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3rd ARF INTER‐SESSIONAL MEETING ON MARITIME SECURITY

THE INFORMATION FUSION CENTRE – A MODEL FOR INFORMATION SHARING IN THE ASIA PACIFIC SLTC CHOW NGEE KEN

Comprehensive Maritime Awareness Group Commander Republic of Singapore Navy

Trans‐boundary Maritime Security Threats

Natural Disaster Natural Disaster Consequence Management Consequence Management Piracy Piracy Illegal Immigration Illegal Immigration Consequence Management Consequence Management Energy Security Energy Security Maritime Terrorism Maritime Terrorism Environmental Protection Environmental Protection

Reinforces Need for Collaboration

National‐Level Maritime Security Collaboration

Note: Diagram drawn for illustration

National‐level Collaboration Remains Predominant

Regional Collaboration: Malacca Strait Patrols

Air & Sea Patrols conducted by Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand Signing ceremony of revised Signing ceremony of revised SOP and TOR to include Thailand SOP and TOR to include Thailand

MSP: Example of Collaboration

MLC Nancy 5 : Attacked 19 Feb 09 MLC Nancy 5 : Attacked 19 Feb 09

Secure portal for information sharing among Secure portal for information sharing among the the Intelligence Exchange Group, Sea Patrol Group & Eyes in the Sky Air Patrol Group

Centres for Regional Collaboration

IFC IFC established in established in Apr 2009 Apr 2009 MOEC operationalised in Sep 2009

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Information Fusion Centre

Integrated RSN‐ILO team facilitating facilitating info info‐sharing cooperation sharing cooperation and sense‐making

F I di I di N Z l d N Z l d h il d h il d U i d S U i d S

Integrated RSN‐ILO team with 9 ILOs from 8 countries

International Liaison Officers

Phili i Phili i Vi Vi Australia Australia France France India India New Zealand New Zealand Thailand Thailand United States United States

Countries deploying ILOs in 1st half 2011

Philippines Philippines Malaysia Malaysia Vietnam Vietnam Cambodia Cambodia

2nd deployment 2nd deployment 2nd deployment 2nd deployment

IFC: Areas of Interest

Italy France United Kingdom Canada

IFC’s Extensive International Linkages

South Korea Japan Denmark China Portugal Russia UKMTO United States Thailand Malaysia ReCAAP Indonesia India Australia New Zealand Brazil Vietnam Seychelles Brunei Philippines Chile Yemen Sri Lanka

Operational Operational Linkages Linkages with with 35 35 agencies in agencies in 25 25 countries countries

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7 Maritime Security Workshops 3 Multilateral Information Sharing Exercises

IFC: Capacity Building Activities

Monthly Meetings with Shipping Community Systems Training for Partners >70 VIP Visits >130 Working level visits to IFC

ACTIVITY DATE

4th Shared Awareness Meeting for Shipping Community Feb 2011 5th WPNS MCMEX/DIVEX 2011 Mar 2011 Maritime Security Workshop Apr 2011

IFC: Upcoming Activities

Visit to Regional OPCEN Apr 2011 MARISX 2011 May 2011 International Maritime Security Conference May 2011 ASEAN Maritime Info‐sharing Experimentation May‐Aug 2011 Regional Maritime Security Course Jun 2011

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Safe and Secure Seas for All