Information Fusion Centre for Indian Ocean Region
- October 26, 2021
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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Information Fusion Centre for Indian Ocean Region
Subject – IR
Context – Netherlands keen on Naval Liaison Officer
Concept –
- The IFC-IOR was set up in 2018 to coordinate with regional countries on maritime issues and act as a regional repository of maritime data.
- It presently has linkages with 21 partner countries and 22 multi-national agencies across the globe.
- The IFC has been established at Gurugram, India and is collocated with Information Management and Analysis Centre which is jointly administered by the Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard.
- IFC-IOR is established with the vision of strengthening maritime security in the region and beyond, by building a common coherent maritime situation picture and acting as a maritime information hub for the region.
Roles and functions of a liaison officer:
- The liaison officer will be based full-time at the centre, working directly with the Indian armed forces and fellow liaison officers from partner nations to enhance maritime domain awareness in the region.