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New Zealand and CRIMARIO cooperate to boost maritime safety and security

Katia.Maronati@Crimario — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 19:19:12 +0000

On the 13 of June, the New Zealand Ministry of Transport, representing the 11 agencies of the New Zealand Maritime Security Oversight Committee signed a partnership agreement with CRIMARIO. This agreement aims to facilitate communication, coordination, and collaboration at sea at both national and regional levels.

Both parties recognise the need to enhance Maritime Domain Awareness in the Indo-Pacific region through information and data-sharing.

The partnership was signed by Audrey Sonerson, Chair of the Maritime Security Oversight Committee, Secretary for Transport and Mr. Martin Cauchi Inglott, Project Director of CRIMARIO.

European Union Ambassador to New Zealand H.E. Lawrence Meredith commented: “As a maritime security provider, the European Union is committed to strong partnerships and information-sharing. We are delighted to step up cooperation with New Zealand in and with the Pacific region. IORIS is a high-value tool that offers support to countries across the Indo-Pacific region to improve maritime domain awareness.”

Audrey Sonerson, representing the New Zealand Ministry of Transport, remarked: “This partnership marks a significant step forward in our efforts to enhance maritime security in the Indo-Pacific region. We are confident that the collaboration with CRIMARIO and the utilization of the IORIS platform will strengthen our ability to monitor and coordinate, ensuring safer and more secure seas.”

Martin Cauchi Inglott, CRIMARIO II project director, concluded: “We welcome New Zealand, which formally joins the IORIS community; as of today, it counts more than 100 civilian and military agencies from over 50 countries across the Indo-Pacific, from the Western Indian Ocean, through Asia and Southeast Asia and across the Pacific Ocean. IORIS will support New Zealand agencies to implement their mandate, providing a framework to exchange operational information, and connecting in real-time, domestic and international stakeholders to address the evolving challenges in the maritime domain.”

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IORIS 2nd Steering Committee meeting, Colombo, 5-7 March 2024

Katia.Maronati@Crimario — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 16:36:17 +0000

More than 100 senior officials and representatives from over 60 agencies and authorities across the Indo-Pacific region, together with other regional actors, convened in Colombo from 5-7 March 2024 to consolidate and enhance the governance of IORIS, the Indo-Pacific regional information sharing platform designed to facilitate coordination and exchange of information to respond effectively to maritime security threats and support sustainable fisheries.

Over the three days, participants considered how to move towards a common management of the system, to facilitate coherent and efficient use of IORIS amongst all users, whilst ensuring for the long-term vision of the platform’s adoption and employment.

Central to the discussion the enhancement of the of IORIS’ role in enabling Command, Control and Communication (C3), data storage policy, and the accountability of users, with the ultimate goal of strengthening cooperation for more safe and secure seas.

The meeting, co-chaired by CRIMARIO and the Sri Lanka Navy, is another important milestone for the Indo-Pacific governance of the IORIS platform, which endorsed, amongst others, legal documents consolidating the governance structure and establishing rules for the information exchange and for the general use of IORIS to best serve the needs of all users in the Indo-Pacific.

Moreover, the implementation of the Regional IORIS Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for the Indo-Pacific will continue to contribute to the enhancement of information exchange within the region in a harmonised manner, using standard reporting methodology and terminology, hence facilitating the coordinating process among members.

Speaking during the opening ceremony, Lars Bredal, Chargé d’Affaires at the EU Delegation to Sri Lanka and Maldives, affirmed: “The European Union and Indo-Pacific countries have a stake in each other’s prosperity and security. Our regions share the same interest in upholding the rules-based international order – with the UN Charter at its core. In the area of maritime safety and security the EU funded CRIMARIO enables Indo-Pacific partners to better govern their maritime spaces with the use of the IORIS neutral and secure information-exchange platform. “

In his opening speech the Sri Lanka Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Priyantha Perera, highlighted a shift in maritime security strategies, emphasizing the growing importance of sharing information among maritime nations over traditional individual or country-specific measures: “This collective approach to information sharing is crucial for combating maritime crimes and ensuring safe seas, and maritime nations should join a maritime information network and relax individual information sharing protocols to achieve this goal. Furthermore, he emphasised the commendable contribution of IORIS instructors in expanding the perspectives of Sri Lanka Navy personnel and emphasized how the IORIS platform has been instrumental in effectively resolving and addressing maritime issues on a regular basis.

Furthermore, Martin Cauchi-Inglott, CRIMARIO project director, added: “We have learnt that to progress, we need to be innovative, plan ahead, and most important of all, ensure that all IORIS users feel that they are part of the decision-making process, and hence this Steering Committee. This pathway will continue leading towards greater achievements, in terms of both expansion of the Community and efficiency of the platform, and perhaps we should be now looking at more out-of-the box solutions to continue propelling us forwards.”

The conference follows the first IORIS Steering Committee (ISC) meeting held in Bali, Indonesia, in May 2023, which lead to the implementation of the regional governance and the creation of its supporting working groups (Policy, Legal, Operational, and Technical) and the subsequent IORIS Steering Committee Policy Board and Working Group meeting held in Nairobi, Kenya, in October 2023, during which specific actions were discussed to operationalise the governance of IORIS.

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In the Philippines, Marina and the Coast Guard signed the IORIS Partnership Agreement

Katia.Maronati@Crimario — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 14:08:41 +0000

The Philippine Marina and Coast Guard signed a collaborative agreement with CRIMARIO concerning the use of the Indo-Pacific Regional Information Sharing (IORIS) platform.
On September 5 and 7, respectively, the Philippines Coast Guard and MARINA signed a collaborative agreement concerning the use of IORIS, a neutral and secure, web-based maritime coordination and information-sharing tool for national and regional multi-agency use.
The agreement, which encompasses technical and operational aspects, establishes a collaborative framework between CRIMARIO and the two organizations, MARINA and the Coast Guard, aiming to utilize IORIS to bolster information exchange at the national and regional levels.
Signing the agreement, Marina and the Coast Guards will have access to IORIS functionalities and satellite services in exchange for effective and regular use of the platform, which has now reached a critical milestone based on a solid regional trust.
Participating in the event, Frederic GRILLET, First Secretary at the EU Delegation to the Philippines, said: “In the Indo-Pacific, the Philippines is an important partner for the EU. As mentioned during the recent EU Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen visit to the country, the EU supports the rules-based international order, including in a Free and Open Indo-Pacific region. The tabletop and field exercise of the past weeks, during which IORIS has proven to be a valuable information-sharing tool, and the signature today of the IORIS Partnership Agreement are instrumental in increasing maritime cooperation.”
In the words of Martin Cauchi Inglott, CRIMARIO II project director: “We welcome MARINA and the Philippine Coast Guard that formally join the IORIS community, which as of today counts more than 40 civilian and military agencies from over 20 countries across the Indo-Pacific, from the Western Indian Ocean, through Asia and Southeast Asia and across the Pacific Ocean. IORIS will support both organisations in implementing their mandate, providing a framework to exchange operational information, and connecting domestic and international stakeholders in real-time to address the evolving challenges in the maritime domain”.

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