--- title: "Communicating during an Emergency: Beta 80 Group solutions" description: With technology advancing rapidly, communication tools will be increasingly important for managing large scale emergencies. Here are Beta 80 Group's solutions. --- [ICT services, Supply Chain, Emergency Management – Scopri di più sul blog di Beta 80 ](https://news.beta80group.it/en) # [Communicating during an Emergency: Beta 80 Group solutions](https://news.beta80group.it/en/communication_tools) Written by [EMERGENCY & CRISIS MANAGEMENT](https://news.beta80group.it/en/author/emergency-crisis-management) | 21 January 2021 Clear and correct communication with the population and the single citizen is essential for e**ffective large-scale emergency management. **   The tools are growing in number and complexity and can be used:   1. in times of peace, for advice and best practices, 2. in emergencies to inform and guide operations. Anyone managing large-scale emergencies knows that the correct information flow begins long before the message to the citizen. It starts with developing comprehensive emergency plans. ## **Apps and tools connecting citizens and operators.** **Notification apps** are certainly among the most groundbreaking solutions. Smart notification is a powerful system: it automatically retrieves information from private channels (email, messages, push notifications) and social media, such as Twitter and Telegram.   **Beta 80 Group** offers two solutions: one for operators and one for citizens, to facilitate communication with people in the field.   - ** ACT** is an app for operators to communicate with the territory and provide an **updated picture of the situation**. It can receive direct communications from the control unit or the manager, providing a clear communication flow and localization data. - **ALERT** is a **free citizen app**. Its purpose is **to inform** of current events, both planned (large fairs, events) or unforeseen, such as natural disasters. The app provides updated information and useful data. ALERT interacts with the Beta 80 [Safety 1st](https://beta80group.it/en/offer/emergency/civil-defence/safety-1st-operative-rooms/) solution and lets citizens check the event status, send communications or reports, and consult the emergency plan on the correct behavior to follow. ## **EARLY WARNING - preventing large emergencies** One of the main advantages of integrated communication and the aggregation of data from different sources is the a**bility to foresee an emergency in advance**, especially **natural disasters**. Beta 80 Group, with the Universities and Research Centers, has developed a set of solutions, like [Turnkey, ](https://earthquake-turnkey.eu/)to allow the PSAP or EOC to receive and monitor data and promptly report anomalies.     By forecasting possible emergencies, the PSAP can issue an **EARLY WARNING:** an alert received in advance that can lead to **prevention measures**. From an organizational point of view, this type of notification can give an estimated situation long before the physical inspection, **protecting the personnel safety and saving time, costs, and resources.**   The process underlying Early Warning is a complex system that aggregates software and hardware technologies (sensors and event receptors). Early Warning systems are undergoing a rapid evolution thanks to the constant and accelerated development of the **Internet of Things (IoT)** that reduces the cost of the connected hardware. Finally, the increasingly widespread use of social networks transforms **citizens into virtual sensors** and makes them an active part of the emergency management process.   ## **Emergency ap why they are important** With the technology advancing rapidly, informational apps and tools will become **increasingly present in large scale emergencies**. An organization that deals with these issues must necessarily adapt in order not to waste precious time. Precisely for this reason, it is **important to implement** plans that include alert tools and communicate their adoption to citizens in time.   [View full post](https://news.beta80group.it/en/communication_tools) ```json { "@context" : "http://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "EMERGENCY & CRISIS MANAGEMENT" }, "dateModified" : "2024-10-31T08:05:48.066Z", "datePublished" : "2021-01-21T23:00:00Z", "headline" : "Communicating during an Emergency: Beta 80 Group solutions", "image" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "height" : 6088, "url" : "https://content.beta80group.it/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/museums-victoria-OUc_2livCw0-unsplash-4.jpg", "width" : 7856 }, "mainEntityOfPage" : "https://news.beta80group.it/en/communication_tools", "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "height" : 60, "url" : "/hs/hsstatic/content_shared_assets/static-1.4092/img/default-amp-logo.png", "width" : 60 }, "name" : "Blog" } } ```