training workshop on biosafety clearing-house for thailand

TRAINING WORKSHOP ON BIOSAFETY CLEARING-HOUSE

FOR THAILAND18-19 December 2008

Bangkok, Thailand

Solutions for National Presence on the Web

Mohammad Ilyas, IT-RA for Asia

AgendaAgenda

ComplementarityComplementarity between betweenOptions for National ParticipationOptions for National Participation

Solutions for National Presence (website)Solutions for National Presence (website)

Solutions for Solutions for National Presence National Presence (website)(website)Hermes Hermes

BCH Ajax Plug-InBCH Ajax Plug-In

Questions & AnswersQuestions & Answers

Complementarity betweenComplementarity between

Options for National ParticipationOptions for National ParticipationAllow Parties to Allow Parties to submit information submit information required under the Cartagena Protocol required under the Cartagena Protocol to to the BCHthe BCH

Solutions for National PresenceSolutions for National PresenceHelp Parties wishing to have a presence Help Parties wishing to have a presence on the web to on the web to establishestablish their own their own National BCHNational BCH

Both are Both are distinctdistinct butbut complementarycomplementary

Options for National Options for National ParticipationParticipation

Allow Parties to Allow Parties to submit information submit information required under the Cartagena Protocol required under the Cartagena Protocol to to the BCHthe BCH

Only way/method Only way/method for Parties to fulfill for Parties to fulfill their obligations under the Protocoltheir obligations under the Protocol

Same four options are availableSame four options are availableNo changes No changes have been made to the options have been made to the options for national participationsfor national participations

Options for National Options for National ParticipationParticipation

Format Format

FormatFormat

2. Offline (Email/Fax)2. Offline (Email/Fax)

3. BCH Crawler3. BCH Crawler

1. Management Center1. Management Center

FormatFormat

SyntaxSyntax

Common FormatsCommon FormatsVocabulariesVocabularies XML & XSDXML & XSD SOAP & WSDLSOAP & WSDL

No No IT knowledgeIT knowledge

requiredrequired

GoodGoodIT knowledgeIT knowledge

requiredrequired

AdvancedAdvancedIT knowledgeIT knowledge

requiredrequired

ComplexityComplexity

Options for National Options for National ParticipationParticipationOption 1 – Management CentreOption 1 – Management Centre

The The Management CenterManagement Center is is available online, as part of the available online, as part of the BCH Central Portal.BCH Central Portal.

It contains a series of entry It contains a series of entry forms that corresponds to forms that corresponds to each common formats.each common formats.

It provides an easy and It provides an easy and efficient way to submit efficient way to submit information to the BCH in the information to the BCH in the proper format.proper format.

Submitted information is Submitted information is immediately made available immediately made available online upon approval.online upon approval.

Example of an entry form

National Web SiteNational Web Site

XMLXML XMLXML

XMLXML XMLXML

NationalNational ApplicationsApplications

Existing DatabasesExisting Databases

BCH DBBCH DBBCH DBBCH DB

BCH CrawlerBCH Crawler

BCH Central PortalBCH Central Portal


Option 3Option 3

DBDBDBDB

DBDBDBDBIn this scenario, the BCH pulls the In this scenario, the BCH pulls the information from the National Web Site.information from the National Web Site.

The BCH pulls the information on a regular The BCH pulls the information on a regular basis to check for any updatesbasis to check for any updates

XMLXML XMLXML

XMLXML XMLXML

jfhej e jwje wjwj eje

je jejjjjej je jeje. eeje jej jejeejej e jejowoe j39ejj ejjq ejj wjwjej

ejjw jjweje. jfhej e jwje wjwj eje

e rerew rewrewrewre re je jeje. eeje jej

jejeejej e

jejeejej e jejowoe j39ejj ejjq ejj wjwjej je

jejjjjej je





jejeejej e


jejjjjej je





jejeejej e


jejjjjej je





jejeejej e


jejjjjej je





jejeejej e


jejjjjej je





jejeejej e


jejjjjej je





jejeejej e


jejjjjej je





jejeejej e


jejjjjej je

XMLXML XMLXML

XMLXML XMLXML

Options for National Options for National ParticipationParticipationOption 3 – BCH CrawlerOption 3 – BCH Crawler

NationalNational ApplicationsApplications

Existing DatabasesExisting Databases

National Web SiteNational Web Site


BCH Web ServiceBCH Web Service

BCH Central PortalBCH Central Portal


Option 4Option 4

DBDBDBDB

DBDBDBDBIn this scenario, the National Web Site In this scenario, the National Web Site

pushes the information to the BCH.pushes the information to the BCH.

The National Web Site has the control of The National Web Site has the control of when the information is updated.when the information is updated.

