The 27th RCA NRM

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RCARO - 2004 Activities / 2005 Work Plan

• The 27th RCA NRM
• 4-8 April 2005, KL, MAL
• RCA Regional Office

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Mandate(Resolution adopted by the 32nd RCA GCM)

• To increase awareness of RCA
• (Visibility)
• To promote partnerships of RCA
• (Viability)
• Other directives from Member States

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RCARO 2004 Activities (I)- A year of Stepping
Stone

• ? More Enhanced Awareness Increasing Activities
• - Operation of RCARO Homepage and E-mailing
  Information Service (1.800 ? 2,500)
• - Network Link with International Development
  Organizations
• (At present 58 Organizations Linked)
• - Publication Brochures (2 kinds each 1,000
  copies)
• - Presentations Total 45 Events both Local and
  Abroad
• - Media Relations Press Releases and Press
  Interviews

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RCARO 2004 Activities (II)- A year of Stepping
Stone -

• ? Ground-breaking for Promoting RCA Partnerships
• - Construction of Database of Regional/Internatio
  nal Development Organizations,
  Financial Agencies, National Funding Agencies to
  understand their activities
• - Initial meetings with UNESCAP, ADB (CAI-Asia),
  IMO/GEF (PEMSEA) for developing future
  co-operative projects

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RCARO 2004 Activities (III)- A year of Stepping
Stone -

• Other Activities
• 1. RCARO Initiated Projects
• - Post-doctoral Fellowship Programme 6 Fellows
  (INS 3, VIE 3)
• - KAIST MS Degree Course 8 Students
• 2004 Spring Semester 4 (BGD 1, INS 1, PAK
  2)
• 2004 Fall Semester 4 (MYA 2, BGD 1, PAK
  1)
• - Nuclear Medicine Internship Training Course
  16 Participants from BGD, CPR, IND, INS, MAL,
  MYA, PAK, PHI, SRL and VIE

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RCARO 2004 Activities (III. Cont.)- A year of
Stepping Stone -

• 2. 1st RCA Working Staff Workshop (June 2004 in
  Korea)
• - 14 Member States, 4 Invited Lecturers
• - Recommendations reported to 33rd RCA GCM
• 3. Established RCA Logo Guidelines
• 4. Computer Support Programme For 4 Member
  States
• 5. Transfer of Co-60 Radiotherapy Unit to VIE and
  training of operators and technicians
• 6. Invited Temp Staff from Member States (INS
  1, SRL 1) each 4 months
• 7. External Expert Consultation 2 Experts for
  Database construction

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RCARO 2005 Work Plan
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Awareness Increasing Activities

• Strategies 2005-2007
• - From Low Profile Information Activities
• To High Profile Information Activities
• Provide In-depth Information on RCA Activities
• 2002-2005 Low Profile Information Activities for
  General Public at Large
• 2005-2007 High Profile Information Activities
  for Selected Target Groups (Potential
  Donors and Partners)

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Highlights of Awareness Programmes

• Publication
• - RCA Success Stories
• - RCA Information Kits
• Information Outreach
• - Improved Operation of RCARO Internet Homepage
• - Quality Service for RCARO E-mailing
  Information Membership
• Database
• - Database of Selective Functions of
  International Regional and Development
  Organizations
• - Database of RCA Whos Who
• Briefings and Presentations on RCA
• - RCA Stakeholders
• - Regional and International Development
  Organizations
• - Government Policy Makers

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Highlights of Partnership Programmes

• Strategies 2005-2007
• 1. Promotion of Understanding
• 2. Formulation of Joint Projects
• 3. Development of Modalities (including
  Financial Provisions)
• 4. Implementation
• - Initiation of Pilot Project (s) for Operability
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Plans for Partnerships

• UNESCAP
• - Identification of mutual interest and
  cooperative areas
• - MOU among ESCAP-RCA-RCARO for Implementation
  of Co-operative Projects
• IMO/GEF
• - RCA Session at 2006 PEMSEA Conference
• UNDP (Korea)
• - Develop a matching project for 2006-08
• KOICA
• - Nuclear medicine internship training programme
• Others
• - Participation in ADBs environmental progamme
• - UNU Radiation Applications Programme

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RCARO Initiated Projects

• 2005 Post-doc Fellowship Training Programme
• - 9 positions announced
• 2005 KAIST Nuclear Engineering Masters Degree
  Course
• - 3 students admitted (PHI, MYA and SRL)
• Computer Support Programme
• - 4 MSs (Dual purpose to earmark for ENO
  activity) planned
• Transfer of Cancer Treatment Equipment to MSs
• - Co-60 Radiotherapy Unit to Viet Nam in 2005

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Operational Aspects

• Operation of RCARO Standing Advisory Committee
• Development of RCARO Vision
• (RCARO Strategic Workshop planned in 2005)
• - To identify mid-term RCARO programme
• - To develop fund creating strategies for RCA
• - To review optimum legal framework of RCARO
• Facilitation of Guidelines on RCARO Initiated
  Projects
• Inviting Temp Staff from Member States
• - 1 from CPR for 1 year
• - 1 or 2 from MS(s) for 4 months
• Support RCA Project (s) that need fund
• - IAEA is developing appropriate method and
  procedure

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Thank you.