gear.UP

Format
Duration: 8 days / Category: Simulation / Service area: Cross-cutting

 

The next edition of gear.UP will be held in September 2024. Please continue checking this page for more information

gear.UP is a large-scale inter-agency operational exercise and functional training event designed to further advance emergency response capabilities of the global Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Logistics humanitarian communities.

ETC Participants are expected to work in teams to deploy the ETC technical solutions including satellite connectivity, common networking services, and security telecoms under challenging conditions and timeframes.

*Note: the information on this page is for the ETC part of the exercise. Those with a Logistics background should instead refer to your Logistics Cluster focal point.

 

Target Audience

The simulation requires skilled and experienced ICT technicians and emergency response managers from UN agencies, stand-by partners, and NGOs. Technicians will need to have had prior training or experience in the tools and technologies being used, especially within a field / and or emergency context. Information Managers and those with experience in services for communities projects can also apply but these roles should also have an ICT-related focus. 

Number of participants: 20

 

Exercise Aim

Led by the Emergency Telecommunications and Logistics clusters, gear.UP is a training simulation for partner agencies and organisations to collaborate and overcome challenges together; emergency responders form a trusted network in a demanding scenario which reflects the intensity of global emergency environments.

 

Exercise Output

For ETC participants, the goal of this operational exercise is to give solid hands-on field experience to ICT emergency responders to practice the deployment of the ETC services and activities (coordination, information management, security communications, voice and data connectivity, drones coordination, services for communities and customer support) in a complex, high-pressure environment and under challenging conditions and timeframes to prepare them for deployment to future humanitarian emergencies.

 

The main aim of the joint venture with Logistics Cluster is to mainstream and familiarize participants with the implementation of the services of both Clusters to improve the efficiency and cooperation in the field/emergencies. Furthermore, the exercise simulation and training aims to strengthen the cooperation between the Clusters and to foster joint approaches in inter-Cluster coordination and access to funding mechanisms.

Learning objectives

Provide the ETC response community with practical experience
Deploy ICT services in an emergency situation
Implement the ETC mandate through associated activities
Demonstrate mutual support
Collaborate in an emergency response
Respond in an emergency setting
Exercise sound judgement

 

Topics Covered

This is a full-scale intensive simulation exercise, in which participants will ‘learn by doing’  – mentoring and guidance will be provided by coaches.

 

Format and Language

gear.UP is an emergency scenario-based exercise – this includes living conditions that will be in an emergency setting. All guidance and instruction will be in English.