Madagascar: IORIS platform users strengthen their know-how
The CFIM (Maritime Information Fusion Center), brings together the State authorities involved at sea (Naval Forces, Port Authorities, Search and Rescue Centre, Fisheries Surveillance, Environment, Gendarmerie, Police, Customs, etc.). Created in 2015 under the authority of the Prime Minister, the CFIM centralises all maritime data and processes it in order to alert to potential or […]
CRIMARIO Launches in South Asia with National Maritime Foundation
CRIMARIO is launching itself remotely by region and was fortunate enough to be welcomed to South Asia through a webinar co-organised with the National Maritime Foundation (NMF) through the lead and moderation of Vice Admiral (Retd) Pradeep Chauhan. The webinar, which was held on 16 June in association with IFC-IOR, gathered some 190 participants from […]
IFC Singapore and EU CRIMARIO discuss maritime information sharing in Indian Ocean and Asia
The Information Fusion Centre (IFC) based in Changi, Singapore and EU CRIMARIO II project organised a first, productive, video-conference on the 30th June 2020, with a view to presenting briefs on their respective mission and objectives, and information-sharing tools (IRIS and IORIS). Both organisations had initial discussions on examining opportunities with a focus on complementarity […]
CRIMARIO paves the way to CRIMARIO II
Mombasa 17 December 2019: the EU CRIMARIO project shared its achievements and concrete contribution to a better maritime domain awareness in the Indian Ocean during a 2-day workshop organised to mark the project closing. Senior speakers were invited to discuss challenges and initiatives of maritime security in the whole Indian Ocean to facilitate the presentation […]
[VIDEO] IORIS 2.0 in action during maritime exercice
Video shot at RMIFC (Madagascar) and RCOC (Seychelles) during the recent Cutlass Express exercice, led by US Navy in the western Indian Ocean (November 2019). Learn more about the utilisation of IORIS platform for maritime information sharing and incident management at sea.
IORIS v 2.0 is available
IORIS (Indian Ocean Regional Information Sharing) platform is the web-based communications tool for regional and national multi-agency use. Its primary functions are dictated by the role of the specific centre. For example, for a regional operational and coordination centre, it will provide information sharing, collaboration and coordination. For a fusion centre, it works as an […]
EU, India discussing maritime security in the Indian Ocean
Maritime security in the Indian Ocean Region has been identified as a key topic to be developed through a new track 1,5 dialogue conducted between the European Union and India, with the National Maritime Foundation acting as the leading interlocutor on the Indian side. With this mechanism, the European Union is exploring ways to build […]
Activities and achievements of EU CRIMARIO are published
This bilingual leaflet sums up the activities and achievements of the EU CRIMARIO project, for the period 2015-2019. EU CRIMARIO achievements – Réalisations de CRIMARIO from CRIMARIO Project
Success of IORIS inauguration in Seychelles
On 3-4 September 2018 in Mahé (Seychelles), more than 60 senior officials from 20 Indian Ocean countries and international organisations discussed the added value of the IORIS web-based platform, its operationalisation and its future regional governance. Initiated by EU CRIMARIO project, IORIS – the new secure communications platform for information sharing and incident management at […]
IORIS, Indian Ocean Regional Information Sharing platform, operational
Version 1.0 of IORIS operational 1st July 2018! Initiated by EU CRIMARIO project, the new secure information sharing and incident management tool will enable member countries to set up a collaborative working environment to improve the understanding of the maritime domain and coordinate operations when incidents at sea occur. It expresses the cooperative approach that […]
Maritime security conference in Mauritius
The 28th and 29th of April represented a historical moment for the Indian Ocean countries: indeed, 5 of them (Mauritius, Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and Djibouti) signed two intergovernmental agreements, one on maritime information sharing, the latter on coordination of operations at sea. More than 150 delegates representing 25 States and 16 regional or international organizations […]
First training on IORIS, the platform for incident management at sea
The EU CRIMARIO project supports the design and implementation of IORIS, the regional platform for information sharing and incident management in the Indian Ocean. To prepare the launch of IORIS, the first training was held in Seychelles on 16-18 April 2018, to introduce all the features and train a pool of 16 future trainers from […]
Development of IORIS platform in progress
The development of the IORIS platform is on schedule for April 2018 after the review made by the CRIMARIO team (David Nattrass and Olivier Bézier) with Polymorph developers on 6th February in UK. The official launch will be preceded by the first ‘Train the Trainer’ course planned in Seychelles on 16-18 April 2018. The current […]
Clarification meeting in Seychelles prior to start coding IORIS
Before starting the coding of IORIS, clarification meetings were held in Seychelles on 23-24 November to discuss the possible amendments, taking into consideration the latest technical requirements of the regional stakeholders. Fruitful discussions were held with both regional and national bodies. The technical meeting was chaired by Ambassador Barry Faure, Secretary of State for Foreign […]
Kenya specialists trained on PELAGUS software
From 13 to 17 November 2017, ten operational specialists of Kenya were trained on PELAGUS software, aimed at managing a National AIS network. This capacity building exercise is part of the CRIMARIO technical assistance provided for Kenya in order to implement their national AIS network. It was coordinated by David Nattrass, CRIMARIO Information Sharing component […]