AUDMP Information and Networking Strategy 6. Overall Project Information Management Goals It is essential to try and establish a clear idea of the kind of conditions which need to be set during the early stages. The following is a first attempt to do so: Fast, reliable, and straightforward communications and information sharing amongst project participants A rich information environment. if people want specific information - they should be able to locate it within two days, without difficulty Enable access to information on other regional mitigation projects, and inexpensive and reliable communications with partners in those projects Encourage development of new ideas Provide interdisciplinary information Develop ways of highlighting inconsistencies and gaps Include speculative material where appropriate Encourage browsing Encourage informal communications Develop a stable, sustainable, and consistent information framework. Clearly defined information "products" and clearly defined routes to obtain them, and to respond to them Fast and inexpensive replication of documents within the constraints of copyright Improved and growing access to current information on methodologies Economy - minimum loss of material, reuse as many lessons as possible Retention - keep document collections intact once produced Capture as many lessons learned in project implementation as possible Collect material which can be exploited effectively with the next generation of information technology Support the technical evolution of communications networks as a research and educational infrastructure in mitigation Reduce information transfer costs Reduce project marketing costs Attract additional funding where required Encourage sustainable networks and sub-networks of participants Ensure that the information component has an identity, and a clear framework of predictable and stable elements Provide an environment which encourages test and change continually Next Page