A mobile application to aid emergency response through multi-stakeholders’ collaboration

Godson S. Olusanya *, Monday O. Eze and Charles Okunbor

Department of Computer Science, Babcock University, Ilishan Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria.
 
Review Article
Global Journal of Engineering and Technology Advances, 2023, 17(01), 001–008.
Article DOI: 10.30574/gjeta.2023.17.1.0200
Publication history: 
Received on 20 August 2023; revised on 28 September 2023; accepted on 01 October 2023
 
Abstract: 
The impact of timely response to road emergencies cannot be overemphasized. Responding quickly to road emergencies makes it possible for emergency responders to save lives and properties. It is believed that one-minute improvement in response time can result in six percent (6%) increase in the lives saved. Emergency responders depend on the road networks that other road users also depend upon for their day-to-day activities. All stakeholders (emergency responders inclusive) must therefore, cooperatively and collaboratively use the road networks to, particularly, allow responders have priority access on the roads. This article thus, suggests the use of a mobile application to include the various stakeholders in emergency response operation cycle, ranging from reporting and notification to awareness creation and information dissemination and, all the other related activities.
 
Keywords: 
Smart emergency response; Smart transportation; Response time; Stakeholders; ERMS; Mobile Application
 
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