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{{IMSMANG}} is designed to support data/information exchange with many IMSMA users and Mine Action stakeholders at numerous sites. These users can include implementing partners, Regional Mine Action Centers and other authorities (e.g. Ministry of Health).
{{IMSMANG}} supports nearly any conceivable several patterns for exchanging '''data''' including
* multilateral exchange
* peer-to-peer exchange
The most common pattern is two-direction exchange between a Central Mine Action Authority and implementing partners.
{{IMSMANG}} supports nearly any conceivable patterns several methods for exchanging '''information''' including * producing maps with [[Connecting to IMSMA Staging area from ArcGIS | external GIS ]] software* producing reports with [[Use i-Report | iReport ]] and [[Connecting to IMSMA Staging area from Excel | Excel]]* producting online reports and dashboards with [[MINT]]* publish information to websites via the [[IMSMA Staging areaArea]].
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'' One way exchange plan only covering operators and national database ''
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It is easy for information managers at national level only to concentrate on how to exchange data that should be imported into the national {{IMSMANG}} database and forget that it should be a '''two'''-directional exchange and that '''all''' implementation partners, stakeholders and departments of the own organisation have different data/information needs and '''all''' of them have to create reports to several other receivers with different contents at with different periodicity.
The following points need to be taken in consideration when planning exchange:
* why is the data/information shared?
* what are the consequences if data/information are not shared on time?
* what data/information need/could be shared?
* how who is the receiver?
* what will the receiver use the data/information for?
* will the receiver share the data/information in his turn?
:* Staging area database
:* MINT
:* website
==Collecting Regular Feedback==__NOEDITSECTION__
In any data/information exchange activity, it is important to have regular sessions follow-up or meetings to collect feedback and discuss issues or improvements to the data/information exchange process. One recommendation is to establish a feedback forum where implementing partners and stakeholders can address data quality issues and make adjustments to the data/information exchange process. Topics to address in such a forum include:
* frequency of data /information exchange* standardisation of reports and searches to be included in the central dataset
* permissions and role changes
* creation or modification of Auxiliary data
* which data to collect
* changes of templates
* output products like reports, statistics, maps
By collecting feedback on these issuespoints, information managers can help ensure that data/information exchange works as expected and set up a quality assurance mechanism to prevent data quality issues from affecting the Mine Action Programme.
==Workflows==__NOEDITSECTION__