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POSSIBLE INNOVATIONS AND POTENTIAL

INTERVENTIONS

One of the goals of this report is to provide actionable information for low-income citizens,
Community Action Agencies and other community-based organizations to inform long-term
recovery. This section identifies potential interventions that go beyond the typical remedies
and instead, provide more cutting-edge ideas for improving the odds of recovery.

Use of T echnology and Systems

Technology provides a means of reaching a broader set of citizens in need of services.

• Use of artificial intelligence (AI): With the power of computers and the reach of
networks, AI is expected to transform many areas of life. Combined with the use of
robotics, AI has the potential to benefit disaster recovery operations immensely. For
example, AI technology can significantly improve the ability to detect risk levels in
unstable buildings and structures which are vulnerable in natural disasters.

• Drones: One of the clear breakout technologies in existence today is the use of drone
technology. This increasingly affordable technology offers major improvements in disaster
recovery operations. Use of this technology can provide photo evidence to residents,
showing the home and neighborhood damage which prevents unsafe early reentry.

• Smart meters: This technology fused with information technology, allows early
detection of power outages. This is a source of information for predictive analytics that
can be used to assess risks and offer potential early warning benefits.

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