Outreach & CommunicationGEM’s Outreach and Communication strategy attempts to succesfully communicate the unique value GEM offers to the world. This strategy builds on the benefits GEM will offer to all its stakeholders by reducing earthquake deaths, destruction, dislocation, and monetary losses. The communication component is mostly aimed at dialoguing with the general public, the media and GEM’s stakeholders about GEM developments and achievements. Activities comprise: a digital newsletter, brochures, media appereances and press releases, the creation and enhancement of a user-oriented webportal, including interactive features. The outreach component comprises concrete activities, products and services for GEM’s stakeholders. These include presentations, articles and workshops in order to reach out to new stakeholders, possible participants and end-user groups. Furthermore, outreach activities include the dissemination of GEM results in the form of technical reports to the scientific community and the development of awareness raising tools and programmes. Capacity Building When it comes to reaching out to stakeholders, capacity building deserves particular attention. Technology transfer is critical for GEM tools to achieve uniformity, efficiency, and relevance, but also to empower professional groups in developing regions - that today have no means of conducting risk analysis for their local areas - with acces to the tools that can reduce seismic risk in their own communities. Workshops and distance learning applications will be set up and hosted at various institutions around the world as part of the initiative. Capacity building will be based on expressed needs and will make use of modern technologies. Workshops and training activities will be listed here, along with information on how to participate. What has been done so far?
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