Biosafety Clearing House Training Workshop date place

Introduction to Management Centre Instructor names

Registering Information on BCH OBJECTIVE Understand the Management Centre Use the Central Portal to register information into the BCH

Registering Information on BCH How Presentation Authorized users demo Hands-on lab

Registering Information on BCH Institutional Structure In the framework of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, two groups of users are considered for interacting with the Biosafety Clearing House: –National Focal Point for the Biosafety Clearing- House (NFP-BCH) –National Authorized User (NAU)

Registering Information on BCH BCH vs BCH Training Website BCH Website: BCH Training Website: Training site to help in the learning & understanding. Similar to the real website but may have differences due to upgrading.

Registering Information on BCH Management Centre  Data entry interface for registering, updating, deleting or correcting information  Access restricted to the BCH NFPs and other authorized users  Information must be validated by BCH-NFP or the CBD Secretariat  Anyone can register  Information made public only after verification by NFP

Registering Information on BCH Sign-in to Management Centre  Requires a username and password  Use the address used for registering as a user

Registering Information on BCH Registering new information Common Formats – Country: Regulatory function:<Controlled vocabulary from Protocol: Pharmaceuticals / Transit and contained use / LMOs for intentional introduction into the environment / LMOs for use as food or feed or for processing / Handling, transport, packaging and identification, etc.> Contact details: Notes:

Registering Information on BCH Registering new information Controlled Vocabulary or “Thesaurus” –Pre-defined list of terms and related synonyms used in a specific context. –To allow the many users of the BCH to use the same terms, –By standardizing terminology, controlled vocabularies greatly simplify the searching, locating, and retrieval of information. –See

Registering Information on BCH Registering new information National Contacts Laws and regulations Decisions and declarations Capacity building Roster of experts Other Resources

Registering Information on BCH Manage information Manage Information Edit information Delete Information

Registering Information on BCH Manage Authorized users (only for National Focal Points) Manage Authorized Users Authorize new user Edit user Delete user

Registering Information on BCH Manage Authorized Users Demo

Registering Information on BCH Hands-on Lab

Registering Information on BCH Groups Group 1 – Greece Group 2 – Angola Group 3 – Andorra Group 4 – Comoros Group 5 – Benin

Registering Information on BCH Users Each group has 5 National Authorized Users (NAUs) named groupe_X.nau_N (exc. Group 6 has 6 NAUs) – where X is 1 to 6 and N is 1 to 5 (or 6) e.g. groupe_2.nau_3 for NAU for Angola Each group has 1 BCH-National Focal Point (NFP) named groupe_X.nfp – where X is 1 to 6 –e.g. groupe_5.nfp for Benin NFP

Registering Information on BCH Hands-on Lab: Roles First user in the row is BCH-NFP, and the rest are NAUs 1 to … NAUs enter fictitious data BCH-NFP validates ONE RECORD Each user then exchange role so that all can be BCH-NFP

Registering Information on BCH OBJECTIVE To learn how to input country information into the BCH

Registering Information on BCH Steps to follow Input ONE contact information of a person Input ONE Competent National Authority Input ONE LMO Input ONE decision or declaration on LMO using the Contact and CNA as a reference Input ONE Risk Assessment Input ONE National law or regulation using the reference of an existing CNA

Registering Information on BCH After first info input... NFP validates ONE record Change roles, repeat point 1 for every member of your group

Registering Information on BCH Review questions What are the two groups of users considered for interacting with the bch portal? What is the BCH training website, and how do you reach it? Describe the workflow for registering and approving information on the BCH Who validates the new information to be made public in the Central Portal? Who can register new information on the Central Portal? When is information made public ? How to sign-in to the Management Centre? What are Common Formats? Why are them needed? What is the Thesaurus or Common Vocabulary What types or categories of information can be registered? Who can manage Authorized Users for a Party? How does the NFP know that he / she has some information to review and validate on the Central Portal? How does an NAU know the state of the registered information?