by case basis; consultants deployed properly; Committees on Individuals identified for trainings various aspect of are responsible for handling biotechnology are in biosafety related place issues/applications; Outcome 1.3: Number of visitors There is a national At least 500 individual accesses to the Access record to the Risks National accessing to BCH; BCH established but BCH; national BCH; Lack of capacity of the nodal Biosafety not operational due ministry of Cartagena Protocol on Clearing House to the lack of Biosafety for the national BCH (BCH) capacity to collect, operation; Satisfaction with At least 70% of satisfaction rate Assessment report operational process and manage level of information received from multiple stakeholders; including Assumptions the information and knowledge questionnaire and Active involvement and role required to run it; available in the survey of user definition of nodal ministry during national BCH; feedback; the project; Ministry has information for collection and proper IT infrastructure for BCH; Output 1.3.1: An Number of national There is no 1 national biosafety website available National website in Risks enhanced website biosafety web-based dedicated website with sufficient contents; place and operational Lack of qualified technical established information operational on with up-to-date personnel and required IT infrastructure linked biosafety in the 1 roster of experts by concerned information linked to infrastructure; to the central portal country; agencies; BCH; of CBD that Delay in collection of information; included a roster of Information related 1 online database of globally approved Roster of experts in biosafety experts in to biosafety is not LMOs especially countries with whom place and uploaded Appropriate experts not selected the country and has available on web Sri Lanka has trade ties (regular on BCH; for Roster; database of globally sites of the updating of the database); approved LMOs; Assumptions Careful analysis on technical and
by case basis; Committees on various aspect of biotechnology are in place consultants deployed properly; Individuals identified for trainings are responsible for handling biosafety related issues/applications; Outcome 1.3: National Biosafety Clearing House (BCH) operational Number of visitors accessing to BCH; Satisfaction with level of information and knowledge available in the national BCH; There is a national BCH established but not operational due to the lack of capacity to collect, process and manage the information required to run it; At least 500 individual accesses to the BCH; At least 70% of satisfaction rate received from multiple stakeholders; Access record to the national BCH; Assessment report including questionnaire and survey of user feedback; Risks Lack of capacity of the nodal ministry of Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety for the national BCH operation; Assumptions Active involvement and role definition of nodal ministry during the project; Ministry has information for collection and proper IT infrastructure for BCH; Output 1.3.1: An enhanced website established Number of national biosafety web-based information infrastructure linked to the central portal of CBD that included a roster of biosafety experts in the country and has database of globally approved LMOs; There is no dedicated website operational on biosafety in the country; Information related to biosafety is not available on web sites of the 1 national biosafety website available with sufficient contents; 1 roster of experts by concerned agencies; 1 online database of globally approved LMOs especially countries with whom Sri Lanka has trade ties (regular updating of the database); National website in place and operational with up-to-date information linked to BCH; Roster of experts in place and uploaded on BCH; Risks Lack of qualified technical personnel and required IT infrastructure; Delay in collection of information; Appropriate experts not selected for Roster; Assumptions Careful analysis on technical and
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