Going forward with YARIS and TESS

In a global sanitary context still subject to the COVID-19 pandemic, GoGIN continues its activities in support of the Yaoundé Architecture, concentrating on the finalisation of the YARIS information sharing platform and the TESS e-learning system. The initial versions are being tested by a group of users, trained beforehand by the development team. In addition, promotion actions are under consolidation towards the various audiences (decision-makers, managerial and operational staff of the YA centres, other organisations involved in the maritime domain).
Train-the-Trainer session on YARIS
Capacity building activities in the Gulf of Guinea are one of the pillars around which GoGIN is anchored. Approximately 20 participants (GoGIN team and representatives from ICC, CRESMAO, CRESMAC and ARSTM) were introduced and trained on the initial version of the YARIS platform. The IT development team elaborated the training material and held distance training sessions over four days (4-7 May). Read more.
From May 11 to 14, around twenty participants (GoGIN team, ICC, CRESMAO, CRESMAC and ARSTM representatives) were able to practice with the TESS platform creating and managing courses using Moodle software, the core of the instrument. Read more
Together with CRIMSON, GoGIN experts participated in recent webinars, where CMR projects were mentioned and praised by the speakers:
- Stable Seas: Gulf of Guinea Report – discussion on current trends in maritime security in the GoG, organized by StableSeas on 28 May
- Gulf of Guinea Oceans Governance Dialogue, organized by CEMLAWS on 8 June
- Maritime Digitalisation: Unlocking Opportunities for the Shipping Industry organized by MarineTraffic on 25 June (link to video)
- Introduction to oil spill preparedness and response, organized by GI WACAF on 24 June
- Do we have the right data for fighting maritime piracy? Co-organised by StableSeas and Safeseas on 9 June (link to video)