Development of a Disaster Risk Reduction Readiness (DRRR) Mobile Application

Disasters pose significant risks to communities, yet localized solutions for disaster preparedness are limited. Mobile technologies offer opportunities to develop an application like the DRRR focusing on the Disaster Risk Reduction Readiness (DRRR). This study addresses the need for a mobile application that enhances awareness and readiness for disasters. The study aims to develop a Disaster Risk Reduction Readiness (DRRR) mobile application that supports users in disaster preparedness through an interactive application. The Rapid Application Development (RAD) was used in this study particularly on requirement planning, user design, cutover, and construction. MIT App Inventor is used as a platform in the development of the DRRR Application. The use of 5-point Likert scale scoring in the evaluation of the development of the DRRR mobile application which derives from the ISO/IEC 25010 Systems and Software Quality Requirements and Evaluation (Square) Model. focusing on (1) Functional Suitability, (2) Performance Efficiency, (3) Usability (4) Reliability, (5) Security, (6) Maintainability, (7) Compatibility, (8) Portability and Overall Evaluation particularly on the different respondents like IT experts, DRRR Coordinator, LGU/Barangay Officials, Faculties, and Students. The DRRR mobile application provides hazard information, emergency kit checklists, evacuation maps, warning alerts, The results of the evaluation demonstrated improvements across all measures of the system development and become aware, ready during disasters thereby reducing the risk and severe impact of disasters.

Development, Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience (DRRR), ISO/IEC 25010 Systems and Software Quality Requirements and Evaluation (Square) Model

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