1997-1998 Experimental Collaboration
in Technical Support

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COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS IN MANAGING
INFORMATION SERVICES AND ACCESS (FY 1997)

Collaborative relationships among public service organizations are needed to provide the necessary mixture of personnel and technology for public service telecommunications. This is especially true due to the high costs of telecommunications within the region, the lack of technical personnel, and the strong need for information. The purpose of this project is to trial both technologies and collaborative organizational management to implement an electronic mail and voice telecommunications capability involving the Federated States of Micronesia, U.S. National Weather Service in Pohnpei and Guam, and the University of Hawaii. Specifically, this project seeks to establish and test a policy of resource sharing among several emergency management, health, and weather service organizations. The objective of this project is to facilitate a cooperative relationship, develop a Memorandum of Understanding, and design/implement appropriate technology that would permit the NWS in Pohnpei to share the electronic mail transmission facilities for the Emergency Management Office in Pohnpei. The E-mail system will be provided by the PIHOA/PEACESAT Electronic Post Office Project funded by the U.S. Public Health Service. This should serve as a useful model of collaboration and partnering among organizations in the Pacific Islands Region.

FUNDING ORGANIZATIONS: This project was partially funded by the National Weather Service. The participating organizations include: the Federated States of Micronesia National Emergency Management Office (NEMO), Pohnpei State Emergency Management Office (Pohnpei SEMO), U.S. National Weather Service, Pacific Islands Health Officers Association (PIHOA), U.S. Public Health Service, and PEACESAT. The Principal Investigator of the grant is Dr. Norman Okamura.

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