SMART Workspace

Identify opportunities and financing models to promote the deployment of SMART cables within the submarine cable industry ecosystem.
Liaise with Multilateral Development Banks (MLDBs) and other government and financial institutions within the scientific and telecommunications industry sectors.
Seek other sources for funding both the JTF and SMART cable project sponsors
Identify and promote SMART cable opportunities to government authorities and agencies, public institutes, project sponsors, end users and other SMART cable stakeholders.
Support SMART cable stakeholders with financial and commercial expertise to ensure successful SMART cable project implementation.
Providing relevant information to prospective new cable owners to encourage the adoption of SMART Cable minimum industry standards.
Propose any recommendation in accordance with its goals.

Promote SMART cables within the broader regulatory community. Climate Monitoring and Disaster Mitigation
Understand and become familiar with the current global regulatory regime defined in UNCLOS and new UN legislation (BBNJ), and
other legal frameworks.
Work with WMO and IOC to include SMART cables in their on-going UNCLOS negotiations re ocean observing.
Engage directly with regulatory authorities having jurisdiction over select project regions to develop frameworks for permitting and licensing SMART cables.
Monitoring of emerging legislation and providing information wherever necessary to promote SMART submarine cables.
Responding to general enquiries on matters relating to international law in relation to SMART submarine cables.
Advice regarding any legal matter for the promotion of SMART Cables.
Propose any recommendation in accordance with its goals.

Develop a marketing and brand awareness programme for the JTF organization and SMART cable initiatives including digital marketing (e.g. logo, brand), unique website, newsletters, social media (e.g. LinkedIn), presentations and marketing brochures and materials.
Coordinate and communicate with other stakeholders to engage in opportunities to cross market the JTF and SMART cable initiative including UN Decade platform, GOOS and IOC/Tsunami organizations.
Build an events calendar for the JTF for opportunities to accelerate SMART Cable marketing and awareness.
Promoting awareness of the strategic, economic and social benefits of SMART submarine cables, especially to Government agencies, the fishing industry and other seabed users.
Developing affiliations to JTF with other international associations representing seabed users.
Propose any recommendation in accordance with its goals.

Relying on research data management best practices, design and recommend approaches to ensure scientific sensor data are stored and managed to maximize, availability, data quality and usability (FAIR)
Identify data security issues associated with SMART cable science sensors and recommend approaches to address them
Coordinate with SMART cable system suppliers, users, and scientific bodies where relevant on design and functionality of data management in both the cable system and the Network Management System (NMS) to ensure optimal data acquisition, data quality and timeliness of access.
Use the SMART Atlantic CAM as a template for the future.
Coordinate data management activities with WMO and IOC.

This Working Group will review on an annual basis:

The existing 3 sensors (temperature, pressure, seismic motion), taking into account the current state of practice and technology.
Consider other possible sensors measuring other variables, determining their technical readiness level (TRL) and appropriateness to be included either as required or optional sensors in future systems. This would explicitly include Optical fiber sensing - DAS, SoP, and phase.

Define the engineering activities necessary to integrate desired/needed sensors and other technologies into submarine telecommunications cables to meet the JTF’s SMART cable objectives.
Identify possible methods to achieve SMART sensor integration into submarine telecommunications cables.
Liaise and work with the submarine cable industry suppliers, end users, and project stakeholders (including regulatory and other authorities) to facilitate information exchange regarding engineering methods.
Identify interested parties capable of providing technical support to potential SMART cable system purchasers.
In close cooperation with Science and Society Committee, ensure the technical and engineering design and integration of sensors and other Climate Monitoring and Disaster Mitigation technologies (e.g. Optical Fiber Sensing) are fit-for-purpose and meet the functionality and performance requirements of the SMART cables.
Offer input regarding technical aspects of SMART cable system contracts regarding: overall system design, performance, functionality, power consumption, footprint, and communication system with the end stations.
Producing and maintaining a comprehensive range of recommendations that define the minimum standards for SMART cable route planning, installation, operation, maintenance and protection.
Propose any recommendation in accordance with its goals.

Committees

Study, evaluate and promote the scientific and societal benefits derived from the JTF’s SMART Cable initiative
Interact and liaise with other committees to identify and coordinate all scientific requirements of SMART cables
Identify specific regions where exposure to extreme climate impacts, earthquakes, tsunamis will benefit from SMART cable deployments.
Promote and present the JTF’s objectives and progress at scientific conferences.
Provide science expertise to countries and organizations implementing SMART projects.
Propose any recommendation in accordance with its goals.