DEWN - GSMA Disaster Response Humanitarian Charter Working Group Meeting - Colombo - Sri Lanka July...

Harsha PurasingheFounder/CEO

Story of multi stakeholder social innovation using GSM after a catastrophic disaster

Humanitarian Connectivity Charter

28th July 2015, Colombo Hilton

Working Group Meeting

Birth of DEWNDisaster & Emergency Warning Network Solution

World’s First GSM based Early Warning Solution

System Architecture

Officially handed over to the Government Disaster Management Centre February 2009, BMICH, Colombo

DEWN implementation in Sri Lanka

DEWN TEXTMessage

DEWN 2.0 – December 2014

DEWN 2.0 Key Highlights

Revamp the the entire Application

New UX/UI for the Web Application

Implementing CAP 1.2

DEWN API

DEWN Smartphone App

DEWN Web Application Features

• New UI/UX

• MAP integration

• Upgrading to CAP 1.2

• Registration for API access

• Trilingual Support

• Enhanced Reports

DEWN Web App

Disaster Alert Message Template

DEWN Web App

DEWN API

DEWN 2.0 APITelevision

Radio

Cell Phone

PC’s

Home Phone

Public Signage

Disaster Management Centre

Mobile Devices

AuthorizedAPI Subscribers

DEWN Mobile App

DEWN Mobile App

DEWN Road Map

• DEWN iOS App (to be released Q3-2015)

• Enhancing the CB Support

• R&D – New DEWN Device / IoT Device

• Integrating API with many public info providers

• IVR Integration

• More Reports & Analytics

• Continuous R&D on messaging & API integration

Let’s save Lives from both natural andman made disasters by effective early warning

using the power of GSM

Email - hpurasinghe@gmail.com

Twitter - @harshap

Harsha Purasinghe Twitter: @harshap