"The module aims to: 1. Clarify the concept of information security, privacy and related concepts; 2. Describe threats to information security and how they can be addressed; 3. Discuss the requirements for the establishment and implementation of policy on information security, as well as the life cy ... cle of information security policy; and 4. Provide an overview of standards of information security and privacy protection that are used by some countries and international information security organizations." (Module objectives, page iv) more

"This module introduces disaster risk management (DRM) and provides an overview of how information and communication technologies (ICTs) can be used for DRM. A large number of examples and case studies on the applications of ICTs in DRM have been included in the module. The main objective of the mod ... ule is to introduce the basic concepts of DRM and the applications of ICTs in disaster mitigation and prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery." (Page iii) more