2. © GICHD Slide 1 2013 Information Management and Operational Efficiency Samuel Paunila Advisor Land Release and Operational Efficiency

3. © GICHD Slide 2 2013 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT > The process of turning diverse data into timely, accurate and relevant decision- support information and disseminating it to those who have a stake and right to it. INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM > Technological tools, personnel and processes that support data collection, storage and analysis, and information dissemination

4. © GICHD Slide 3 2013 > High staff turnover > Hardware, software > Constant system customisation > Confusing a piece of software with information management > What about your programme? TECHNOLOGICAL CHALLENGES IN MAPS: IM PERSPECTIVE

5. © GICHD Slide 4 2013 > Lack of strategy > Poor communication IM officials  Ops management > Not understanding the essence of solid survey and data > Mixing strategic and operational information requirements > What about your organisation? ORGANISATIONAL CHALLENGES IN MAPS: IM PERSPECTIVE

6. © GICHD Slide 5 2013 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR MINE ACTION (IMSMA NG )

7. © GICHD Slide 6 2013 IMSMA is used in 60+ countries

8. © GICHD Slide 7 2013 StrategicTacticalOperational DECISIONS

9. © GICHD Slide 8 2013 IM CYCLE

10. © GICHD Slide 9 2013 > IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM HOW BIG, WHERE? WHAT’S BEEN DONE? DEFINE NEED GET DATAANALYSE TURN IN TO INFO MAKE DECISION

11. © GICHD Slide 10 2013 > UNDERSTAND HOW IT IS DEVELOPING SURVEY ITS GEOGRAPHY, TYPOLOGY, EFFECT ON PEOPLE AND INVESTMENT, IMPACT ON DEVELOPMENT?

12. © GICHD Slide 11 2013 > COMMUNICATE, COORDINATE COMMON LANGUAGE, FIELD MONITORING, SETTING NEW INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS

13. © GICHD Slide 12 2013 > STEER, OWN PRIORITY SETTING, STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION, NATIONAL OWNERSHIP

14. © GICHD Slide 13 2013 INITIAL SCREENING OF INFORMATION TECHNICAL SURVEY CLEARANCE NON TECHNICAL SURVEY Inexpensive INITIAL SCREENING OF INFORMATION CLEARANCE NON TECHNICAL SURVEY TECHNICAL SURVEY Expensive LAND RELEASE PYRAMID > OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY

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17. © GICHD Slide 16 2013 Impressive. But how accurately informed are the people using the information management system on the explosives contamination in your country? How much is left to be dealt with and where? What has been done to rectify the problem? Who is doing what? How long to go until the problem is solved? Simple mathematics? BEFORE SURVEY EXAMPLE FROM COLOMBIA

18. © GICHD Slide 17 2013 Impressive. But how accurately informed are the people using the information management system on the explosives contamination in your country? How much is left to be dealt with and where? What has been done to rectify the problem? Who is doing what? How long to go until the problem is solved? Simple mathematics? EXAMPLE FROM COLOMBIA INITIAL SURVEY RESULT

19. © GICHD Slide 18 2013 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT STRATEGY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT STRATEGY STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING OPERATIONAL DECISION MAKING DECISIONS ON SUPPORT FUNCTIONS DEMINING DATABASES

20. © GICHD Slide 19 2013 www.gichd.org