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WORK PROGRAMME 2
CAPACITY BUILDING
1. CAPACITY BUILDING SUB-COMMITTEE
7th IHO CAPACITY BUILDING SUB-COMMITTEE MEETING
Seoul, Republic of Korea, 11-13 May
Chairperson: Captain GORZIGLIA (IHB) – until 13 May. Mr. KRASTINS (Latvia) –
from 13 May
Vice-Chairperson:
Mr. KRASTINS (Latvia) – until13 May. Cdr. CONNON (USA) – from
13 May.
Secretary:
Captain BERMEJO (IHB)
Members:
Australia, Brazil, Chile, France, Germany, India, Japan, Korea,
Mexico, Mozambique, Norway, UK, USA
The 7th meeting of the IHO CBSC was held in Seoul, Republic of Korea, from 11 to 13 May 2009,
under the chairmanship of Captain GORZIGLIA (IHB Director). All Members were present, except the
representative from Mexico. A representative from Peru participated as an Observer.
The Chairman provided an overview of the activities undertaken since the last meeting in 2008
highlighting the main matters that required special attention by the Sub-Committee during the
sessions. The following main topics were considered by the Committee:
- Review of the agrees Action List, confirming that all matters were properly covered
during the period;
- Discussion on the management of the IHO capacity building effort, mainly on the
procedures and the management of the CB Fund;
- Discussion on the efforts in the field of capacity building assessment, with emphasis on
the technical visits paid in the period. S-55 (now C-55) progress;
- Discussion on the activities associated with capacity building provision, with emphasis on
the experience gained in running courses and workshops, and the importance of assessing
the effectiveness of these events;
- The accomplishment of the 2008 capacity building work programme was examined,
adopting decisions with regard to non-executed activities. Also the 2009 work programme
was reviewed and adjusted accordingly and the 2010 capacity building work programme
was agreed, after having examined the capacity building 5-year work programme and the
new/updated requests made by different RHCs;
- The Sub-Committee updated the Management Plan and decided to establish a WG to
develop a database that should help the decision-making process and keep a good record
of the projects supported by the Capacity Building Fund;
- The Sub-Committee also reviewed three procedures and adopted the necessary changes in
order to improve them. These procedures would enter into force for the next set of
requests for support that the Sub-Committee might receive.
The Chairman reminded the Committee of the new IHO structure that had entered into force on 1
January 2009. In order to comply with the new Terms of Reference, the Sub-Committee elected Mr.
KRASTINS (Latvia) and Cdr. CONNON (USA) as the new Chairman and Vice-Chairman, respectively.
The CBSC Members emphasized that it was understood that the IHB would continue providing
secretarial support, as well as the direct support of the Director in charge of Capacity Building issues.