DRAFT WORKING PLAN AND AGENDA OF THE BONN MEETING
1 Preparation (June-August 2009)
1. Installation of a test and training system for WAMISnet (RESIMAO)(BLE-ISICAD)
2. Preparatory electronic consultations (BLE-ISICAD)
a. Harmonisation of product list following SH code list
b. Concept of decentralisation to facilitate the extension of the thematic scope of InfoPrix in order to cover commodities from other sectors.
c. Concept for the corporate design that encourages adhesion: “Recognise membership while assuring identity of partners.”
d. Procedures of automatic update of currency exchange rates
e. Define list of participants including representatives form the IGAD and SADC region
f. Consultations on the system architecture of Ecobiz-world
g. Critical review of functionalities, products and services of ECOBIZ (Sigoa-Tops) and WAMISNET
h. Exchange of experience with similar initiatives in the SADC and IGAD region
i. Exchange of ideas for the formulation of the TORs for the development of ECOBIZ-world (I)
j. Exchange of ideas related to the position of the two services in the communication chain and the use of mobile phone, and interfaces with other media to bridge communication gaps.
3. Update on-line help for RESIMAO (BLE-ISICAD)
4. Technical documentation of RESIMAO (BLE-ISICAD)
5. Technical documentation of ECOBIZ (Sigoa-Tops) (ECOWAS)
6. Make logistical arrangements
2 Agenda of the Bonn workshop (September 2009)
a. (day 1) Introduction
b. (day 1) Technical presentation of the RESIMAO/WAMISNET system
c. (day 1) Technical presentation of the ECO-market system
d. (day 2 + 3) PostgreSQL training
e. (day 4 + 5) Web-GIS training
f. (day 6) Finalise critical review of WAMISnet and ECO-market products and services
g. External factors for success: Critical issues that are beyond the mandate of the development team that will have a considerable impact on success. Formulation of recommendation.
h. (day 7+8) Formulate TOR for the development of ECOBIZ-world (I)
i. (day 9) Formulate recommendations for hosting, backup, mirroring, etc.
j. (day 10) Define modalities for joint systems development
3 Reporting (September 2009)