Data Information Management Workshop on Communication Planning

Data & Information Management Workshop on Communication Planning Guide & Resource Kit for Int’l Waters Vienna - Austria 19 -20 Jan. 2006 Ardalan Sotoudeh IT Assistant

• Background • Our Objectives • Our Efforts • Main Challenges

Background CEP website: • launched early 2000 • access to the most requested data. • on-line interactive tools • 44, 000 Files • 1, 915 HTML Files • 42, 000 Reports, Images other files

Objectives Ø Provide access to informational resources and most requested data through the CEP Web Site http: //www. caspianenvironment. org Ø Develop a regional mechanism and guidelines for data and information exchange. Ø Develop/install the effective IT tools for internal project data and information management Ø Collect, check and load into the corresponding databases the relevant data and information Ø Keep the project data and information up-to-date

Our Efforts Tasks Status / deadline Maintenance of the CEP Web Site Ongoing Purchasing and setting up new Web Server and Database Server, transferring Web Site October, 2005 Development of Caspian Biodiversity Information System June, 2006 Development of Caspian Sea Interactive Map Services (IMap. S) October, 2005 Maintenance of Caspian IMap. S 2005 -2007 Development of Coastal Sites Inventory 2006, 4 th q Extending Mnemiopsis Database November, 2005 Establishment of Pollution Monitoring Database 2006

Our Efforts Tasks Status / deadline Maintenance of the Caspian Information System Ongoing Update directory of Caspian scientists December, 2005 Update directory of Organizations 2006, 1 st q Update Caspian Bibliography 2006, 1 st q Update directory of Projects Create Media Database Ongoing Create Environmental NGO Database Ongoing Updating and maintaining Caspian GIS 1 st half 2006 Update collection of Caspian Satellite Images 2005 -2006

Main Challenges • Low level of data exchange and sharing in the region • Available data are hardly accessible or still remain on paper • Access to data of Oil & Gas companies is limited • Poor development of IT infrastructure in coastal areas • Absence of legal regional mechanisms and protocols for data and information exchange

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