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A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR A PACIFIC INTEGRATED OBSERVING SYSTEM (PacIOOS)
Ronald C. Baird May 21, 2008
PRESENTATION OBJECTIVES
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NEED AND RATIONALE FOR PacIOOS GEOGRAPHIC CONTEXT IN INSULAR PACIFIC GOALS AND GUIDING PRINCIPLES BLUEPRINT FOR MANAGEMENT & GOVERNANCE PacIOOS/HiOOS ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES
BACKGROUND – WHY PACIOOS
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CHANGE IN U.S. OCEAN POLICY (US OCEAN COMM.) NATIONAL OCEAN RESEARCH POLICY PLAN REGIONAL APPROACHES TO COASTAL PROBLEMS REGIONAL DEFINITIONS BY NOAA OBS. LEGISLATION, AGENCY POLICY GRANT TO UH TO ORGANIZE PacIOOS
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PURPOSE: FRAMEWORK OR BLUEPRINT FOR PacIOOS
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NEED AND RATIONALE OVERVIEW
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INSULAR PACIFIC IS 100% COASTAL DEPENDENT PEOPLE, ECONOMIES, INFRASTRUCTURE TROPICAL PACIFIC, LAND, AND CULTURE VULNERABLE TO MAN MADE AND NATURAL HAZARDS LONG TERM SUSTAINABILITY CRITICAL NEED TO UNDERSTAND MAN MADE/NATURAL IMPACTS NEED FOR INFORMATION / MAJOR CHANGES TO POLICY MAKERS
NEED AND RATIONALE
: WHAT IS AN OBSERVING SYSTEM
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END TO END SYSTEM
– DATA COLLECTION/ANALYSIS – – – DISTRIBUTION/TIMELY/RELIABLE/RELEVANT INVOLVES CROSSCUTTING PARTNERSHIPS LEVERAGES MULTIPLE FUNDING SOURCES, EXISTING PROGRAMS – LINKS TO R & D AND STAKEHOLDERS •
SERIOUS IMPEDIMENTS EXIST
– RESOURCES, COMPLEXITY, STANDARDS, INSTITUTIONS, ACCOUNTABILITY
VALUE ADDED FROM PacIOOS
• ACCUMULATED IMPROVEMENTS IN EFFICIENCY
AND PERFORMANCE OF MANAGEMENT IN INSULAR PACIFIC
• • • • • • COORDINATION AMONG AGENCIES/JURISDICTIONS COMMON SYSTEMS, STANDARDS CONTINUOUS DEVELOPMENT OF PLACE BASED INFO, METHODS, DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS R & D AGENDA TO FOCUS ASSETS ON ISSUES FOCUS MANAGEMENT ATTENTION ON KEY ISSUES
FORUM FOR ENGAGEMENT: UNIVERSITIES/AGENCIES/STAKEHOLDERS IN DEVELOPING SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS
BOTTOM LINE
• URGENCY CREATES UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR COORDINATED ACTIONS BY PacIOOS ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORTING PARTNERS WHILE LEVERAGING RESOURCES TO MEET NEEDS • PLACED-BASED KNOWLEDGE A
NECESSITY
• INTEGRAL PART OF MANAGEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE
PacIOOS GOALS/OBJECTIVES
• ENGAGEMENT OF KEY STAKEHOLDERS/PARTNERS • IDENTIFY CRITICAL MANAGEMENT NEEDS • PROVIDE A FORUM FOR
UNIVERSITY/STATE/JURISDICTION/FEDERAL PARTNERSHIPS WITH FOCUS ON PROBLEMS AND ISSUES
• INSURE AVAILABILITY AND TRANSFER OF MANAGEMENT
CRITICAL INFORMATION
• BUILD CAPACITY AND EXTEND HiOOS CONCEPTS AND
FEATURES TO JURISDICTIONS BUILDING ON LOCAL INITIATIVES
• ESTABLISH MECHANISMS OF GOVERNANCE/OPERATIONS
PacIOOS GOVERNANCE REQUIREMENTS
• POLICY PLANNING COORDINATION • OPERATIONAL ELEMENTS CENTERED AT UH WITH
FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY
• OPERATIONAL ELEMENTS IN JURISDICTIONS • COMMITTEES IN EACH JURISDICTION:
PLANNING, IMPLEMENTATION, COORDINATION, PARTNERSHIPS
• SYSTEM FOR PERFORMANCE/IMPACT ASSESSMENT • AN ADVISORY PROCESS FOR STAKEHOLDERS IN
EACH JURISDICTION
GOVERNANCE DESIGN
QUESTION: DESIGN DERIVES FROM PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION AND WHAT STRUCTURE SUFFICIENT TO INSURE FUNCTIONALITY/FISCAL MANAGEMENT
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PacIOOS ASSOCIATION – A COLLABORATIVE NETWORK
PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
