Transcript REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF BARDIN

THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
BARDIN
A BARBADOS MODEL
BARDIN’s Contribution to
NCSA
The NCSA established in 1995. Its mandate is
achieved through the following activities:
Drug education
Treatment and Rehabilitation.
Research and Diagnosis.
A working relationship with Law enforcement and
regulatory control agencies
A working knowledge of and support of legislation
which allows for the prosecution of illicit drug
related activities
Treatment &
Rehabilitation
Legislation
Chemical
Precursor
Control
Law
Enforcement
Research
& Diagnosis
Prevention
Anti-Money
Laundering
Evolvement of BARDIN
• BARDIN was guided through the First and Second
Round of the OAS/CICAD Multilateral Evaluation
Mechanism (MEM).
• Two (2) consultations were held with stakeholders.
• Seven (7) agencies will be involved in the first phase:
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the Royal Barbados Police Force,
Her Majesty’s Prison,
Barbados Customs and Excise Department,
Ministry of Health (Barbados Drug Service, Psychiatric
Hospital and Accident and Emergency of the QEH)
• the NCSA
Barbados
Drug
Service
(chemicals)
Police
(arrests)
Customs
(seizures)
Psychiatric
Hospital
(admissions)
BARDIN
(secure system)
Accident &
Emergency
(drug use)
MEM Indicators
Hemispheric multilateral evaluation
Prisons
(drug-related
convictions)
CICAD Action
Programs
AIMS/OBJECTIVES OF BARDIN
The overall aim of BARDIN is to strengthen the
capacity of
all organisations in Barbados
involved in drug control to better respond to drug
abuse patterns, trends and changes.
The objectives are:
To strengthen the capacity of the government
and technical entities to respond to the changing
drug abuse patterns and trends in Barbados;
To provide current epidemiological and other
information on substance abuse;
AIMS/OBJECTIVES OF BARDIN
To regularly update this information;
To identify trends in the nature of
substance abuse and drug trafficking over
time; and
To provide relevant information for
effective
planning,
evaluation
and
management of drug control programmes.
BENEFITS OF BARDIN
Access to an up-to-date database of information
which will be housed at the NCSA and to be
shared with relevant stakeholders;
Characteristics of drug dependent persons,
incidences and prevalence of drug use;
Characteristics of persons in the penal system
(arrestees, prisoners and juvenile offenders);
Information relating to drug interdiction
(seizures, persons arrested).
BENEFITS CONT’D
BARDIN will enhance Barbados’ ability
to participate in international datagathering mechanisms including :
The Uniform Statistical System on
Control of the Supply Area (CICDAT),
The
Multi-Lateral
Evaluation
Mechanism (MEM),
The Drug Abuse Epidemiology and
Surveillance System Project (DAESSP),
BENEFITS CONT’D
The Inter-American Uniform Drug Use
Data System (SIDUC)
“Estimating the Human, Social and
Economic Costs of Drug Abuse”,
The
Annual
Reports
Questionnaire(ARQ) from the United
Nations Office on Drugs and Crime,
The International Narcotics Board
(INCB).
FUNCTIONING
NCSA will assume the ultimate
responsibility for the management of the
network with the information being fed into
its hub on a quarterly basis.
BARDIN will be monitored and evaluated
by the Research Department of the NCSA.
SECURITY FEATURES OF
BARDIN
Firewalls
User specific passwords
Data encryption
Vetting of information before release
LINKS TO CARIDIN &
REGIONAL COOPERATIONS
BARDIN forms part of a regional surveillance
network to strengthen the capacity of
CARIFORUM, technical entities and regional
agencies to respond to changing drug abuse
patterns in the region.
To assist CARIDIN (Caribbean Drug Information
Network) in developing “early warning”
surveillance systems which would assist national
and regional policy makers in demand reduction.
