A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR A PACIFIC INTEGRATED OBSERVING SYSTEM (PacIOOS) Ronald C. Baird May 21, 2008

NEED AND RATIONALE FOR PacIOOS GEOGRAPHIC CONTEXT IN INSULAR PACIFIC GOALS AND GUIDING PRINCIPLES BLUEPRINT FOR MANAGEMENT & GOVERNANCE PacIOOS/HiOOS ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES PRESENTATION OBJECTIVES

CHANGE IN U.S. OCEAN POLICY (US OCEAN COMM.) NATIONAL OCEAN RESEARCH POLICY PLAN REGIONAL APPROACHES TO COASTAL PROBLEMS REGIONAL DEFINITIONS BY NOAA OBS. LEGISLATION, AGENCY POLICY GRANT TO UH TO ORGANIZE PacIOOS PURPOSE: FRAMEWORK OR BLUEPRINT FOR PacIOOS BACKGROUND – WHY PACIOOS BACKGROUND – WHY PACIOOS

INSULAR PACIFIC IS 100% COASTAL DEPENDENT PEOPLE, ECONOMIES, INFRASTRUCTURE TROPICAL PACIFIC, LAND, AND CULTURE VULNERABLE TO MAN MADE AND NATURAL HAZARDS LONG TERM SUSTAINABILITY CRITICAL NEED TO UNDERSTAND MAN MADE/NATURAL IMPACTS NEED FOR INFORMATION / MAJOR CHANGES TO POLICY MAKERS NEED AND RATIONALE OVERVIEW

NEED AND RATIONALE : WHAT IS AN OBSERVING SYSTEM END TO END SYSTEM – DATA COLLECTION/ANALYSIS – DISTRIBUTION/TIMELY/RELIABLE/RELEVANT – INVOLVES CROSSCUTTING PARTNERSHIPS – LEVERAGES MULTIPLE FUNDING SOURCES, EXISTING PROGRAMS – LINKS TO R & D AND STAKEHOLDERS SERIOUS IMPEDIMENTS EXIST – RESOURCES, COMPLEXITY, STANDARDS, INSTITUTIONS, ACCOUNTABILITY

VALUE ADDED FROM PacIOOS ACCUMULATED IMPROVEMENTS IN EFFICIENCY AND PERFORMANCE OF MANAGEMENT IN INSULAR PACIFIC COORDINATION AMONG AGENCIES/JURISDICTIONS COMMON SYSTEMS, STANDARDS CONTINUOUS DEVELOPMENT OF PLACE BASED INFO, METHODS, DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS R & D AGENDA TO FOCUS ASSETS ON ISSUES FOCUS MANAGEMENT ATTENTION ON KEY ISSUES FORUM FOR ENGAGEMENT: UNIVERSITIES/AGENCIES/STAKEHOLDERS IN DEVELOPING SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS

BOTTOM LINE URGENCY CREATES UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR COORDINATED ACTIONS BY PacIOOS ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORTING PARTNERS WHILE LEVERAGING RESOURCES TO MEET NEEDS PLACED-BASED KNOWLEDGE A NECESSITY INTEGRAL PART OF MANAGEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE

PacIOOS GOALS/OBJECTIVES ENGAGEMENT OF KEY STAKEHOLDERS/PARTNERS IDENTIFY CRITICAL MANAGEMENT NEEDS PROVIDE A FORUM FOR UNIVERSITY/STATE/JURISDICTION/FEDERAL PARTNERSHIPS WITH FOCUS ON PROBLEMS AND ISSUES INSURE AVAILABILITY AND TRANSFER OF MANAGEMENT CRITICAL INFORMATION BUILD CAPACITY AND EXTEND HiOOS CONCEPTS AND FEATURES TO JURISDICTIONS BUILDING ON LOCAL INITIATIVES ESTABLISH MECHANISMS OF GOVERNANCE/OPERATIONS

PacIOOS GOVERNANCE REQUIREMENTS POLICY PLANNING COORDINATION OPERATIONAL ELEMENTS CENTERED AT UH WITH FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY OPERATIONAL ELEMENTS IN JURISDICTIONS COMMITTEES IN EACH JURISDICTION: PLANNING, IMPLEMENTATION, COORDINATION, PARTNERSHIPS SYSTEM FOR PERFORMANCE/IMPACT ASSESSMENT AN ADVISORY PROCESS FOR STAKEHOLDERS IN EACH JURISDICTION

