes for the Conference are: a. Various Approaches to Disaster Management: Private, Government, Social organizations,
International cooperation b. Smart Disaster Management System Utilizing Future Technology c. Updating Disaster Management Strategies in Response to Changes in the Environment d. Approach to Crisis Analysis and Collecting Information Using Big Data
2. About 120 people from 9 cities participated in the conference. Participating cities included 8
members cities of the Network for Crisis Management(Seoul, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, London, New Taipei, Singapore, Taipei, Tokyo) and 1 observing city (Brussels). The list of participants can be found in [Annex 1]
3. The 2 day events consist of a plenary session on 6 Nov 2017 and site visits to disaster related facilities
and a Seoul culture tour on 7 Nov 2017. The detailed programme can be found in [Annex 2] SUMMARY OF OPENING CEREMONY AND PRESENTATIONS (PLENARY SESSION) Opening remarks by Mr. Jung Moon Ho, Commissioner of SMFDH, and Welcome speech by Mr. Lee Je Won, Deputy Mayor, and Congratulatory Remarks by Mr. Joo Chan Sik, Chief of Urban Safety and Construction Committee. 4. Mr. Jung Moon Ho, Commissioner of SMFDH, announced the beginning of the CMC 2017. He welcomed participants from different cities of the world and thanked the participants for their presence. He stressed the need to reduce risk amid rising risk factors such as weather disasters, urbanization, etc. and noted that all member cities should cooperate with each other through sharing the experiences and examples of disasters. Opening remarks by Mr. Jung Moon Ho, Welcome speech by Mr. Lee Je Won and Congratulatory remarks by Mr. Joo Chan Sik can be found in [Annex 3] Global safety ceremony and Group photo 5. Global safety ceremony is a unified performance using a mosaic on the stage. The CMC 2017 was matched to the Seoul logo “I · SEOUL · U” and it means there is CMC between you & I for urban safety. Keynote speech by Kim Chan Oh, Professor of Seoul National University of Science & Technology and by Ms. Ana Cristina Thorlund, Program Action Officer in UNISDR 6. The first keynote speech “Prospect of National Disaster Management System in Korea” by Mr. Kim Chan Oh, Professor of Seoul National University of Science & Technology, focused on the national disaster management system and the challenges of national disaster preparedness through the cooperation and training of relevant agencies based on the crisis management manual.
7. Ms. Ana Cristina Thorlund, program action officer in UNISDR (United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction) gave a keynote speech on “Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030”. She has announced a development agenda aimed at reducing the number of actual deaths caused by disasters until 2030, with the introduction of the Sendai framework that aims to the global disaster risk mitigation. Presentations by participating cities on the sub-theme : Various Approaches to Disaster Management: Private, Government, Social organizations, International cooperation (*Listed by sub-themes, not by order of presentations)
8. As an observing city for the CMC 2017, Mr. Philippe de Wergifosse, Captain of Brussels Fire Brigade, made a presentation on the subject of “The Decision Making Process within Crisis Management”. He focused on decision making process using a sociocratic approach to crisis management. 9. Mr. Roslan Wahab, Deputy Chief Commissioner of Malaysia Civil Defence Force, presented on “Empowering The Community Preparedness”. The presentation showed how the utilizing regional participants to prepare for disaster in the community lead to a positive effect. 10. Mr. Chen Tsung-Yueh, Deputy Commissioner, and Mr. Chang, Yi-Hong, Senior Technical Specialist in New Taipei Fire Department, shared the disaster management policies and cases of New Taipei with the participating cities in hopes of building a safer city. Their subject of presentation was “Implementation and Execution of Disaster Management Policies in New Taipei City” 11. The subject of presentation by Mr. Hirofumi Shimizu, Deputy Chief of Tokyo Fire Department was “Disaster Preparedness by the Tokyo Fire Department”. He introduced the Tokyo Fire Department's disaster preparedness policy on self help, mutual help and government help. Based on the provisions of the earthquake, various policies have been introduced such as personal safety regulations for self/ mutual help, participation in disaster drills, education, developing fire fighters’ abilities and cooperation with volunteer groups. 12. Mr. Nobuaki Arai, Deputy Director for Planning and Coordination in Tokyo Metropolitan Government, presented on “Improvement of Disaster Management Based on Relief Activities Following the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake” He explained the danger of a major earthquake that directly hit the capital and announced lessons learned from Kumamoto earthquake(M7) experience, and the direction of future initiatives. Presentations by participating cities on the sub-theme : Smart Disaster Management System Utilizing Future Technology 13. Mr. Hong Jin Hee, Team manager of 4th Future Industry Task Force in The Seoul Metropolitan Fire and Disaster Headquarters (SMFDH), presented the core technology of the 4th industrial revolution and the major 7 projects currently underway by the SMFDH: 1) loT based disaster sign monitoring & Automated Call System(ACS) 2) Reception through automatic voice recognition 3) Smart image sharing platform 4) Patient information intergration system 5) Restructuring seoul fire safety map 6) incorporation of digital traffic control system 7) Information Strategy Planning(ISP). His topic was “Technologies of the 4th Industrial Revolution in Disaster Management”. 14. In order to meet the rising expectations of the people with limited numbers, Mr. Eric Yap, Commissioner of Singapore Civil Defence Force, emphasized the importance of changing disaster management frames, stressing the use of technology and empowering local communities on the topic of “Emergency Response Strategies for Future Operations.”
