ITEP Work Plan
ITEP was created as a response for the desire to strengthen worldwide demining efforts and it seeks to achieve this through active co-operation among the Participants and also with other agencies and organisations. These efforts are realised through the ITEP Work Plan. Its aim is to increase efficiency by avoiding duplications and feeding lessons learned back into the process. The output is to publish test results and to release them worldwide
The ITEP Work Plan consists of a live (continuously updated) database with search tool facilities. Two documents have been produced from the live database on the 20th of March 2009: the ITEP Work Plan 2009 and the ITEP Work Plan 2000-2008.
The ITEP Work Plan 2009 reflects the ongoing and currently planned national or collaborative projects among the ITEP Participants. It is complemented by the ITEP Work Plan 2000 – 2008, which summarises (including conclusions) all test and evaluation activities by the ITEP Participants since the creation of ITEP, and that were completed by the end of 2008.
For clarity and management purposes, the Work Plan is divided into six technical programs: survey, detection, mechanical assistance, personal protection, manual tools and neutralisation. A separate program has been added to cover services provided by the ITEP Secretariat or some project management groups.
The graphs summarise the current status of the ITEP Work Plan. They provide an overview of the number of projects included in the Work Plan, the status of these projects and the distribution according to technical categories. Furthermore, they give an indication of the degree of collaboration under the ITEP umbrella.
ITEP also maintains a close working relationship with UNMAS and GICHD and ITEP Participants are also encouraged to outreach into the user community to seek feedback on the Work Plan and identify user needs.
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