Emergencies can happen anytime, anywhere. Thus it has become an imperative for governments to establish an alerting system that can promptly alert its citizens about a potential or current natural disaster such as storm, bushfires, floods, among others. The ideal alerting system is one that can send accurate information to the people in the affected areas in the shortest possible time, so that the residents can take precautionary measures like evacuation.

Internal communication is critical to the effective functioning of government organizations and their ability to serve the public. It ensures employees have access to the information they need to do their jobs properly and helps to build public trust in the organization by demonstrating it is transparent, accountable and working in the best interests of the public. Building a notification system can help your organization to improve communication and lead to better performance outcomes.

Government organizations need to be prepared to continue their operations even if they are mired in a crisis. Having an effective government business continuity plan in place will provide a roadmap for your organization to follow both during and after a critical event. Incorporating a government emergency alert system into these plans will be extremely beneficial should the worst-case scenario occur.

Around 18 % of the world’s workforce are employed in the public sector, according to data from the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development.