Regional fisheries sector access to information technology and knowledge-sharing cost savings

A € 30 million project is funded by the European Union (EU) project to improve the sustainable and equitable management of fisheries and aquaculture in the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries Caribbean Forum National Fisheries officials are receiving training, the use of modern, state-of-the-art information and communication technology tools in their day-to-day activities.

"Better use of modern communication and information sharing tools, such as video conferencing, social networking, online collaboration tool for writing and editing of the file, may result in significant cost savings, improve productivity and output, as well as increased income and the income of fishermen and to improve competitiveness and profitability in the fisheries and aquaculture, Horton said: "Milton, executive director of the Secretariat of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), launched a three-day regional training information sustainable fisheries management and knowledge sharing in the Caribbean.
      
Holden describes the regional training workshops, begins Monday and runs through to Wednesday, "another important milestone in our journey transformation of fisheries and aquaculture industry, and make greater contributions to the economic development of the country."

Organizers to provide practical training, he said, they hope to increase the capacity, and lead to greater fisheries sector and other fisheries organizations in the region working in various fields of information and communication technology tools integration.

"We intend to do a better job to communicate with each other, inform themselves, to establish a common vision, more united, we do, the broad participation by stakeholders and the general public," Horton said. "This is why this communication strategy and to strengthen the development and implementation of the use of information and communication technologies is very important at this time."

The CRFM sixth meeting of the Council of Ministers, held in the Bahamas, in June 2012, urged CRFM secretariat to strengthen the use of information and communication technology (ICT), in order to improve the sharing of information and in the effectiveness and efficiency of their work.

The international consulting PBLH SPRL, Brussels, Belgium, the contract is being performed, this knowledge sharing project in the Caribbean.

According to Holden, this week's training is the second and final regional fisheries workshop on the issue of information and knowledge sharing, enhance communication between stakeholders in the interests of the fisheries sector.

IT components it builds the CRFM new communication strategy goals and targets were reviewed and updated in January of this year the consensus.

Participate in training workshops from CRFM Secretariat and representatives of the 11 CARIFORUM: Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago.