NTT Advanced Technology Corporation is expanding the scope of its simultaneous information distribution service “@InfoCanal®”, which it has been offering since 2017, by making the evacuation support function “Nigedoki®”, which was previously a separate service, a standard feature and by adding the “heatstroke alert automatic distribution function” as an optional feature.
This service is a simultaneous information distribution service that has been introduced in 50 municipalities and organizations nationwide, and is used as a means of communicating disaster information from municipalities to residents and others. With the launch of “Nigedoki,” the service will not only distribute disaster-related information and evacuation information as a form of public assistance, but also provide information tailored to individual circumstances as a form of self-help and mutual assistance that will enable residents to take evacuation action themselves, aiming to eliminate people who are late in evacuating. In addition, an optional function has now been added and is now available that automatically distributes warning messages to residents regarding “heatstroke alerts” issued by the Ministry of the Environment.
By expanding this service, NTT-AT will be able to deliver information that is of great interest to residents and reduce the burden on local government employees, thereby aiming to achieve both improved services for residents and increased work efficiency, thereby contributing to the realization of a safe and secure local community.
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In recent years, natural disasters have become more severe, with flooding and landslides occurring in approximately 98% of cities, towns, and villages in the past 10 years. Local governments across the country have developed means of communicating disaster information and are distributing information to residents about approaching danger and urging them to evacuate.
While progress is being made in developing systems for distributing disaster information simultaneously, a common issue faced by many local governments is that residents who receive the information do not take evacuation action and are left behind in their refuge.
In addition, while the development of a means of transmitting disaster information is essential and urgent, many local governments are facing financial difficulties due to population decline, making it difficult to introduce services that can only be used during disasters. Furthermore, even if such services have been introduced, we have heard complaints that creating information to distribute outside of disasters is a burden, and that smartphone apps are not gaining in popularity.
In light of this background, NTT-AT will add a “Nigedoki (time to flee)” function tailored to each user’s situation and evacuation timing notifications as standard features to this service, which has been introduced in 50 local governments and organizations nationwide. This will help users perceive impending danger as their own problem and support them in taking swift evacuation action.
In addition, by automatically distributing information about heat stroke, nearly 100,000 people were rushed to the hospital between May and September 2024, we aim to reduce the number of people who become ill. By distributing information that is of high interest to residents without the hassle of local government employees, we aim to encourage residents to use the service and provide comprehensive information in the event of an emergency.
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