Système Euro-Méditerranéen d’information sur les savoir-faire dans le domaine de l’Eau

1. SEMIDE EMWIS http://www.emwis.org http://www.semide.org Système Euro-Méditerranéen d’information sur les savoir-faire dans le domaine de l’Eau Euro-Mediterranean Information System on know how in the water sector النظام الأورو- متوسطي للإعلام حول المعرفة في ميدان المياه EMWIS web portal technology Seminar introduction Eric Mino EMWIS Technical Unit EURO-MEDITERRANEAN PARTNERSHIP

2. Logistic / Logistique Working languages: English We are here to reply to ALL your questions Boarding pass + Flight tickets Participants list to be signed every day Assessment questionnaire Social event: Dinner on Thursday night From the hotel To the hotel Lunch: buffet at the Mediatel Complementary perdiem for Med Partner Countries

3. Targets and objectives of the seminar • EMWIS Technical Unit staff • Portal management: users, content, back-up, etc. • Extension • Advanced administration • Future managers of a web portal based on Nayaa • Installation using the toolkit (optional) • Customisation • Administration and content development • Organisations willing to exchange information within EMWIS • Main collaboration features • Syndication, • Remote sites indexing • Organisations willing to learn about this technology for potential use • Main features • Friendliness All the training material is availabe online at Vague.eurecom.fr

4. Agenda overview • Introducing the web portal technology: NAYAA • Publishing workflow • Multilinguality • Customising the portal layout • Portlets • Collaboration features: syndication and harvesting of content • Glossaries and Thesaurus • Portal management • Notification and e-Flash • Toolkit update and maintenance

5. Seminar background • Overall status of EMWIS • The new web portal within the EMWIS second phase

6. Main EMWIS milestones • Nov’96 – Decision to initiate Euromed water cooperation by the exchange of information (Ministerial conference) • Dec’96 – Dec’97 EMWIS feasibility study • Dec. 1997 – Decision of Euro-Med water directors to implement EMWIS • July 1998 – Creation of the EEIG EMWIS TU • July 1999 – EC grant signature for Phase 1 • Nov. 1999 – T.U. operational • Nov. 2001 – Phase 2 strategic plan approved by Euro-Med water directors • Dec. 2002 - End of phase 1 • Dec. 2003 - EC grant signature for Phase 2 (Dec. 2003 – Nov. 2006) • Nov. 2005 – Validation of achievements and 10 years strategy by Euromed Water Directors • …..

7. Action Plan 2007-2010

8. EMWIS next steps • Strategy validated by EuroMed WD • Working groups for transfer of know-how under preparation • First draft proposal provided to AidCo (2007-2010) • Written support from Water Directors: LB, CY, MA, TR, IL, TN • Willingness from France, Spain and Italy to fund the next phase • Missing steps • Evaluation • AidCo call for tenders (or other procedure) • Current contract extension under negotiation (till Nov’07)

9. Second phase: enhancing and consolidating the achievements(Dec. 2003 - Nov. 2006) • Maintaining a strong co-ordination with political structures • Reinforcing the NFPs • Expansion and development of services • Review of the technical architecture (XML based) • Operating information existing services • Fostering the promotion of the system • Development of topical activities • Information clearing house for International actions: • E.C. MEDA – Water programme • MED component of the EU water initiative • Liaison with international initiatives Incl. Analysing the set-up of a WaterML initiative to harmonise information exchange

10. 4. Review of the technical architecture Overview • Improving flexibility: • Publication of same content on several web sites • Better integration of heterogeneous resources • Better decentralised management of content • Common structures for content using XML • Main components agreed with NFP: • Common meta-data • Multilingual Water Thesaurus • Overall technical architecture • Setting-up a new technological platform for the Technical Unit

11. 4. Review of the technical architecture Status • Selection of a provider based on a service call for tenders • Invitation to tender sent in June 2005 to 18 applicants • 4 applications received • Contract started with FINSIEL in Sept’05 • New technological platform for the TU • Web Content Management System developed for the European Environment Agency also used by the SMAP-RMSU (clearing house) • Open Source software • The solution includes a web portal builder for NFP or other organisations • The portal is multilingual: Arabic, English and French. But open to other languages

12. New / past services

13. Comments and Questions