Disaster Communication in the Digital Age

Key takeaways from the webinar :

• Indonesia is an archipelago located in the ring of fire zone and is vulnerable to various natural disasters such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, floods, landslides, tsunamis, forest fires, tornadoes. Natural disasters can cause casualties, physical and psychological damage and also have an impact on the community's economy.
• This webinar aims to increase community awareness and understanding of disaster risk, introduce the role of BNPB (National Disaster Management Agency), strengthen digital literacy skills, and as a forum for collaboration and networking in the fields of disaster and digital literacy.
• In his presentation, Philus explained some data on natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, floods etc. Not to forget also the number of victims in 2023 until now, this data is taken from the National Disaster Management Agency.
• "We can see that in 2023 there were as many as 5,200 disasters that occurred in the country and there were more than 200 thousand victims. Many call Indonesia the biggest disaster country, we BNPB call it a disaster laboratory, this is to make it sound more positive. Disasters that occur due to several geological factors, now it is our duty to urge the public to always be vigilant and always be prepared, "he said.
• "The internet is an inseparable part, webinars are now part of the process that we really know that learning together remotely is possible. In this digital era, of course technology has two sides, namely positive and negative, I am sure Dian Nusantara University will definitely use technology from the positive side, for example, such as using technology for disaster communication in the digital era." He said.
• Disaster communication in this digital era is very important for communication science students, especially for Public Relations majors and is one of the competencies that must be possessed by a public relations person to communicate with the media about existing disasters. This webinar is expected to be a provision for students so that it can be a reference when they become public relations in one of the companies in the industrial world or government public relations.

Speakers :

1. Theopilus Yanuarto, S.S., M.Si. Junior Expert Public Relations Officer of the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB).
2. Novi Kurnia, M.Si., M.A., Ph.D. Coordinator of the Digital Literacy Activist Network (Japelidi).

Moderator :

Anna Nurjanah, S.I.Kom., M.A. Secretary of the Dian Nusantara University Communication Science Study Program.