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    AECOM-IBM Disaster Risk Mgmt Tool Wins Recognition; Peter Williams Comments

    AECOM has been chosen to receive the University of Notre Dame’s Corporate Adaptation Prize in recognition of a disaster preparedness assessment tool developed through an AECOM-IBM partnership. The university evaluated the companies’ Disaster Resilience Scorecard using criteria such as market impact, scalability and measurable adaptation progress, AECOM said Wednesday. Peter Williams, chief technology officer of […] More

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    AECOM, IBM Jointly Develop UN Disaster Preparedness Assessment Tool

    AECOM and IBM have collaborated to design a benchmark tool to help UN member states’ local governments assess their level of preparedness for earthquakes, floods, storms and fires. The companies developed the scorecard for the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction with the goal of helping cities withstand natural disasters as well as protect lives […] More