| Directed to the Standing Committee |
| 14.55 |
The Standing Committee shall extend
the mandate of the Working Group on Information Technologies and Electronic
Systems in order for it to perform the following tasks: |
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a) |
analyse the information collected with the questionnaires
in order to define the commonalities among Parties and the extent to which
these systems are interoperable; |
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b) |
evaluate and analyse the information provided
by the Secretariat on the experience of other bodies and conventions or
agreements [UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), Convention
on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources, World Customs
Organization] on the use of electronic systems and permits; |
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c) |
collaborate with the Secretariat in drafting
guidelines on the use of common information exchange formats, protocols
and standards and electronic signatures; |
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d) |
promote the development and use of electronic
permitting systems among Parties; |
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e) |
further explore the availability of a few Parties
to participate in case studies; and |
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f) |
report to the Standing Committee at its 58th
meeting on the results of its work. |
| Directed to the Secretariat |
| 14.56 |
Subject to the availability of financial
and human resources, the Secretariat, in cooperation with the Working Group
on the Use of Information Technologies and Electronic Systems, shall prepare
a CD-ROM and Web-based toolkit on electronic permitting systems for consideration
at the 57th meeting of the Standing Committee to assist Parties with the
implementation of electronic permitting systems. The toolkit shall include: |
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a) |
advice on the use of common information exchange
formats, protocols and standards for use with electronic permitting systems; |
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b) |
advice on the use of electronic signatures and
other electronic security measures; |
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c) |
advice on the development and implementation
of interoperable information exchange pilot projects on electronic permitting
systems; |
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d) |
a list of Parties willing to assist less developed
countries in developing electronic permitting systems; |
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e) |
a list of Parties currently using electronic
permitting systems; and |
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f) |
information on new developments in the use of
electronic documents by relevant organizations. |
| 14.57 |
The Secretariat shall collaborate
with UNEP-WCMC in the further development and dissemination of Internet-based
software tools. |
list of all valid Decisions