15. Mr. Kazuhiko Shinada, Senior Assistant Director in Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, started his presentation “Rescue and Relief by Utilizing a System for Early Assessment of Damage and Coordinating with Other Agencies” by elaborating on the recent earthquakes that occurred in Japan and how they use systems to quickly grasp the damage and conduct rescue operations in cooperation with relevant organizations. Presentations by participating cities on the sub-theme: Updating Disaster Management Strategies in Response to Changes in the Environment 16. Dr. Subejo, S.H., M Si, Head of Jakarta Fire and Rescue Department shared the challenges of emergency management in Jakarta and their fire prevention strategies such as enforcement, community engagement and leveraging on technology for data collection during his presentation on “Fire Emergency Response and Risk Reduction Plan.” 17. Mr. Peter Critchell, Deputy Assistant Commissioner of London Fire Brigade, presented on “London Terror Attacks – Disaster Management Strategy.” He described a step by step response strategy based on the scale of incident to ensure response and recovery from emergency and emphasized the interaction of the environment, pubic, first responders, organization to reduce risk by showing cases of the London terror attacks. Presentation of the Annual Report by Secretariat of the Network for Crisis Management (Tokyo Metropolitan Government) 18. Ms. Tomomi Inoue, Director for Project, International Affairs Division from Tokyo Metropolitan Government and secretariat of the network, reported on the framework of the network with emphasis on human resource development, knowledge sharing, and information exchange. She shared on the annual achievements of the network: namely through the conduct of CMC 2017, participation of member cities in joint drills, rescue techniques training in Tokyo and USAR course in Singapore. She also reported New Taipei and London have become new members cities of the network, and then announced that New Taipei would be the next host city for Crisis Management Conference in 2018. Address by Next Host City 19. Mr. Chen, Tsung-Yueh, Deputy Commissioner of New Taipei Fire Department expressed their deepest appreciation and thanks to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government for selection New Taipei as the next host city. He also took the opportunity to invite all the participants to New Taipei next year for the Crisis Management Conference 2018. Chairperson’s Summary and Closing Remarks 20. Mr. Jung Moon Ho closed the session by highlighting the necessity of utilizing advanced technology for disaster management and the learning points from each of the presentations. He hoped that the Network for Crisis Management would extend further. At the end of the session, Mr. Jung Moon Ho invited all the participants to a welcome dinner. The chairperson’s summary is found in [Annex 4] .
SITE VISIT TO DISASTER RELATED FACILITIES AND A SEOUL CULTURE TOUR 21. Participants visited four disaster related facilities: Seoul Emergency Operations Center (SEOC), Incident Command Training Center (ICTC), Eun-Pyeong Fire Station (EPFS), Yeouido Water Lifesaving Center (YWLC).
SEOC
With the integrated situation control functions of the Disaster Status Control Center and the Civil Defense Control Agency, The SEOC acts as a general control tower for disaster management with scientific safety networks established in the system.
ICTC It is the large-scale disaster training center for the fire fighter based on the simulation with 3D VR technology.
EPFS As one of the 24 fire stations in Seoul, it is responsible for controlling Eun-Pyeong district.
YWLC There are four centers in charge of rescue of the Han River. Among them, the rescue teams from Yeouido shared the rescue system for the Han River
22. Seoul Culture Tour Foreign participants were guided by SMFDH staffs as they went on tours to historical/ cultural districts in Seoul.
[Annex 1]
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
∎ Foreign Participants
No. Name Position Affiliation City
1 Hirofumi Shimizu Deputy Chief/ Planning and Coordination Division Chief
Tokyo Fire Department
Tokyo
2 Kenichi Saeki Senior Official
3 Kazuhiko Shinada Senior Assistant Director Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department
4 Nao Ikeda Chief of Branch
5 Nobuaki Arai Deputy Director for Planning
and Coordination Disaster Prevention Division
Tokyo Metropolitan Government
6 Tomomi Inoue Director for Project
International Affairs Division
7 Eri Kinoshita Deputy Director for
International Projects International Affairs Division
8 Itsuko Oba Senior Staff Member
International Affairs Division
9 Chen Tsung-Yueh Deputy Commissioner
New Taipei City Fire Department
New Taipei
10 Chang Yi-Hong Senior Technical Specialist
11 Niou Jhen-Yu Officer
12 Hsu Chin-Sheng Deputy Commissioner Taipei City Fire
Department Taipei
13 Yeh Ching-Feng Division Chief
14 Subejo, S.H.,M.Si Head of Department Jakarta Fire and Rescue
Department Jakarta
15 Ika Rachmawati Head of Sub Division Jakarta Capital City
Government
16 Roslan Wahab Deputy Chief Commissioner Malaysia Civil Defence
Force Kuala
Lumpur
17 Eric Yap Commissioner Singapore Civil Defence
Force Singapore
18 Anthony Toh Head Operation 2nd SCDF
division
19 Peter Critchell Deputy Assistant
Commissioner London Fire Brigade London
20 Philippe de Wergifosse Captain Brussels Fire Brigade Brussels