Asia Pacific Area Network
(APAN)
Mel C. Labrador
Senior Analyst, APAN
www.apan-info.net
APAN Mission
To communicate and share
information electronically, to
facilitate regional understanding,
to build confidence among Asia
Pacific neighbors, and to enhance
security cooperation.
Why
• In this information age, planners need
quick access to information.
• Explosive growth (now over 2 billion
websites) makes the Internet a source of
valuable information. That information
needs to be sifted.
• APAN provides a service that compiles,
evaluates, and provides readily accessible
links to defense and security sites. Serves
a hub for…
– Information Exchange
– Collaboration
APAN Participants
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A site for military
and government
officials throughout
the region.
Participation by
UN, NGOs,
Emergency
Management
specialists, and
academia, e.g. to
support study and
training for HA/DR
and Peace Support
Ops.
Key Customers
UN
Officials
National
Civil Defense Security
Community
Military
Academia
NGOs
Who
Registered users
from 30 countries
Growing list of
information partners
APAN Partners
– Original Partners
• Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies
• Center of Excellence for DMHA
• Pacific Disaster Center
– New Partners
• Global Disaster Information Network
• National Interagency Civil Military Institute
– Elements of Partnership
• Current: Mutual Collaboration, Exchange of Ideas and
Programs, Mutual Co-hosting on each other’s web sites
• Future: Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) and
Remote Distributed Desktop Simulations (RDDS)
Showcase and Support our Partners
Desired Effect
• Establish communications
connectivity and a shared data
environment
• Use existing Internet
• Use commercially available
hardware/software
• Use commercial services
Networking by User Initiative
What
– Resources
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Asia News
Country Sites and Maps
World/Regional Links
Top Topics
Online Forums
– Planning/Exercises
• Collaboration Tools
• Planning Aids/Doctrine Links
– Conference Listings & Support
• Conference Management System
• Conference Database
Creating a Catalyst for Collaboration
Future Features
• Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL)
• Regional Desktop Distributed Simulation
(RDDS)
ADVANCED DISTRIBUTED
LEARNING (ADL)
– Distance Learning: Delivery of timely instruction
through application of computer-aided
instruction, more than one media, and distribution
technologies
– APAN ADL Objectives
• Prepare leaders in the Asia-Pacific region for
humanitarian and peace operations
• Promote professional military leadership
• Establish core competencies for combined
operations
• Build confidence in forming coalitions
• Improve regional readiness and interoperability
Asia Pacific Area Network (APAN)
ADL: PROPOSED NEEDS
–WHAT – Partners’ desired course offerings?
–HOW –
• Self-paced, interactive, web-based?
• Use and/or modify existing courses?
• Collaborate among partners to design courseware?
–WHERE – Which partners are willing and able to
participate?
–WHO – Target audience for ADL courseware?
Soliciting your good ideas!
Asia Pacific Area Network (APAN)
ADL: TECHNICAL GOALS
– Create an educational environment that enables
effective communication and group dynamics
– Establish curriculum production system with user
friendly development tools
– Permit fully distributed learning
– Build reliability and supportability
– Create a student and faculty support system
– Develop interoperability among military, nonmilitary,
governmental and nongovernmental organizations
– Access appropriate educational models & simulations
– Ensure security of interaction among instructors and
students
Asia Pacific Area Network (APAN)
ADL: THE WAY AHEAD
– Near Term
• Establish ADL portal on APAN to existing ADL
courses and instruction
• Solicit requirements from APAN partners
• Collaborate among APAN partners to create
Asia-Pacific oriented ADL courses and
instruction
– Future
• Multi-National Interactive Virtual Learning
Environment
• Collaborative Network
• Two-Way Video-Teletraining
Asia Pacific Area Network (APAN)
REGIONAL DESK-TOP
DISTRIBUTED SIMULATION
(RDDS)
– RDDS: Conduct computer-aided staff planning
exercises via APAN to encourage interoperability
and promote habits of cooperation among MPAT &
APAN partners
– Target audience – O-4 to O-6 level staff officers
throughout the Asia-Pacific region
– Timing –
• Complements bi-annual MPAT workshops
• Virtually links MPAT Workshops and major
Multinational Exercises
Asia Pacific Area Network (APAN)
RDDS: Possible Scenarios
–Humanitarian Assistance
–Disaster Relief
–Search and Rescue
–Non-Combatant Evacuation
Operations
–Peace Operations
Still soliciting your good ideas!
Asia Pacific Area Network (APAN)
http://www.apan-info.net/
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