SEMINAR ON DOCUMENTATION AND INFORMATION SYSTEM SUB-NETWORK
Cairo, December 11–13 1991
Cairo, December 11–13 1991
MEDRAP II
RAB/89/005-RER/87/009
FIELD DOCUMENT
91/9
| SEMINAR ON DOCUMENTATION AND INFORMATION SYSTEM SUB-NETWORK Cairo, December 11–13 1991 |
Edited by MEDRAP II Regional Center
Tunis - Tunisia
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Abstract
The objective of the Seminar on Documentation and Information System, organised by MEDRAP II on December 11–13, 1991, was to contribute to the establishment of a permanent and self-sustaining information system for aquaculture in the region.
The participants expressed their views and comments on needs and capabilities for the successful implementation of the proposed system, referred to as System of Information for the Promotion of Aquaculture in the Mediterranean "SIPAM".
The primary objective of SIPAM is to provide the countries adhering to the project, with an instrument and a methodology for rapid and targeted access to data and information of different types and from different sources.
It is a system that will produce useful and usable information through organised methods of selecting, storing, retrieving and reporting on non-reserved national data of regional interest which the countries are able to put at the disposal of the project, and information coming from regional and international sources.
The seminar considered the different phases of implementation and decided that the first phase should be the design and implementation of the regional information module, the second phase the consolidation phase including the remaining countries both as recipients and contributors, and the last phase should be the expansion on a self-sustained basis.
The participants recommended the proposed step by step approach by initiating immediately the building-up the system with some countries having already an ongoing data system and relevant activities. Egypt, Turkey, Cyprus, Portugal and Tunisia constituted the participating group in phase 1. All countries concerned should be equipped with a basis hardware, software and having the appropriate skills.
Acknowledgements
The Editor of this document would like to thank the Egyptian Ministry of Agriculture and namely the National Coordinator, Mr. A. El Shenawy for hosting the meeting.
The Editor would also like to thank the participants and the invited experts who contributed to the meeting, namely Mr. Coppola, from FAO Fisheries Departments, who conceived the system and presented it to the seminar.
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REPORT:
• Final report of recommendations
ANNEXES:
1. Recommendations and conclusions of the Ad-hoc group
ABSTRACT/RESUME
3.3 Automatic and manual instruments
3.5 Pre-established Data/Information Model
4. Workplan and Schedule of the work
Appendix 1 Hardware Configuration for the work-stations forming the Network
Appendix 3 Terms of reference for SIPAM System Manager
Appendix 4 Terms of reference for SIPAM Analyst Programmer
LIST OF FIGURES
Fig. 1 SIPAM - System Overview
Fig. 2 The Decision-Making Process
Fig. 3 SIPAM - Regional Information Network
Fig. 4 SIPAM - Operational Processing Chart
Fig. 5 The Complex Data/Information Model