From the BBC:
Digital neighbourhood watch plan
Talk about communities that are LARGE. There is a proposal for a 911 type community driven nationwide network of websites.
“The idea of a nationwide network of 911.gov websites has
been proposed by Maryland university lecturers Ben Shneiderman and
Jennifer Preece in this month’s edition of Science magazine.”
He added: “The evolution of the internet and its
maturity at this point and the great success of social networking sites
like MySpace, Craig’s List and Amber Alert, suggests there is an
opportunity to do something for emergency response and recovery.”
The proposal is for community-driven websites to be run
by trained volunteers working in conjunction with the 6,100 local 911
services around the US.
The two academics admitted there were many hurdles to overcome but said the grids could be set up within three to five years.
“You must get people engaged in advance, to try it and learn it and be part of it.”
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