CD Focal points: Question 2.5: In your opinion, how useful are the following in terms of development of ocean research policies in support of sustainable development in your country?

Country	Institution	Your Position	Gender	Sharing of information on existing ocean research priorities among government and other organizations	Assistance with the development of national marine science management procedures and national policies	Support in methodologies for co-design processes to joint development of policies	Other suggestions?
Argentina	Servicio de HidrografÃa Naval	Technical Secretary	M	Essential	Not Necessary	Essential
Australia	CSIRO	Marine scientist	M	Not Necessary	Not Necessary	Not Necessary
Brazil	Diretoria de Hidrografia e NavegaÃ§Ã£o (Brazilian Navy Hydrographic Office)	Institutional Advisor on IOC Affairs	M	Essential	Essential	Very Useful	In order to reach properly the societal outcomes for the Ocean Decade, it is needed science focused in end users necessities. For this to succeed it is needed the development of national marine science management procedures and national policies, as say, science based decision making. In its turn, it requires a proper coordination between science and politics
Côte D’Ivoire	Centre de Recherches Oceanologiques	Senior Scientist, Head of Environment Department	M	Essential	Very Useful	Very Useful
Indonesia	Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology	Research Staff	M	Very Useful	Essential	Essential
Mexico	SEP-DGETAyCM	Asesor en asuntos de la COI y desarrollo curricular	M	Essential	Essential	Essential	En algunos paÃses, como MÃ©xico, varias dependencias del gobierno atienden los temas del desarrollo sostenible. Debieran establecer mecanismos de coordinaciÃ³n entre las diversas dependencias.
Myanmar	Department of Meteorology and Hydrology	Deputy Director	M	Essential	Essential	Essential
Nigeria	Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment	Legal Metrologist	M	Very Useful	Very Useful	Very Useful
Senegal	MinstÃ©re de la PÃªche et de l’Economie Maritime	Head of Documentation,Information and Communication Unit	F	Very Useful	Very Useful	Of Some Use
Trinidad and Tobago	Institute of Marine Affairs	Librarian	F	Very Useful	Very Useful	Very Useful	Marine-related legislation is also regarded as important/useful
United Republic of Tanzania	Institute of Marine Sciences, UDSM		M	Essential	Essential	Essential