Information Sharing
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...
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...
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...
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...
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’...
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...
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...
Seychelles opens two maritime information sharing centres
On 1st July, Seychelles opened two information sharing centres to enhance maritime security. The NISCC (National Information Sharing and Coordination Centre), being a national entity, will have its mission to co-coordinate and manage the ever increasing level of...
A Joint Maritime Information and Coordination Centre for Puntland
The progress of the Joint Maritime Information and Coordination Centre (JMICC) in Puntland was presented on 9 May 2017 in Garowe by the project team supported by EUCAP Somalia : purpose, provisional vision and mission statement of the future JMICC, as well as...