Broad Objectives of RMIS
The project shall harness and
disseminate information on raw materials development, and would
encapsulate the following objectives:
i. Assist
member states in strengthening their national capacities of collection,
storage and utilization of data on raw materials for purposes of
planning, investment promotion and the attainment of self-reliance in
their sectors.
ii. Promote
exchange of raw materials information among member states.
iii. Establish
a system which will improve access to both statistical and other
numerical databanks.
iv. Promote
the improvement of information infrastructure in member states.
v. Train
information specialists at regional and sub regional levels in order to
upgrade skills and introduce modern methods of raw materials information
handling.
vi. Promote
use of common methodologies of data handling among member states and
ensure compatibility with other international information systems.
vii. Enhance
information flow to other member countries of the G-77 and thereby
promote effort towards strengthening south-south cooperation.
Action so far taken;
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Feasibility studies were
conducted in 1992 and 1995 to assess the possibility of establishing
the RMIS in Africa. The study was financed by the Perez-Guerero
Trust Fund. |
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As a result of the
feasibility study, four cities (Cairo, Nairobi, Dakar, Abuja) were
identified as possible centres of the sub-regions. |
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The Secretariat of the
ACRM has been established in the Raw Materials Research and
Development Council (RMRDC) in Abuja, Nigeria. |
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Two expert meetings were
held in Nigeria in 1989 and 2006 respectively, to evolve strategies
to implement the various ACRM plan of action. |
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The Secretariat has
commenced the publication of a regular magazine to promote the raw
materials potentials and availability in member countries. The
maiden edition of the magazine is to be released this month. |
