Objectives of ENVIS Centers

1.   Long-term objectives :

•     To build up a repository and dissemination centre in Environmental Science and Engineering;

•    To gear up the modern technologies of acquisition, processing, storage, retrieval and dissemination of information of environmental nature; and

•     To support and promote research, development and innovation in environmental information technology.

2.    Short-term objectives.

•     To provide national environmental information service relevant to present needs and capable of development to meet the future needs of the users, originators, processors and disseminators of information;

•     To build up storage, retrieval and dissemination capabilities with the ultimate objectives of disseminating information speedily to the users;

•     To promote, national and international cooperation and liaison for exchange of environment related information;

•     To promote, support and assist education and personnel training programmes designed to enhance environmental information processing and utilization capabilities;

•     To promote exchange of information amongst developing countries.