How to detect early or weak signals in order to prevent or anticipate crises: the Paris experiment
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Didier Dely
The analyse of problems encountered during past crises in Paris led the City of Paris crisis management team to settle a double system to detect weak signals and collect early warning information :
- The Paris Crises indicators observatory (OIC: Observatoire des Indicateurs de Crise)
- The weak signals detection network (REDESIP: Réseau de détection des signaux précoces)
The goal of the OIC is to gather technical data from all the City of Paris departments, to cross and analyse them in order to forecast abnormal situation.
The REDESIP is a network of municipal experts able to receive weak signals notifications directly from on-line city staff in local implantations (schools, kindergarten, sports hall…), to analyse their pertinence and to decide whether or not to warn the Mayor of a potentiality of crisis. Those systems are nowadays in test.
Newsletter 7 on Workshop 6: Risk management and training
