C-DOT’s Cell Broadcast Solution:
The Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) has been conferred the “SKOCH Award-2025” for its Cell Broadcast Solution (CBS).
- It is an indigenous disaster and emergency alert platform.
- It is designed to enable near real-time dissemination of life-saving information to citizens in affected areas through cellular networks.
- It is developed by the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT).
- It provides an automated integration between government emergency alert dissemination platforms and the telecom networks of the country for information delivery.
- It is designed to support varied geographic & demographic scenarios.
- It integrates multiple disaster alert generation agencies, including the India Meteorological Department, the Central Water Commission for floods, Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services, and Forest Survey of India.
- It also brings together mobile service providers for message delivery, State Disaster Management Authorities and the National Disaster Management Authority for alert approval and disaster response.
- It enables geo-targeted, multi-hazard alerts with support for 21 Indian languages.
- It significantly enhances the efficiency of disaster risk reduction and management efforts.
- It aligns with the United Nations’ Early Warnings for All programme, the International Telecommunication Union’s Common Alerting Protocol.
