Prsentationsvorlage fr die BLE

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ERFP-project Improvement of the existing
ERFP-communication and co-ordination
infrastructure (ICCI) The ERFP website - a
communication tool for European National
Coordinators Dr. Frank Begemann Head of
the Information- and Coordination Centre for
Biological Diversity
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The website within the ERFP ICCI-project

• ICCI Improvement of the existing ERFP -
  communication and co-ordination
  infrastructure
• lead by the Secretariat
• aim to develop a roadmap for the
  implementation of the objectives laid down
  in the ERFP Strategy
• one of the features improvement of the ERFP
  website to become a more powerful /
  efficient communication tool for all NCs

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What is ERFP, History of ERFP, Framework,
Objectives and Mandate, Organisation and Structure
National Co-ordinators, Available information
per country
ERFP Annual Meetings, Other Meetings
ERFP Projects, Other European AnGR projects
by Meeting, by category, by country, List of
Documents, Project Documents
By Country, By category
last uploaded document
news and infos
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Results of the questionnaire

• 36 National Coordinators were contacted
• 36 (13) answered - possible explanation
• holidays / short notice or
• mirrors the fact that website is of low/no
  importance to the NCs?
• all in all replies tend to the positive
• On average NCs spend 5 - 15 minutes once a month
  on the site to look for background information
  resp. check news / dates.
• The information is classified by and large
  useful, accurate and up-to-date.
• Re. navigation there do not seem to be any major
  problems.
• The only additional remarks came from the
  secretary add more links related to AnGR and
  improve on the up-dating.
• France suggests to inform NCs via e-mail about
  news on the site.

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Options for improvement

• Improvement of content
• introduce news by country or sub-region?
• introduce forum / listserver(s) for AnGR
  experts / defined groups in Europe?
• Improvement of management
• up-dating procedure for addresses, links,
  documents
• definition of responsibilities
• hosting the website, up-dating process
  responsibility?
• listserver(s) needed (NCs and an open one?)
  moderator needed?
• keeping track of latest relevant news
• (news) by sub-region
• involvement of SC, secretary, NCs
• reduction to one language

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European Regional Focal Point for Animal Genetic
Resources
ONLY!

• ABOUT THIS SITE
• Welcome to the homepage of the European Regional
  Focal Point for Animal Genetic Resources!
• Starting from this homepage you can get
  information
• about ERFP on its history and structure
• on countries containing selected topics and a
  list of the European National Coordinators
• on meetings of the ERFP and related
  organisations like FAO, EAAP
• latest news by region
• on projects sponsored by ERFP as well as other.

about ERFP
countries
meetings
news
projects
Forum log-in
E-mail

• The page also has
• a forum / listserver(s) for NCs / everybody
  involved in animal genetic resources
• to exchange experience, etc.
• as well as useful links to sites dealing with
  animal genetic resources in Europe

password
useful links
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Open questions

• If there is general agreement that ERFP homepage
  continues, a decision is required on
• Which changes need to be adopted?
• Which responsibilities for the different
  features of the website?
• Introduction of a content management system?
• Introduction of listserver(s) for NCs and an
  open one?
• Costs for programming / modification of
  website?
• time frame?
• Evaluation?