C.A.B. Dath1 , C. Thiandoume2 , M. Ndiaye3 , A. Diallo4
1Ministère de la Communication, des Télécommunications, des Postes et de l’Economie numérique (MCTPEN)
2Ministere de l'Enseignement Supérieur, de la Recherche et de l'Innovation (MESRI)
3UFR des Sciences de l’Ingénieur, Université de Thiés
4Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement (IRD), Mbour, Senegal
Abstract:
Many African countries are holding IMS stations and National Data Center (NDC) to fulfill their responsibilities on behalf of the CTBTO and the treaty. The operation of this facilities has usually been placed under the responsibility of station operators, NDC authorized staff or other institutional focal points. In many cases, the facilities are located in fare areas where visits for maintenance or supervision by designated staff are not easy to organize in terms of material and financial provisions. Communications and information about the CTBTO and the treaty provisions and IDC data applications and importance among decision makers, universities researchers, general services staff, including electrical and ICT technicians, living or working in focal points institutions, sites facilities, former agents involved in operation and maintenance of the CTBTO equipment were developed during the last years. This approach combines formal and informal considerations to overcome lack of financial support, human resource, material resource. The result was the establishment of an inclusive multidisciplinary community, serving as the treaty principles and helping in the maintenance of requirements and communicating with officially appointed focal points in regard to reduce time and cost related to supervision, maintenance and by the way increasing the availability of the facilities.