AGENCIES INVOLVED IN BARDIN
PHASE I Jan -June 2005
Psychiatric Hospital Drug Rehabilitation Unit – Ministry of
Health
Queen Elizabeth Hospital – Accident & Emergency
Department – Ministry of Health
Barbados Drug Service – Ministry of Health
Royal Barbados Police Force
Her Majesty’s Prison
Barbados Customs and Excise Department
The National Council on Substance Abuse (NCSA)
AGENCIES INVOLVED IN BARDIN CONT’D
Phase 2 July -Dec 2005
Verdun House – Treatment centre
Teen Challenge- Treatment centre
Coalition Against Substance Abuse
(CASA) – Treatment Centre
The Forensic Science Centre
Financial Investigation Unit
AGENCIES INVOLVED IN BARDIN CONT’D
Phase 3 Jan –June 2006
Ministry of Education
National Task Force on Crime
Statistical Services
THE BARDIN MODEL
Requirement Definition
Need’s analysis of capacity of participating
agencies to deliver the BARDIN solution
Analyse and document BARDIN’s requirements
through detailed project proposal to CICAD
Funding based on detailed project solution
Further discussions on solution specifications
and subsequent issue of invitation to tenders for
the supply of IT services
THE BARDIN MODEL CONT’D
Design and Development
Design – data architecture, user interface
design, graphic design, input/output forms,
software solution design, sign-off on interface.
Development – prototype front-end
development, prototype back-end development,
prototype usability test, sign-off on prototype
THE BARDIN MODEL CONT’D
Hardware Implementation and Configuration
Server installation configuration
Workstation installation
Network installation and configuration
Security implementation
Testing
Parallel Installation with participating agencies
Documentation
THE BARDIN MODEL CONT’D
Training and Maintenance
TRAINING
Administrative Training
User Training
MAINTENANCE
Resolving bugs and inefficiencies in regards to the
delivered solution.
Completion of Phase 1
Phase 1 requirements have thus far been
completed :Analyses of the NCSA Documents
which would include information for the
Police, Customs, Accident and
Emergency, Psychiatric Hospital,
Prison Services and the Barbados Drug
Service.
Completion of Phase 1 CONT’D
Design and Development has been completed with
NCSA accepting the user interface design of the
proposed prototype;
Development and Integration of the
agency databases with the master
database
Final user sign off. This sign off facilitated acceptance
for the installation for the BARDIN software
Completion of Phase 1 CONT’D
Implementation of data configuration
types that governs and
standardizes
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Drug admission types
Age Groupings
Chemical Precursors
Chemical Products
Countries
Drug Offence Types
Drug Types
Completion of Phase 1 CONT’D
Implementation of data configuration
types that governs and
standardizes
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Causes of Emergency
Employment Status
Drug Equipment Types
Occupation Types
Pharmaceutical products
Psychological disorders
Raw materials
Completion of Phase 1 CONT’D
Development of prototype Front-end
including
– Data-entry forms,
– user account management forms,
– information grids and report generation forms,
– data reports and charts,
– user name and passwords,
– signing off on data entry forms.
Completion of Phase 1 CONT’D
Development of prototype Back-end for
– user account updates,
– data-entry and
– data modification.
Completion of Phase 1 CONT’D
Hardware implementation:
– Server and Firewall installed at NCSA.
– Computers delivered to agencies,
– connection to internet in process
CHALLENGES ENCOUNTERED IN THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF PHASE I
Several challenges were encountered in
the early stages of the project. These
included:Assessing the needs of multiple
stakeholders since there were different
expectations vis a vis the rationale for
BARDIN
The varying portfolios and responsibilities of
each department
Internal problems relative to departments
falling under the Ministry of Health
CHALLENGES ENCOUNTERED IN THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF PHASE I
Arranging joint meetings with the six
stakeholders proved to be difficult
Two agencies requested direct
assistance with data entry
Pending relocation of the NCSA
Resettling after the Christmas season
To be Developed
Configurations manager for modifying or
adding some data
configuration types including new
categories which will reflect changing
drug trends
To be Completed:
Configuration of the authorized access key
program to be installed on remote data-entry
systems for access to the BARDIN portal.
To be Developed
Further Actions:
Currently the prototype is deployed
and being tested online to simulate
the working environment.
Signing of MOU’s with participating
Agencies.
Graphics design – submission of
agency logos for use in the interface.
Discussion