Asian Disaster Preparedness Center - ADPC

🌐 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐀𝐈 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥-𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭

The second phase of the 𝐀𝐏𝐀𝐂 𝐀𝐈 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐉𝐚𝐦 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬 successfully brought together 60 executive-level officials, senior technical representatives, technical builders, and regional partners from more than 13 countries across Asia and the Pacific.

💡 Building on the momentum of Phase 1, participants moved beyond learning about AI to actively developing, testing, and refining AI-enabled workflows that support disaster preparedness, emergency response, reporting, coordination, information management, and data analysis.

🤝 Through a hands-on 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝. 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭. 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧. approach, participants worked alongside AI experts and technical facilitators to transform operational challenges into practical solutions that can strengthen decision-making, improve coordination, and enhance service delivery for communities affected by disasters.

🚀 The workshop demonstrated how AI can help disaster management organizations move from ideas to action and unlock new opportunities for innovation and impact.

The AI Skills Jam was organized by the OpenAI Academy, in partnership with the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center - ADPC, DataKind, and the Gates Foundation.

💡 From ideas to 𝐀𝐈-𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 in just two days!

At the 𝐀𝐈 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐉𝐚𝐦, disaster management professionals didn't just learn about AI skills - they were building solutions with it.

Working side-by-side with AI experts and technical builders, participants of the 𝐀𝐈 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐉𝐚𝐦 transformed real operational challenges into practical AI solutions. They designed workflows, developed prototypes, tested new tools, and explored how AI can strengthen disaster preparedness, response, and recovery.

From mastering 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐆𝐏𝐓 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 to evaluating 𝐀𝐈-𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬 and sharing feedback on responsible adoption, every session was focused on one thing - turning innovation into impact.

𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝. 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭. 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧. to make progress from AI skills to smarter disaster action!

➡️𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞: http://bit.ly/4geb9ee

The AI Skills Jam was organized by the OpenAI Academy, in partnership with the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center - ADPC, DataKind, and the Gates Foundation.

❗️𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐔𝐩 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐈

During the second phase of the AI Skills Jam, 𝐌𝐫. 𝐀𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐦 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐳, 𝐀𝐃𝐏𝐂 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 underlined that "The AI Skills Jam is designed to help 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐈 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬, 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 that can be applied in their day-to-day work. It also fosters regional collaboration around shared risks and challenges. This collaborative approach aligns with ADPC Strategic Action Plan 2030.”

The significance of the AI Skills Jam was further underscored by the distinguished leaders who participated in the event. The chief guest, 𝐃𝐫. 𝐁𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐮𝐥, 𝐀𝐃𝐏𝐂 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫, highlighted the growing importance of AI in strengthening disaster resilience. Dr. Rattakul also serves as Member Secretary of the Thai Disaster Preparedness Foundation (TDPF) and Chairman of the Academic Sub-committee on Disaster Prevention, Relief, and Climate Change Impact Reduction under Thailand's Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation.

The event also featured insights from 𝐌𝐬. 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐲 𝐊𝐮𝐧𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐧, 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐀𝐈, and 𝐌𝐬. 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐨, 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 Gates Foundation, who shared perspectives on the transformative role of AI in addressing disaster and humanitarian challenges.

➡️𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞: http://bit.ly/4geb9ee

The AI Skills Jam was organized by the OpenAI Academy, in partnership with the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center - ADPC, DataKind, and the Gates Foundation.

OpenAI's AI Skills Jams are hands-on workshops designed to help organizations apply artificial intelligence to real-world challenges. The program has demonstrated that with appropriate guidance, practical use cases, and collaborative support, teams can rapidly build and test solutions that improve the way they work.

OpenAI Academy, in partnership with the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center - ADPC, DataKind, and the Gates Foundation, convened the 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐈 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐉𝐚𝐦 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬, bringing together 60 executive-level officials, senior technical representatives, technical builders, regional partners, and funders from 13 countries across South and Southeast Asia.

❗️Government agencies, regional partners, technical builders and civil society organizations, collaborated to identify operational challenges and co-create solutions that can be adapted to institutional needs.

The two-day workshop followed a flexible "𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝. 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭. 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧.” model, where participants worked together to develop and test practical AI-enabled workflows that can support disaster preparedness, emergency response, reporting, coordination, information management, and data analysis.

