2012 Pacific Operational Science & Technology Conference
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2012 Pacific OperationalScience & Technology Conference
March 19-23
Dr. Steve Gale
Senior Adviser for Strategic Opportunities
USAID Office of Science & Technology
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USAID is the United States’ principal international development agency, devoted to easing suffering, spreading prosperity and increasing security in the developing world.
What is USAID?
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Where We WorkWe provide assistance in five regions of the world: Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, Latin American & the Caribbean, Europe & Eurasia and the Middle East.
New USAID Missions since 2000
AfghanistanIraqSudanSouth SudanYemenDjiboutiCyprusPakistanEast TimorThailand (Regional)
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Our Top Priorities
• Disaster Relief/Crisis Response
• Economic Growth
• Global Health
• Food Security
• Democracy & Governance
• Climate Change
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S&T: One of USAID’s Highest Priorities
• Development: Science and technology (S&T) are vital for sustainable/lasting success.
• High S+T Priority: Recognized by President Obama (PPD-6), Secretary of State Clinton (QDDR), and Secretaries of Defense (QDR).
• Our Goal: Work with DOD to explore dual-use technologies, expand partnerships, and build new ones.
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Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA)
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Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA)
FAST FACTS
Number of OFDA disaster responses
7
Number of countries that received OFDA disaster support
56
OFDA’s total budget $1.307 billion
OFDA percentage of USAID budget
5.8%
Most frequent disaster Floods
Most funded sector Logistics and Relief Supplies
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Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA)
LARGEST RESPONSES
Haiti Earthquake $367.6 million
Pakistan Floods $115.0 million
Sudan Complex Emergency
$92.9 million
Iraq Complex Emergency
$41.0 million
Afghanistan Complex Emergency
$29.9 million
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Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA)
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Emerging HA/DR Challenges
INFORMATION COLLECTION
Diversity of information collection/gathering tools from mobile/smart phones, to laptops/tablets, to SMS messages.
Increasing number of non-traditional crisis-information nodes
from volunteers, to technical communities, to disaster impacted
inhabitants, to worldwide citizens.
Shift away from document-centric and situation reports to real-time, continuously updated information.
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Emerging HA/DR Challenges
ANALYSIS
Dramatic increase in the volume and velocity of incoming data flows and raising expectations by decision makers.
Continuing shift away from single, non-layered, data sets to composite, multiple visualizations.
Increasing levels/sophistication of analysis within silos, but only modest improvement in sharing and interoperability.
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Emerging HA/DR Challenges
COMMUNICATIONS
Lack of formal communication protocols with new players on emergency/crisis issues (volunteers, technical community, etc.)
Crowd-sourcing of data requires broader language and cultural skills to form a unified team.
Issues of information security/classification versus open source unclassified information sharing.