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Information Managementand Operational Efficiency

Samuel Paunila

Advisor Land Release and Operational Efficiency

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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

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> 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

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> 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

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INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMFOR MINE ACTION (IMSMANG)

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IMSMA is used in 60+ countries

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Strategic

Tactical

Operational

DECISIONS

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Information requirements identification

Data collection

Data processing

and validation

Data analysis

Information reporting

IM CYCLE

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> IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM

HOW BIG, WHERE?WHAT’S BEEN DONE?

DEFINE NEED GET DATA ANALYSE TURN IN

TO INFOMAKE

DECISION

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> UNDERSTAND HOW IT IS DEVELOPING

SURVEY ITS GEOGRAPHY, TYPOLOGY,EFFECT ON PEOPLE AND INVESTMENT,

IMPACT ON DEVELOPMENT?

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> COMMUNICATE, COORDINATE

COMMON LANGUAGE, FIELD MONITORING, SETTING NEW INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS

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> STEER, OWN

PRIORITY SETTING,STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION,

NATIONAL OWNERSHIP

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INITIALSCREENING OF INFORMATION

TECHNICAL SURVEY

CLEARANCE

NON TECHNICAL SURVEY

InexpensiveINITIAL SCREENING OF INFORMATION

CLEARANCE

NON TECHNICAL SURVEY

TECHNICALSURVEY

Expensive

LAND RELEASE PYRAMID

> OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY

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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?

BEFORESURVEY

EXAMPLEFROM

COLOMBIA

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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

INITIALSURVEYRESULT

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INFORMATION MANAGEMENT STRATEGY

INFORMATION

MANAGEMENT

STRATEGY

STRATEGIC

DECISION

MAKING

OPERATIONAL

DECISION

MAKING

DECISIONS

ON SUPPORT

FUNCTIONS

DEMINING

DATABASES

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