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Title: ACP Fish II Proposed Fisheries Management Knowledge Exchange System FMKES Outcomes of Online Discuss


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ACP Fish II Proposed Fisheries Management
Knowledge Exchange System (FMKES) Outcomes of
Online Discussion
  • Joan Baron Varley
  • Support unit for International Fisheries
  • and Aquatic Research - SIFAR

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ACP Fish II FMKES
  • Consultation process
  • Discussion Document distributed(April 2003)
  • Online Discussion in progress (May July 2003)
  • SIFAR/FAO Workshop to review contributions to the
    discussion (July 2003)
  • Consultation process taken forward at regional
    workshops (August September 2003)

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ACP Fish II FMKES Online Discussion
  • Overview
  • Discussion commenced on 12th May.
  • 150-200 people invited to participate
  • 69 Registered Participants
  • Africa (19) Caribbean (7) Pacific (16)
    Non-ACP (27)
  • 28 ACP Countries
  • 11 Contributors
  • Several of the Registered Participants and
    Contributors represent groups, institutions or
    projects.

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ACP Fish II FMKES Online Discussion
  • Known constraints
  • Connectivity
  • Access to Internet Sharing PCs
  • Email systems rejecting messages from FAO
    Mailserve!
  • Language barriers
  • Traditionally only a small number of people who
    register also contribute

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ACP Fish II FMKES Online Discussion
  • Structure of the Discussion
  • Topic A Responding to Information Needs
  • Topic B Fostering Participation and
    Interactivity
  • Topic C Possible System Structures
  • Topic D Management Arrangements

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Topic A Responding to Information Needs
  • Q What kind of information is needed to inform
    fisheries management and policy?
  • Information drawn from socio-cultural,
    socio-economic, legal, institutional and
    governance sources
  • Information generated that takes account of
    broader national, regional and international
    policies.
  • Information able to respond to a wide range of
    user types ranging from policy decision-makers,
    advisers, outreach and the fishers themselves
    (when communities are enabled to manage their own
    fisheries).
  • Information that is not restricted to capture
    fisheries but must also encompass aquaculture and
    wider livelihood strategies.

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Topic A Responding to Information Needs
  • Q Why is this information not already
    available? Or, if it is available, what are the
    constraints to accessing this information
  • Information Overload
  • Style / Language
  • Format / Media
  • Lack of resources technical, human and
    financial, to disseminate at the local level
  • Grey literature
  • Experiences NOT documented

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Topic A Responding to Information Needs
  • and how could the proposed system overcome
    this?
  • Identify the useful primary information
  • compile it
  • competently sieve it, evaluate it, and summarize
    it, drawing conclusions and advice directly
    useful to decision makers.
  • Present it in the appropriate style, format and
    language and
  • ensure it reaches its target audience.

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Topic A Responding to Information Needs
  • Q What specific information resource types do
    you consider would be most useful?
  • Case Studies
  • Guidelines
  • Policy Briefs
  • Research Digests
  • Distance Learning
  • Mentoring Service
  • QA Service
  • Directories individuals, institutions resources

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Topic B Fostering Participation and Interactivity
  • Q Who would you consider to be the priority
    audiences and/or participants of the system?
  • Advisors to Policy-Makers at National, Regional
    and International levels
  • Fisheries Managers and their Advisors in ACP
    Countries
  • Fisheries related technical staff in
  • EU Fisheries Related Divisions
  • Donor/International Organisations
  • Industry
  • NGOs and Community-based Organisations
  • Fishers themselves (when communities are enabled
    to manage their own fisheries)

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Topic B Fostering Participation and Interactivity
  • Q How can participation at all levels, and the
    development of communities of practice be
    encouraged?
  • Topics relevant to ACP fisheries
  • Quality assured, timely information in the style,
    format and languages appropriate for the target
    audience
  • Mechanisms to support dynamic exchanges and
    provide quick responses to problems raised
  • Supporting network of (partner) institutions and
    experts in both developed and developing ACP and
    Non-ACP countries to feed the system
  • Commissioned papers on best practice and lessons
    learned

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Topic B Fostering Participation and Interactivity
  • Q What attributes should be included to help
    bridge language barriers, both in terms of the
    level of language as well as the range of
    language?
  • Must accommodate ACP languages
  • Resources to interpret
  • scientific documents into policy briefs
  • policy documents into management advice
  • above into ACP languages
  • Automatic translation services could be considered

13
Topic B Fostering Participation and Interactivity
  • Q Do you have any recommendations on what
    technical requirements are needed to ensure
    effective participation and interaction?
  • Online system
  • User-friendly
  • Remote access
  • Devolved management
  • Customisable, e.g. user-defined topics
  • Accommodate a range of knowledge types
  • Provide a range of access options
  • Provide a range of output options and products
  • Multilingual capabilities
  • Interoperable with other systems

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Topic C Possible System Structures
  • Q Is a custom designed system required, or do
    sufficient systems already exist that may be
    either built upon or improved, for example by
    developing inter-operability?
  • Low cost software
  • Non-commercial
  • Should be built upon existing systems if
    available
  • Should link in existing knowledge bases
  • If so, what are they?
  • FAO systems CDS

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Topic C Possible System Structures
  • Q What do you consider should be the primary
    themes/topics of the Knowledge Exchange System?
  • Main topics should be agreed by the user
    community, and reflect the current needs of ACP
    countries. These could include
  • food security illegal fishing marine protected
    areas stock rebuilding, endangered species
    mangroves aquaculture food safety and quality
    capacity building and training and other
    priorities identified by COFI 2003

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ACP Fish II FMKES Online Discussion
  • Q. How should the system be managed, who should
    manage it and where might it be best located
    (i.e. system server)?
  • Lead Agency
  • ACP Regional Centres
  • ACP National/Country Centres
  • Partner Organisations in Developed Countries
  • Regional Centres of Excellence
  • Communities of Practice

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Topic D Management Arrangements
  • Lead Agency, e.g.
  • Host and maintain the overarching system
  • Responsible for system development
  • Provide training and support
  • Central editorial and management staff
  • Provide translation service
  • ACP Regional/National Centres, e.g.
  • Co-ordinate regional/national input
  • Editors
  • Local delivery online and offline
  • Regional/National training
  • Encourage development of Communities of Practice
  • Provide translation into local languages

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Topic D Management Arrangements
  • Aspects to be managed could include
  • System development and maintenance
  • Those coordinating the system at various levels
  • Knowledge providers
  • Users
  • Linkages with other systems/resource providers
  • Discussions
  • Mentors
  • Directories

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ACP Fish II FMKES
  • In conclusion
  • ACP Fish II will be a very large programme
  • The Knowledge Exchange System will be an
    important central element
  • The Knowledge Exchange System (software) should
    only use a small proportion of the overall
    funding
  • The concentration of effort and funding should be
    on building the network and developing the
    content and services

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ACP Fish II Proposed Fisheries Management
Knowledge Exchange System (FMKES) Outcomes of
Online Discussion
  • Joan Baron Varley
  • Support unit for International Fisheries
  • and Aquatic Research - SIFAR
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