ITCM a step towards integrated ITsystem for crisis management field operations

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• ITCM - a step towards integrated IT-system for
  crisis management field operations
• www.itmc.org

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Crisis Management Initiative
Crisis Management Initiative (CMI) is an
independent non-governmental association whose
aim is to respond to new security challenges. CMI
employs currently 10 people and is headed by its
founder President Martti Ahtisaari. It is part
of the CMIs mission to enhance the crisis
management capacity of the international
community by bringing together the the various
actors in order to work out innovative solutions
for crisis prevention, crisis management and the
rehabilitation of societies. Since CMI is a
non-profit seeking organisation, it has no
commercial interest in the ITCM program.
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Rationale of the ITCM Program

• Coping with the complexity of modern crisis
  management operations require tools that enable
  dependable co-operation between organisations on
  the field, thus ensuring and enhancing
• Safety of the personnel
• Security and control over organisations assets
• Cost-effectiveness
• The objective of the ITCM program is to develop
  management and communication system tailored for
  the use of crisis management missions
• Real-time geographic information system (GIS)
• Groupware services (email, document management
  etc.)
• Interface to external services (Internet, HQ
  systems etc.)

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Facilitating Organisational Change

• The tools of everyday work embody the
  organisational processes
• Redesigning the processes requires also
  redesigning the tools
• Redesigning the tools means also redesigning the
  processes

Managerial will as a driver for change
Organisational processes
New tool as an enabler of change
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ITCM Program Consists of Four Tracks

• International dialogue
• Workshops and briefings for crisis management
  organisations
• Major seminars in 2002 and 2003

• Turn-key delivery capability
• A feasibility study for int. crisis area
  telecommunications operator

• Software development
• Open, standards based command and communications
  system
• Demonstration in Nordic Peace 2003 military
  exercise

• Research
• Study of crisis management processes, actors and
  operations
• Tampere University, CMI, etc.

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Network of Partners

• Governmental organisations
• Finnish Defence Forces, Ministry of Defence of
  Finland, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
• Private companies
• IBM, SecWell, Dedicated Networks of Finland,
  TietoEnator
• Non-governmental organisations
• Crisis Management Initiative
• Research institutes
• University of Tampere