Published: 25th Jun, 2019
The Indian Navy has hosted a Maritime Information Sharing Workshop (MISW) under the aegis of the Information Fusion Centre — Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR) at Gurugram.
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The Indian Navy has hosted a Maritime Information Sharing Workshop (MISW) under the aegis of the Information Fusion Centre — Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR) at Gurugram.
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- Over 41 delegates from 29 countries of the IOR and beyond participated in the two-day event.
- The aim was to acquaint participants about IFC-IOR and its information sharing mechanisms and promote sharing of best practices in this field.
- The workshop was meant to enhance coordination and to improve response to the myriad security and safety challenges that IOR faces.
- Themes such as maritime terrorism, piracy, human and drug trafficking, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief; and the legal perspective of combating were at the core of the workshop.
Information Fusion Centre –Indian Ocean Region
- It is an initiative of Indian Navy supported by the Government of India.
- It was launched in December 2018 for enhancing maritime safety and security in the Indian Ocean Region.
- It is collocated with Information Management and Analysis Centre which is jointly administered by the Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard.
- It has so far established linkages with more than 16 countries and 13 international maritime security agencies.
- The information exchange at the IFC-IOR would be initially undertaken by virtual means, using telephone calls, faxes, emails and video conferencing over internet.
- Subsequently, to enable better interaction, quicker analysis of information and provide timely inputs, the IFC-IOR would host Liaison Officers from partner countries.
- IFC-IOR would also undertake conduct of exercises and training capsules in maritime information collation and sharing.
- The entire mechanism would comprise of ideology supported by following three pillars:-
- Confidence and capacity building amongst partner nations, thereby ensuring swift and accurate exchange of information pertaining to maritime security.
- Maintaining extensive and continuous linkages to ensure comprehensive MDA of the region thereby achieving transparency of maritime environment.
- Use of high tech including state of the art methods and analytic tools to undertake traffic analysis thereby ensuring that any emerging threats and trends are predicted in time.
Significance
- IFC-IOR is established with the vision of strengthening maritime security in the region and beyond, by building a common coherent maritime situation picture and acting as a maritime information hub for the region.
- Establishment of IFC- IOR would ensure that the entire region is benefitted by mutual collaboration and exchange of information and understanding the concerns and threats which are prevalent in the region.
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