Part of a series on the great features of DRM, in its 3rd joint workshop with the Indonesian public broadcaster, RRI, top DRM experts will explain how the DRM standard supports and provides a fully integrated disaster and early warning service called Emergency Warning Functionality (EWF), thus saving lives.
The workshop “DRM Emergency Warning Functionality – EWF for Indonesia” will be held on Thursday, 1st August, 1500-1730 WIB (0800-1030 UTC).
During the workshop speakers will explain how the already demonstrated and ready to use DRM-EWF can automatically wake-up DRM receivers and inform the general public (and relevant authorities) in Indonesia and elsewhere about the impending disaster. This can be achieved with maximum reach and as quickly as possible, transmitting the most relevant information both as audio and multilingual Unicode text instructions. The workshop is scheduled ahead of the 8th ABU Media Summit on Climate Action and Disaster Prevention, 6th and 7th of August 2024 in Bali, Indonesia.
The Indonesian and DRM experts will also detail use cases of EWF (including in Indonesia) and present the stages that the authorities and the broadcasters need to go through for the successful adoption and integration of DRM-EWF into the national alert infrastructure. The speakers will explain how digital DRM receiving platforms in the house, on mobiles, in cars and outdoors can alert the maximum number of people in the affected areas as promptly as possible, even when internet, TV or even electricity fail, thus saving lives.