➡️𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞: http://bit.ly/4geb9ee

📢 Every effective disaster response starts with 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.

🎙️ Tune in to the 𝟕𝐭𝐡 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐟 Asian Disaster Preparedness Center - ADPC’s 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 – 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤, featuring 𝐌𝐬. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐬𝐚𝐫 𝐋𝐰𝐢𝐧, 𝐀𝐃𝐏𝐂 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧, as she discusses “Strategic Disaster Risk Communication in the Digital Age” and the growing role of digital platforms in strengthening preparedness, awareness, and resilience.

🗓️ 22 June 2026

⏰ 13:00 - 14:00 ICT

📍 Virtual Broadcast via MS Teams

This session will explore how strategic communication can translate technical disaster risk information into clear, timely, and accessible public messages that support preparedness action.

It will also highlight the role of digital behavior, mobile communication, social media, and community trust in shaping how people respond to risk information.

Disaster preparedness is not only about risk assessments, hazard maps, early warning systems, and emergency plans. It is also about how risk information is communicated, understood, trusted, and acted upon by communities.

🔗 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐐𝐑 𝐂𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 for the session and explore how communication can bridge the gap between risk information, public understanding, and real preparedness action.

𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝. 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭. 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧.

⏳Just 𝟏 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐨 until 𝐏𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝟐 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐈 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐉𝐚𝐦 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 !

Asian Disaster Preparedness Center - ADPC, OpenAI Academy, DataKind, and the Gates Foundation will convene the second phase of the 𝐀𝐈 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐉𝐚𝐦 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬 on 11–12 June 2026 in Bangkok, Thailand.

❗️Building on the successful Phase 1 - AI Skills Jam held on 30 March 2026, Phase 2 will move beyond introductory AI exposure 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬-𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠. Participants will explore how practical and responsible AI-enabled workflows can support institutional needs in disaster preparedness, response, reporting, coordination, and information management.

The Phase 2 is designed to translate the insights and priorities identified during Phase 1 into practical action by testing and refining AI-enabled workflows, while providing participants with direct experience in using and customizing AI-supported solutions for information management, reporting, and data analysis. It will also support the 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐞𝐬 through collaborative activities and strengthen day-to-day AI capabilities through targeted learning sessions.

The two-day workshop follows a flexible 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝. 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭. 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧. 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥, enabling participants to engage based on their interests, technical background, and institutional priorities.

The event will bring together approximately 60 executive-level officials, senior technical representatives, technical builders, regional partners, and interested funders from 13 countries across South and Southeast Asia.

Following the workshop, the strongest solution packages will be further refined, and selected outputs will be developed into reusable Digital Public Good-oriented materials for wider adaptation by disaster management institutions.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞?

Register now for Asian Disaster Preparedness Center - ADPC's second webinar on "𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬: 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐋𝐞𝐝 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬."

At this webinar, 𝐌𝐫. 𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐢 𝐊𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐨, Chairperson of the Asian Disaster Reduction and Response Network - ADRRN and General Secretary of CWS Japan, will share a country case on locally led disaster preparedness in practice, drawing from his extensive experience in disaster risk reduction, humanitarian response, civil society coordination, and regional partnership building across Asia.

🗓️ 18 June 2026

⏰ 10:15–12:00 hrs Bangkok Time

🌐 Platform: Zoom

🖊️ Register now: https://bit.ly/43rvzsH

𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧!

❓𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬?

Join 𝐃𝐫. 𝐀𝐥𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐨 𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐫 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨 𝐀. 𝐋𝐚𝐠𝐦𝐚𝐲, Executive Director of the UP Resilience Institute and Director of the UP NOAH Center, at Asian Disaster Preparedness Center - ADPC’s second webinar under the series “𝐀 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞: 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐋𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬.”

Webinar 2: Localization at the Frontlines: Advancing Locally Led Disaster Preparedness

🗓️ 18 June 2026

⏰ 10:15–12:00 hrs Bangkok Time

🌐 Platform: Zoom

🖊️ Register now: https://bit.ly/43rvzsH

Dr. Lagmay will speak on “𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬,”sharing insights on how real-time hazard monitoring, probabilistic risk assessment, open data systems, and science-based decision support can support early action by local and national governments.

𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧!