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04STATE137635
2004-06-23 17:26:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Secretary of State
Cable title:  

SELECTION OF POSTS FOR INITIATIVE TO IMPROVE

Tags:  AADP AMGT ECON PREL CMGT 
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R 231726Z JUN 04
FM SECSTATE WASHDC
TO SIPRNET HOME PAGE COLLECTIVE
SPECIAL EMBASSY PROGRAM
AMEMBASSY KHARTOUM 
AMEMBASSY KABUL 
AMEMBASSY DUSHANBE 
AMEMBASSY BUJUMBURA 
AMEMBASSY PORT AU PRINCE
UNCLAS STATE 137635 

SIPDIS

PARIS FOR UNESCO
PARIS FOR USOECD
ROME FOR FODAG

E.O. 12958: N/A

TAGS: AADP AMGT ECON PREL CMGT

SUBJECT: SELECTION OF POSTS FOR INITIATIVE TO IMPROVE
CONTENT ON CLASSIFIED HOMEPAGES


FOR POL AND ECON ALSO

PLEASE ENSURE WIDEST DISTRIBUTION OF THIS MESSAGE

REF: STATE 99654

UNCLAS STATE 137635

SIPDIS

PARIS FOR UNESCO
PARIS FOR USOECD
ROME FOR FODAG

E.O. 12958: N/A

TAGS: AADP AMGT ECON PREL CMGT

SUBJECT: SELECTION OF POSTS FOR INITIATIVE TO IMPROVE
CONTENT ON CLASSIFIED HOMEPAGES


FOR POL AND ECON ALSO

PLEASE ENSURE WIDEST DISTRIBUTION OF THIS MESSAGE

REF: STATE 99654


1. REFTEL ANNOUNCED A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE SOFTWARE, EQUIPMENT,
TRAINING AND CONTRACT STAFFING TO HELP UP TO 30 POSTS INCREASE
BIOGRAPHIC REPORTING AND CABLES ON THEIR CLASSIFIEDHOMEPAGES.
THIS PROGRAM IS PART OF THE DOD HORIZONTAL FUSION INITIATIVE, IN
COORDINATION WITH STATE'S PROGRAM TO PUBLISH CLASSIFIED REPORTING
AND ANALYSIS ONHOMEPAGES AVAILABLE ON SIPRNET.


2. OVER 50 POSTS HAVE ASKED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM.
COLLECTIVELY THE RESPONDING POSTS REPORTED HOLDING NEARLY
20,000 PAPER BIOGRAPHIC FILES AND MANY THOUSANDS OF CABLESSUITABLE
FOR WEB PUBLISHING. TO PARTICIPATE, POSTS MUST HAVE AN ACTIVE
CLASSIFIED HOMEPAGE. DUE TO THE HIGH RESPONSE, WE WILL SELECT
POSTS WHOSE HOMEPAGES ARE UPDATED REGULARLY WITH CURRENT
REPORTING AND THAT MEET THE BASELINE ACTIVATION CRITERIA (FOUND ON
THE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE WEBSITE AT
WWW.STATE.SGOV.GOV/PORTALXCOP).


3. ALTHOUGH WE ARE PREPARED TO PROVIDE THE FULL SUPPORT PACKAGE
TO ALL POSTS INITIALLY SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE, IT APPEARS THAT
ALL POSTS MAY NOT NEED THE SAME TOOL SET. FOR EXAMPLE, MANY POSTS
ALREADY HAVE SOME LEVEL OF SCANNING CAPABILITY. SOME POSTS HAVE
SAFES FULL OF PAPER BIOGRAPHIC FILES WHILE OTHERS HAVE RELATIVELY
FEW. FOR THE LATTER, THE ABILITY TO EASILY PUBLISH CABLES TO THE
SIPRNET MIGHT BE THE MAIN BENEFIT, AND WE ARE LOOKING AT WAYS TO
ENABLE POSTS TO SELF INSTALL THIS CAPABILITY. SIMILARLY, WE
ARE LOOKING AT METHODS THAT WOULD ENABLE A POST TO PUBLISH
A CABLE TO ITS SIPRNET HOMEPAGE SIMPLY BY ADDING A NEW CAPTION
TO THE OUTGOING MESSAGE.


4. ACCORDINGLY, DEPENDING ON THE SUCCESS OF A PILOT, WE MAY
BE ABLE TO PROVIDE SOME LEVEL OF IMPROVED FUNCTIONALITY TO
ALL POSTS THAT EXPRESS AN INTEREST.


5. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH MEXICO CITY TO TEST CORE FUNCTIONALITY
ACROSS THE CLASSIFIED NETWORK. BY THE END OF JUNE THE BETA TESTING
WILL BE COMPLETED IN MEXICO CITY. DURING JULY WE PLAN TO VISIT
SEVERAL POSTS IN EAP TO INSTALL A BETA VERSION OF THE SOLUTION
AND HIRE CONTRACT ASSISTANCE AT POST TO SEE HOW THE SOLUTION
FUNCTIONS IN AN OPERATIONAL SETTING. IN AUGUST WE WILL REVIEW
THE LESSONS LEARNED AND DEVELOP BEST PRACTICES. BY SEPTEMBER,
WE PLAN TO HAVE A WELL-DEVELOPED SET OF PROCESSES AND TOOLS
THAT WILL SUIT A VARIETY OF POSTS. WE EXPECT TO ANNOUNCE
DECISIONS IN AUGUST (EUUR),SEPTEMBER (NEA, AF) AND OCTOBER
(WHA) ON INITIAL PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROGRAM.


6. AN UNCLASSIFIED EMAIL DISCUSSION GROUP HAS BEEN FORMED TO
SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PROJECT. TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS
GROUP SEND AN EMAIL TO HF@CITI-US.COM


7. ADDITIONAL PROJECT INFORMATION FOR THIS NET CENTRIC
DIPLOMACY PROJECT CAN ALSO BE FOUND BY CLICKING ON THE
NET-CENTRIC DIPLOMACY LOGO AT WWW.STATE.SGOV.GOV/RM/IRPCIP/
ON CLASSNET.


8. MINIMIZE CONSIDERED.
POWELL