Information Management Working Group (IMWG) - Terms of Reference - Generic Sample

In order to improve the information upon which humanitarian response is conducted, the Inter-Cluster Coordination Mechanism has agreed to form an Information Management Working Group (IMWG), reporting to the ICCM. The IMWG will seek to:

• Coordinate Information Management activities, including sharing of IM tools (databases, maps, 3Ws, websites, CODs etc), coordinating the development and utilization of IM technologies, and ensuring that a core set of information management standards are in place for collecting, sharing and storing data.

• Support Assessment activities, including sharing information from ongoing humanitarian assessments and to facilitate the use of IM tools and coordination mechanisms used by clusters and agencies in the area of assessments.