XMLXML XMLXML

XMLXML XMLXML





jejeejej e


jejjjjej je





jejeejej e


jejjjjej je





jejeejej e


jejjjjej je





jejeejej e


jejjjjej je





jejeejej e


jejjjjej je





jejeejej e


jejjjjej je





jejeejej e


jejjjjej je





jejeejej e


jejjjjej je

Options for National Options for National ParticipationParticipationOption 4 – BCH CrawlerOption 4 – BCH Crawler

Gap to be filledGap to be filled

3. BCH Crawler3. BCH Crawler

1. Management Center1. Management Center

National BCHNational BCHinteroperable with theinteroperable with the

Central PortalCentral Portal

National BCHNational BCHbased on SCBD solutionsbased on SCBD solutionsGap to be filledGap to be filled

2. Offline (Email/Fax)2. Offline (Email/Fax)

Having a national website is not required under the Protocol

Making information available through a national website does not fulfill Party obligations under the Protocol

National Presence National Presence (Website)(Website)

)

Have a Have a presencepresence on the web on the web

Make available Make available additional informationadditional information

Make information available in one or more Make information available in one or more different different languageslanguages

National National pridepride

National requirementNational requirement

Etc.Etc.

Why a National Website? Why a National Website?

Solutions for a National BCHSolutions for a National BCH

In order to help Parties wishing to establish In order to help Parties wishing to establish their National BCH, the their National BCH, the Secretariat has Secretariat has developed developed two different solutionstwo different solutions

HermesHermes

The BCH Ajax Plug-InThe BCH Ajax Plug-In

Both solutions provide Both solutions provide out-of-the-boxout-of-the-box interoperability with the BCH Central Portalinteroperability with the BCH Central Portal

HermesHermes

Hermes is a complete Hermes is a complete out-of-the-boxout-of-the-box Content Management System (Content Management System (CMSCMS) ) solution, which provides both the solution, which provides both the spacespace and the and the building blocks building blocks for the for the development of a National BCHdevelopment of a National BCH

Hermes instances are Hermes instances are hostedhosted on the on the Secretariat’s serversSecretariat’s servers

Hermes is Hermes is maintainedmaintained and and fully fully supported supported by the Secretariatby the Secretariat

Hermes providesHermes provides

Online Content Management System (Online Content Management System (CMSCMS))

InteroperabilityInteroperability with the BCH with the BCH

MultilanguageMultilanguage translation translation

Content Content versioningversioning (with change tracking) (with change tracking)

Advanced search functionalitiesAdvanced search functionalities

Security (SSL authentication)Security (SSL authentication)

99.999% uptime 99.999% uptime through redundancythrough redundancy

Real-time Real-time monitoringmonitoring

On-site and off-site On-site and off-site backupsbackups

Hermes online CMSHermes online CMS

Allows users to create and maintain their Allows users to create and maintain their national website national website onlineonline

Provides an easy wiki-like syntaxProvides an easy wiki-like syntaxMuchMuch simpler simpler than HTML than HTML

Does Does not require not require any technical skillsany technical skills

Provides Provides content versioning content versioning and and changes tracking changes tracking to ease translationto ease translation

Hermes also providesHermes also provides

File management (PDF, Word Files, etc.)File management (PDF, Word Files, etc.)

Photo Photo galleriesgalleries

DiscussionDiscussion forums forums

RSS RSS (new)(new)

Template Template customizationcustomization (new)(new)

Flash animations support Flash animations support (new)(new)

How to proceed?How to proceed?

Request from the Secretariat the Request from the Secretariat the creation of an Hermes instancecreation of an Hermes instance

MOU is MOU is not requirednot required

Provide text content, banner, etc.Provide text content, banner, etc.Interoperability is provided Interoperability is provided out-of-the-out-of-the-boxbox

Go live!Go live!

Next: Quick demonstration (2 minutes)Next: Quick demonstration (2 minutes)


The BCH Ajax Plug-In is the little cousin of The BCH Ajax Plug-In is the little cousin of Hermes. It aims to add Hermes. It aims to add out-of-the-box out-of-the-box interoperabilityinteroperability to any existing website to any existing website

Hermes is used to build an entire web siteHermes is used to build an entire web site

The BCH Ajax Plug-In is used to provide The BCH Ajax Plug-In is used to provide out-of-out-of-the-box interoperabilitythe-box interoperability to an existing to an existing websitewebsite

The BCH Ajax Plug-In is compatible with all The BCH Ajax Plug-In is compatible with all platforms andplatforms and

Browsers (Interne Explorer, Firefox and Safari)Browsers (Interne Explorer, Firefox and Safari)


Technically, the BCH Ajax Plug-In is just Technically, the BCH Ajax Plug-In is just two lines of HTMLtwo lines of HTML

It can be added to any existing website in It can be added to any existing website in few minutes.few minutes.

Next: Quick demonstration (2 minutes)Next: Quick demonstration (2 minutes)

Questions?Questions?

Thank youThank you

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