title: Information technology issues during and after Katrina and usefulness of the Internet: how we mobilized and utilized digital communications systems.
abstract: Even more than in previous disasters, Katrina has proven itself to be a testing ground for a plethora of new technologies. Although not all of these technologies did immediately save lives, in this regard a number of them exhibited considerable potential for the future, and hence there is a need to include them in future contingency plans. However, a need for change in the modes and patterns of technology deployment to maximize their leverage has also become very clear.
authors.affiliation: Ativel Ltd, Unterbrunner Str, 22a, D-82131 Gauting, Germany. eugen@leitl.org
authors.forename: Eugen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Leitl
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D004189:Disaster Planning; D004190:Disasters; D006077:Government Agencies; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D012011:Red Cross; D014481:United States