Information management is one of the key elements required for success in mine action programmes. The GICHD has focused its efforts in this area on the development and deployment of the Information Management System for Mine Action (IMSMA). The system is currently in use in more than 80 % of mine action programs around the world. Based on requirements submitted by users in the field, the system has been continuously revised and upgraded since its initial release in the summer of 1999 and has become a de facto standard in mine action information management. In order to maximise the impact of information management in mine affected countries and take advantage of the synergies between IMSMA and other systems, the Centre is working to introduce a broadly based systems approach to the overall management of information of all kinds in mine action. The goal is to assure the successful integration of proven information management techniques, systems such as IMSMA, maXML, the IMSMA Handheld Data Collection tool kit and other tools into day-to-day operations in the field. For further information on Information Management, please contactAlan ARNOLD, Program Manager Mine Action Information Systems AddressGeneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining
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