[p2p-research] Decentralization of emergency response?

[Michel Bauwens]

I think best is to start from areas where centralization is clearly failing,

I'm not sure centralized emergency services are failing, at least in the
West, but perhaps certain aspects are?

but here in thailand, there's a huge problem with competing ambulance
services getting to the scenes in time,

Michel

2009/9/8 Smári McCarthy <smari at anarchism.is>

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> For a long time, emergency response services have been centralized. This
> is in part due to the organization of the phone system, where the
> numbers 112, 911, 999 or 000 are used, depending on where you are, to
> get access to a centralized emergency services bureau, which then
> dispatches localized teams based on the nature and location of the
> situation.
>
> This might be changing.
>
> http://23narchy.com/trapped-girls-updated-facebook-status-instead-2
>
> Socially we've been weened off having to deal with problems like this,
> with many idly thinking that "oh the police will deal with it" or
> whatever; but slowly I think there might be a resurgence in what the
> authorities that be will undoubtedly start to call "emergency response
> vigilanteism", but is in reality simply "crowdsourcing emergency services".
>
> For this to be more effective than the current model, a lot of education
> is required, as well as easier access to medical and firefighting
> equipment, for example, and a lot of deregulation, e.g. of drugs.
>
> What'd'y'all think?
>
>  - S
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