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What is FIDES ?
Objectives
How does it work?
Achievements
Who benefits?
The role of IDA
Technical information
Documentation
What is FIDES ?
FIDES is a one-stop shop which automates the management of fishery data using Internet technologies, accessible by national administrations in the EU Member States and the European Commission. It offers a wide range of alternatives such as web, e-mail and file transfer.
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Objectives
Overall, FIDES aims to improve the operation of the Community's Common Fishery Policy through a technology enhanced communications infrastructure linking DG Fisheries and corresponding administrations in the EU Member States. There is also the possibility of expanding the system to other countries in the future.
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How does it work?
Member States can send and retrieve data to and from the FIDES application through several communication channels (e-mail, HTTP etc.). The FIDES system acts as an enabler, providing the link between Member State business processes and DG Fisheries. It does not store the actual information in a database but rather provides a reference link connecting the user with the data. It automatically acknowledges, archives and logs each information exchange (called "transaction"). Different authorised users can submit or request statistical reports on transactions from the system, but the available action and information depends on the user's access level within the system.
The configuration requirement for FIDES is minimal in order to take away the added cost in time and financial resources of installing DG Fisheries software or hardware on the premises of EU Member State administrations.
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Achievements
- All reports to and from the European Commission, as required by fishery regulations, should be sent electronically via FIDES. FIDES currently supports 86 kinds of automated messages which implement data transmission for 11 EU Regulations.
- Each month between 100 and 200 reports are sent and the trend is increasing. The type of reports includes catch reports, fleet register declarations, fishing effort declarations, fishing authorisations, market reports, management of fishing quotas and total allowable catches.
- 2001 and 2002 saw FIDES become fully operational and more data flows, such as those related to Fisheries Market, including import reports, Internal Market reports for price follow-up etc., have been integrated.
- At present FIDES is fully maintained and supported by DG Fisheries.
- Since the building of FIDES, new regulations requiring complex workflow have been published. Therefore a revamping of FIDES has started (a new version that will benefit from the new technology such as Java application server, Web Services, XML and Workflow engine) and should be operational in 2004. A Global Implementation Plan for this new version of FIDES has been presented to the Telematics for Administrations Committee (TAC) as well as the FIDES Sectoral Committee and has been formally approved.
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Who benefits?
Citizens: They indirectly benefit from the FIDES system as a result of the improved communication between administration and the implementation of fishery regulations.
Public Administrations: This improved communication network is a great aid for Member States as it provides access to databases managed by DG Fisheries and offers an effective and reliable means of communication between officials in national administrations and the Commission.
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The role of IDA
So far, IDA has entirely funded FIDES, which was implemented using IDA generic services. The new FIDES will also be implemented through the IDA budget.
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Technical information
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FIDES GIP- December 1999 (PDF)
