PUBLICATION OF RCA SUCCESS STORIES

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PUBLICATION OF RCA SUCCESS STORIES
By SAID WAHAB Pakistan Atomic Energy
Commission RCARO Temp Staff Programme 2009
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Introduction
The RCA is an intergovernmental agreement for
East Asia Pacific Region to promote and
co-ordinate co-operative RD and training
projects in nuclear science and technology.
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Establishment of RCARO

• RCA Regional Office (RCARO) was declared open at
  the Nuclear Training Centre Building of Korea
  Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) in
  Daejeon, Republic of Korea on 27th March 2002

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Mandate of RCARO

• 1. To increase RCA visibility Increasing the
  RCA awareness
• 2. To promote RCA viability
• Promoting RCA partnership
• 3. Other Directives made by MSs

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OBJECTIVE OF RCA SUCCESS STORIES

• To attract significant donors and other sources
  of funding to the RCA programme, to ensure its
  sustainability, on identifying, compiling and
  preparing its achievements in the form of
  interesting and well presented success stories.
• To demonstrate that RCA has the resources,
  capability, knowledge and ability to address and
  contribute to the solution of problems in the
  region that are having a socio-economic impact.

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OBJECTIVE OF RCA SUCCESS STORIES

• To deliver the message about what the RCA has to
  offer.
• To earn recognition as a regional resource
  community in Nuclear Science and Technology
  capable of providing high impact solutions to
  development problems in the region.

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Background of the Assignment

• RCARO has published two batches of
  Success Stories
• In first batch Five Success Stories were
  published in 2007
• In second batch Four Success Stories were
  published in 2009

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Current status

• 2007 - Five success stories
• 2008 - Four success stories
• Proposed 4 drafts of success stories to be
  published in third batch

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My Proposed Contribution

• To Propose plan for RCA Success Stories
  Publication
• The 9 Success Stories already published
• to be re-arranged in an attractive format
• To design the proposed third batch of four
  Success Stories in the new format

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Proposed Plan for Success Stories

• Title of the publication
• Background of the publication
• Brief introduction to RCA RCA Activities
• Summary of RCA projects completed and the
  successful results produced
• Socio-economic impacts to the region
• Criteria for selection of Success Stories
• Description of criteria of selection of these
  Success Stories
• Success Stories
• A suitable title of the story
• Background of the project
• History, Inception, Appraisal and Approval
• Problem identification/definition
• Need driven by MSs
• Objective of the project
• Contents of the project
• Participating MSs, year of approval, Period of
  implementation, implementation Details with
  Budget (allocation table for different heads)
• Description of Nuclear Techniques used/Research
  methodology adopted by RCA MSs
• Advantage of Nuclear Technique used over
  conventional solutions to the problem
• - Financial - Procedural

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Proposed Plan for Success Stories

• Description of Nuclear Technology infrastructure
  available in RCA region with a brief description
  of technical details
• Results Impacts
• Industrialization of Products
• Contribution to scientific and technical
  development
• Personnel trained
• International cooperation
• Lessons Learned and Future prospects
• Review of the project
• Lessons learned and issues to be resolved for
  better future sustainable implementation of the
  technology used
• Potentials of the project and techniques that
  could bring further socio-economic impacts in the
  region
• Addition of suitable photograph, images and
  graphs
• Information on the project
• PLCC NPC (contact points_ for enquiry for more
  details
• Other useful links (web-site, etc)

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Third Batch of SSs

• The RCA FP proposed the following set for
  third batch of SSs
• Energy Planning (RAS/0/045)
• Tracer Applications (RAS/8/107, RAS/8/099)
• Soil and Water Quality (RAS/5/043)
• Animal Production (RAS/5/044)

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Procedure for 3rd Batch of SSs

• The RCA FP proposed the following procedure for
  third batch of SSs
• First draft by PLCC
• Circulation to the Members of the SAC for
  comments
• Revision by RCARO based on the comments and
  submission to the editor
• Submission of the edited version to an NRs
  Meeting for approval.
• Revision based on the comments of the NRs
• Final Review by PLCC and the editor

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Evaluation of the Past SSs

• A Questionnaire was issued in 2008 enquiring the
  following 4 Criteria
• Design Layout of SSs
• The Text Information
• The Attraction of the publication
• A useful resource to the organization

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Results of the Evaluation
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Results
RCARO should request NRs to disseminate these
stories to Potential Customers/Ultimate Partners
through these stakeholders
35.29of Total Stakeholders
Only 6 MSs responded
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Analysis of the Results

• Results are not reliable as it is from a very
  small group of stakeholders (who are already a
  part of RCA)
• Not many response from end users
• Response ratio is very low, however the overall
  survey shows that the respondents gave a
  favorable view on the RCA Success Stories.

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Delivery Methods of the SSs

• Direct Distribution through NRs
• Arrangement of Meetings with Potential
  donors/partners
• Exhibition Booths
• Internet
• Arrangement of Seminars in Universities
• Takeaway Gift packs at International
  Conferences/seminars/symposia

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Recommendations

• The evaluation carried out so far is contents
  focused. The Management of publication should be
  evaluated alongwith the contents of the
  publication.
• Rearrangement of past stories is recommended with
  some additional information as per the proposed
  plan

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Thank you