<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Peter Petrov</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Towards Creation of a Unified Information System of the Navies of the Black Sea Countries</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Information &amp; Security: An International Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Black Sea security</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">BlackSeaFor</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">ComBlackSeaNavMet</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">cooperative security</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">GMDSS</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">South Eastern Europe</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2001</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2001</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">6</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">94-101</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">The cooperation among the Navies of the Black Sea region has a significant, and as yet underutilized potential to deal with the new security challenges. In this article the Chief of Staff of the Bulgarian Navy describes the non-traditional challenges in front of the Bulgarian Navy and other governmental agencies, and the role advanced IT may play in facilitating their effectiveness. Building on that experience, Vice-Admiral Petrov proposes a regional initiative in establishing a unified Black Sea information system. He analyzes functional, organizational and technological aspects of the project, defines priorities in its development and proposes initial implementation steps.</style></abstract></record></records></xml>