Development of a descriptive model of an integrated information system to support complex, dynamic, distributed decision making for emergency management in large organisations

A short introduction will be given to the European (ESPRIT II) project, "IT Support for Emergency Management - ISEM". The project is aimed at the development of an integrated information system capable of supporting the complex, dynamic, distributed decision making in the management of emergencies. The basic models developed to describe and construct emergency management organisations and their preparedness have been illustrated, and it has been stated that similarities may be found even in emergency situations that originally are of quite different nature.