GOVERNANCE DESIGN QUESTION: DESIGN DERIVES FROM PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION AND WHAT STRUCTURE SUFFICIENT TO INSURE FUNCTIONALITY/FISCAL MANAGEMENT PacIOOS ASSOCIATION – A COLLABORATIVE NETWORK

PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION TO ENHANCE COASTAL MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE TO PROVIDE FORUM FOR COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS TO PRODUCE AND COMMUNICATE INFORMATIONAL PRODUCTS PROVIDE MECHANISMS FOR R & D, INFORMATION TRANSFER, EDUCATION FISCAL MANAGEMENT, ACCOUNTABILITY, PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT

DESIGN RATIONALE TWO TIER MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE AN UMBRELLA PacIOOS ASSOCIATION REGIONAL NETWORK AN OPERATIONAL SYSTEM (HiOOS) OPERATIONAL AND FISCAL MANAGEMENT AT UH RATIONALE: ONLY MAJOR REGIONAL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY IN REGION / GRANTEE REPRESENTS ONLY STATE AND PRIMARY LAND AND POPULATION CENTER HAS OPERATIONAL ASSETS/EXPERIENCE TO DEVELOP HiOOS

PacIOOS REGIONAL NETWORK CONCEPT: –NEXUS FOR ENGAGEMENT IN EACH JURISDICTION –FLEXIBLE, FUNCTIONAL WITH LOCAL “BUY IN” PRIMARY FOCUS: –DATA/OBSERVATIONS –ENGAGEMENT WITH PRIMARY ISSUES/STAKEHOLDERS IN INSULAR PACIFIC REGION –INFRASTRUCTURE AND POINT OF CONTACT FOR BROAD CONSTITUENCY

PacIOOS MANAGEMENT SCHEME A GOVERNING BODY (EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE) FOR POLICY, PLANNING, COORDINATION HSG SUB-REGIONAL COORDINATORS FOR JURISDICTIONS COUNCILS IN EACH JURISDICTION CHAIRED BY UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE PRESIDENT APPOINTEE FOR LOCAL COORDINATION A HiOOS BOARD TO ACT AS HAWAII COUNCIL CO-CHAIR OF HIOOS BOARD TO ACT AS CHAIR OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF AT LEAST ONE MEMBER FROM EACH JURISDICTION – HSGD EX-OFFICIO AND SECRETARY

PacIOOS / HiOOS SCHEME A CONNECTED HiOOS MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE FOR STATE OF HAWAII AND THE OPERATIONAL ARM OF PacIOOS HiOOS: A MODEL AND TEST BED – FUTURE EXPANSION TO SUB- REGIONS RE: RESOURCES LOCAL CAPACITY, ETC…

HiOOS MANAGEMENT SCHEME STATE/UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP CO-CHAIRS – UH PRESIDENT/HAWAII GOVERNOR ADMIN OVERSIGHT BY HSG – GRANTS, CONTRACTS, OUTREACH/EDUCATION- ASSESSMENT GOVERNING BOARD: POLICY, GOVERNANCE, PRIORITIZATION AN OPERATIONAL SUBSYSTEM MANAGEMENT SCHEME A BOARD APPOINTED DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS FOR OPERATIONAL ASSETS IN HiOOS UNIVERSITY BASED GRANTS AND CONTRACTS FORMAL ADVISORY BOARD(S)

FINAL THOUGHTS UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO LEAD/SOLVE PROBLEMS TAKE LEADERSHIP PROPOSED SYSTEM AS BLUEPRINT: BASED ON SOUND MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES FLEXIBLE/WORKS OVER WIDE RESOURCE VARIANCE, GETS THINGS DONE LEVERAGE/JUSTIFICATION FOR RESOURCES AS U.S. POLICY CHANGES PacIOOS IS A LONG-TERM INVESTMENT IN WELL BEING OF INSULAR PACIFIC – STRATEGIC, INTEGRATED, AND A NECESSITY POLITICALLY DOABLE