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The EC CHM Portal Toolkit (PTK) is a web-based tool designed to improve participation in the Clearing-House Mechanism (CHM) at both national and international levels. This presentation discusses the development of the PTK and its benefits according to partner countries.

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  1. The EC CHM Portal ToolKit (PTK), a tool to improve the participation in the CHMon national and international level by: Han de Koeijer and Arnaud Réveillon; Belgium national focal point to the CBD and the CHM, Royal Belgian Institute for Natural Sciences, 29 Rue Vautier, 1000 Brussels, Belgium Zambia national CHM training, 11 January 2008, Lusaka

  2. Content of the presentation • European Community Clearing-House Mechanism • Prerequisits for the development of the EC CHM • Development of PTK version 1 • Development of PTK version 2 • Tool partner countries of the Be-CHM • Advantages PTK according to the partner countries • Conclusions Zambia national CHM training, 11 January 2008, Lusaka

  3. European Community Clearing-House Mechanism • European Union : Contracting Party of the CBD • European Environmental Agency : fp CHM • Partners : • European countries • Biodiversity Topic Centre • ECN • EIONET • NGOs and other international organisations Zambia national CHM training, 11 January 2008, Lusaka

  4. Prerequisits for the development of the EC CHM • Open source • Via Internet • Easy to use • Several users at the same time • Different roles • Dynamic pages with meta-information Zambia national CHM training, 11 January 2008, Lusaka

  5. Development of the PTK version 1 • Call made in 1999: Contract with Finsiel • Open source  Zope • Zope = Zope open programming environment (http://www.zope.org) • Web application server using the Python language • Database with trans-actional pages: • Content, data, dynamic HTML objects, scripts, search engine, connection and codes with relational databases Zambia national CHM training, 11 January 2008, Lusaka

  6. Development of the PTK version 1 • Implication of several countries with actif CHM • Annual meetings • Exchange of experiences • Expectations • Prerequisites • 2003 Use by the EC CHM • Adding functionalities  PTK version 1 • 2005 Users = Germany, Denmark and Estonia Zambia national CHM training, 11 January 2008, Lusaka

  7. Développement du PTK version 2 • Recomendations from the EC CHM meetings • Multi-languality • Possibility to change the PTK according to tastes • Hosting of national european CHMs on the ECCHM server • Result : Project to improve the PTK financed by the EU 2004-2005 Zambia national CHM training, 11 January 2008, Lusaka

  8. Development of the PTK version 2 • Task force : • ECCHM, Finsiel, Germany, Belgium, Danmark • Improvements based on : • Recommandations by the countries • AAA compliant (http://www.w3.org/TR/WAI-WEBCONTENT/) • Based on XHTML transitional • Use of CSS • Interoperabilitéy between sites by rss • Link checker • Discussion forum, notifications and dispository of documents (optional) Zambia national CHM training, 11 January 2008, Lusaka

  9. Development of the PTK version 2 • Launching of version 2 December 2005, Talinn, Estonia • EU countries using the PTK : Germany, Belgium, Danmark, Estonia, France, Roumania, Switzerland • Only Belgium is not hosting it’s site on the EC CHM • IT section uses Zope for belgium sites • Hosting of partner countries • Other users: Guatemala, RAC/SPA, others Zambia national CHM training, 11 January 2008, Lusaka

  10. Updating of the PTK • Since 2005: • On a demand base from the EU participating countries • Belgium and partner countries most actif • Biggest changes: • Graphics and Public Photos archives • Thesaurus update for 2008 • Administration section interface • Mapping Tool • Databases linkage Zambia national CHM training, 11 January 2008, Lusaka

  11. Tool for partner countries of the Be-CHM • Recommendations by partners countries made during trainings and workshops • Facilitate the update of pages • Implications by other actors in the national CHM • Capacity building in new technologies • Feeling of national ownership of the site • PTK replies to those recommendations ! Zambia national CHM training, 11 January 2008, Lusaka

  12. Tool for partner countries of the Be-CHM • PTK replies to those recommendations ! • Multi-users with different roles • New technology • Virtual hosting (URL could be http://**.chm-cbd.net) • Instantaneous updating after approval Zambia national CHM training, 11 January 2008, Lusaka

  13. Tool for partner countries of the Be-CHM • Training on the PTK • 2006 : • Burkina Faso, Regional training (Bénin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire et Niger) • Training in Belgium (Burundi, COMIFAC, Ethiopia, Morocco,RD Congo, R. Centrafricaine, Togo, Tunisie and Zambia) Zambia national CHM training, 11 January 2008, Lusaka

  14. Tool for partner countries of the Be-CHM • 2007 : • Regional training, Morocco (Algeria, Morocco and Tunesia) • In Belgium (Burundi, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Comifac, Côte d’Ivoire, DR Congo, Mali and Rwanda) • National training (Central African Republic, Ghana and Togo) • 2008 • National training Zambia • Regional Training CAR/ASP Zambia national CHM training, 11 January 2008, Lusaka

  15. Advantages PTK according to partner countries • Everybody can add data, not necesary to be IT person • Pages can be added without being visible straight away for the public • Discussion groupes possible • No costs included • Update of the tool guaranteed in the future by the EU Zambia national CHM training, 11 January 2008, Lusaka

  16. Thanks for your attention Zambia national CHM training, 11 January 2008, Lusaka

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