KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT APPROACH FOR ENHANCING PROMPT AND EFFECTIVE

Information technology (IT) has become strongly established as a supporting tool for many professional tasks in recent years. A knowledge management system can undertake intelligent tasks in a specific domain that is normally performed by highly skilled people. Typically, the success of such a system relies on the ability to represent the knowledge for a particular subject. Post-disaster reconstruction and rehabilitation is a complex issue with several dimensions. Government, nongovernmental, and international organizations have their own stakes in disaster recovery programs, and links must be established among them as well as with the community. Concerning the post-disaster reconstruction scenario, the most significant factor is prompt decision making based on best possible information available. Effective post-disaster response is crucial and lies at the heart of disaster management agencies in almost every cautious country around the globe. This paper presents a theoretical framework of leveraging on information technology for developing a knowledge management approach for enhancing prompt and effective post-disaster reconstruction. The conceptual model consists of two main IT based component