1. Report of the Strategic Plan Review Working Group Bruno Frachon
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Report of the
Strategic Plan Review Working Group Bruno Frachon
C-2, London, United Kingdom, 9 – 11 October 2018

2. Background Decision A1/03 of the Assembly
The Assembly tasked the Council to conduct a comprehensive review of the Strategic Plan and to provide a draft revised Plan, as appropriate, in time for the consideration of the 2nd ordinary session of the Assembly …
Decision C1/37 of the Council
The Council decided to establish the Strategic Plan Review Working Group
IHO Circular Letter 20/2018
Adoption of the ToRs and RoPs of the SPRWG and Membership
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3. Terms of reference & membership
Scoping phase  C-2
Review and restate the strategic context
Identify deficiencies in the existing plan – consider means to address them
Establish management plan for drafting revised strategic plan
Drafting phase  C-3  A-2
Define criteria for measuring success and propose priorities
Consider interrelation to budget, WP and performance indicators
Prepare draft revised plan in accordance with management plan and timetable
Membership
AU, BR, CA, CL, CN, CO, HR, DK, EC, FR, ID, IR, IT, JP, KR, MO, NL, NO, SG, ES, SU, GB, US
chair: Bruno Frachon (FR)
vice-chair: Shigeru Nakabayashi (JP)
secretary: Douglas Brunt (CA)
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4. SPRWG activity Correspondence group – 21 contributions on:
Strategic assumptions
Shortfalls and most desired improvements
Definition of success
Stakeholders, marine data, pace of technology changes and consequences, communication
Meeting in Goa (side meeting to IRCC-10)
IHO SP: 6 pages + 5 pages annexes (risk management framework, 3 ; Strategic Performance Indicators, 2).
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5. Current Strategic Plan
15 Strategic Assumptions
19 Strategic directions (under 4 broad items), covering the 7 IHO objectives (as stated in IHO Convention, article II)
Implementation
3 Work Programmes, with deliverables, reference to the Strategic Directions
9 Strategic Performance indicators, associated with the IHO objectives
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6. Findings
Ambiguity in strategic assumptions: mix of hypothesis and context analysis, with various degrees of impact on IHO
Complex links between Strategic Directions and Work Programmes
Weakness: review / assessment of the SPI
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7. Orientation 1: Focus on strategic context
Draft C2-6.1A (under review of the working group)
Customers
Changing customer base and suppliers in the field of marine data
Evolution of navigation - digital technology
Marine data for protection of the environment, prevention of marine disasters, blue economy
Technology
Data, products, information, levels of interoperability
Technology changes requiring significant investment and training efforts
Policy & Legal framework
Resources gap between needs and means for collecting data
New actors in the “value chain” of marine data / hydrographic products
Data policies: open data, cyber-security, standardization initiatives
IMO: 10 pages + 12 pages for outputs
IALA: 3 pages
IOC: 16 pages
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8. Orientation 2: Defining Targets
Strategic Plan
More straightforward and focused on targets
Simpler for the IHO MS and easier to understand for the non-IHO audience
Basis for effective communication
Strategic targets, to be reached by 2026, against which progress can be assessed
How many?
IMO ( ): 7 SD, 40 PI, 86 outputs ( )
IALA ( ): 2 goals, 9 strategy elements, 14 priorities
IOC ( ): 4 high level objectives, 3 broad areas, 6 functions (structuring IOC services)
Implementation tasks: priorities of the work programmes
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9. Structuring targets: broad goals (1/2)
Grouping strategic targets under broad goals
Example 1
IHO Member States provides a good coverage of relevant services and products
 coordination in providing products and services, based on agreed standards
All IHO Member States take a significant part to it and to the supporting works in the IHO bodies  capacities of sharing the burden
Example 2
Ensure that hydrographic-based data, information, products, and services are harmonized and accessible through the provision of standards and collaborative international initiatives
Advance the practice of hydrography through capacity building and the sharing of expertise such that all coastal states have the opportunity to contribute to domestic and global collections of hydrographic and scientific knowledge.
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10. Structuring targets: broad goals (2/2)
Example 3
Maintain Worldwide Standards for SOLAS obligations
Promote availability of worldwide navigation services
Advance practice of hydrography
Enable IHO (to do the above via increased membership, capacity building, partnerships, etc.)
Example 4 …
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11. Orientation 3
Review the means to evaluate (or monitor) the implementation of the Strategic Plan
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12. Action requested of the Council
Note the report of the SPRWG;
Decide to continue the working group
Endorse the management plan for the drafting phase
Encourage IHO member States to participate to the SPRWG
Take any other action considered appropriate
C-2, London, United Kingdom, 9 – 11 October 2018