• TO ENHANCE COASTAL MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE • TO PROVIDE FORUM FOR COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS • TO PRODUCE AND COMMUNICATE INFORMATIONAL PRODUCTS • PROVIDE MECHANISMS FOR R & D, INFORMATION TRANSFER, EDUCATION • FISCAL MANAGEMENT, ACCOUNTABILITY, PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT
DESIGN RATIONALE
• TWO TIER MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE •
AN UMBRELLA PacIOOS ASSOCIATION REGIONAL NETWORK
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AN OPERATIONAL SYSTEM (HiOOS)
• OPERATIONAL AND FISCAL MANAGEMENT AT UH • RATIONALE: ONLY MAJOR REGIONAL
RESEARCH UNIVERSITY IN REGION / GRANTEE
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REPRESENTS ONLY STATE AND PRIMARY LAND AND POPULATION CENTER
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HAS OPERATIONAL ASSETS/EXPERIENCE TO DEVELOP HiOOS
PacIOOS REGIONAL NETWORK
• CONCEPT: – NEXUS FOR ENGAGEMENT IN EACH
JURISDICTION
– FLEXIBLE, FUNCTIONAL WITH LOCAL “BUY IN” • PRIMARY FOCUS: – DATA/OBSERVATIONS – ENGAGEMENT WITH PRIMARY
ISSUES/STAKEHOLDERS IN INSULAR PACIFIC REGION
– INFRASTRUCTURE AND POINT OF CONTACT
FOR BROAD CONSTITUENCY
PacIOOS MANAGEMENT SCHEME
• A GOVERNING BODY (EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE) FOR POLICY,
PLANNING, COORDINATION
• HSG SUB-REGIONAL COORDINATORS FOR JURISDICTIONS • COUNCILS IN EACH JURISDICTION CHAIRED BY
UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE PRESIDENT APPOINTEE FOR LOCAL COORDINATION
• A HiOOS BOARD TO ACT AS HAWAII COUNCIL • CO-CHAIR OF HIOOS BOARD TO ACT AS CHAIR OF
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
• EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF AT LEAST ONE MEMBER FROM
EACH JURISDICTION – HSGD EX-OFFICIO AND SECRETARY
PacIOOS / HiOOS SCHEME
• A CONNECTED HiOOS MANAGEMENT
STRUCTURE FOR STATE OF HAWAII AND THE OPERATIONAL ARM OF PacIOOS
• HiOOS: A MODEL AND TEST BED –
FUTURE EXPANSION TO SUB-REGIONS RE: RESOURCES LOCAL CAPACITY, ETC…
AFFILIATES - Federal - NGO’s - Stakeholders
PACIOOS NETWORK STRUCTURE
PACIOOS Executive Committee Hawaii Sea Grant Leadership Team Sub-region Council Representatives Sub-region Councils HIOOS BOARD Guam Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Sub-region 2 American Samoa Sub-region 3 Federated States of Micronesia Republic of the Marshall Islands Sub-region 4 Republic of Palau HIOOS Operations Hawaii Sub-region 1
HiOOS MANAGEMENT SCHEME
• STATE/UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP • CO-CHAIRS – UH PRESIDENT/HAWAII GOVERNOR • ADMIN OVERSIGHT BY HSG – GRANTS,
CONTRACTS, OUTREACH/EDUCATION ASSESSMENT
• GOVERNING BOARD: POLICY, GOVERNANCE,
PRIORITIZATION
• AN OPERATIONAL SUBSYSTEM MANAGEMENT
SCHEME
• A BOARD APPOINTED DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
FOR OPERATIONAL ASSETS IN HiOOS
• UNIVERSITY BASED GRANTS AND CONTRACTS • FORMAL ADVISORY BOARD(S)
HIOOS ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
University of Hawaii Governor PACIOOS Network HIOOS Board Hawaii Sea Grant Leadership Team University Based Subsystems Advisory Board(s) Stakeholders - Federal Partners - Info Users HIOOS Director of Operations Outreach and Education Applications Data Management Observing and Monitoring Modeling
FINAL THOUGHTS
• UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO LEAD/SOLVE
PROBLEMS
• TAKE LEADERSHIP • PROPOSED SYSTEM AS BLUEPRINT: BASED ON
SOUND MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES
• FLEXIBLE/WORKS OVER WIDE RESOURCE
VARIANCE, GETS THINGS DONE
• LEVERAGE/JUSTIFICATION FOR RESOURCES AS
U.S. POLICY CHANGES
• PacIOOS IS A LONG-TERM INVESTMENT IN WELL
BEING OF INSULAR PACIFIC – STRATEGIC, INTEGRATED, AND A NECESSITY
• POLITICALLY DOABLE