The spirit

Major issues are currently facing National Meteorological Services (NMSs)

• Climate Change is now a fact National Met Services have to explain to people and share with governments
• Socio-economic value of meteorological information is more and more clearly assessed and lead to a higher focus of National Met Services on their stakeholders, users and customers, despite a growing influence of private sector
• Governments' concern about impact of climate and weather is growing, together with their willingness to support National Met Services in their modernization process
• New technologies (internet, multimedia dissemination, network automation) make connectivity and integration key elements of any modernization process.
• Centre of gravity of National Met Services’ operations has shifted from what used to be the heart of their activity (Observation) to powerful and integrated Information System, enabling further applications and user satisfaction.
• Technology gap between developed countries and developing world is also increasing despite international efforts.

In this complex and challenging context, modernizing your National Meteorological Service means to :

• set up / upgrade your strategy
• convince your umbrellas for funding
• manage and implement many components in observation and information systems
• take care of existing systems & organization
• comply with existing and coming regulations from WMO (WIS, TDCF), ICAO,...
• re-design your operational workflow to stick with their new strategy (e.g. user oriented)
• set up a new organization to maximize benefit from modernization process
• strengthen capacity of your staff
• maximize the cost/benefit ratio at National Met Service and also country level

Based on its experience and know-how, Meteo France International approach helps you serenely follow up your project's realization

• Think global and go through strategic planning
• Design your relevant modernization project with necessary components ranging from Observation to Information systems, Public Weather Services and Early Warning Systems
• Get funds if needed
• Implement critical parts or whole of the modernization project (MFI alone, and/or with its long term partners)
• Switch to new organization at HQ and/or country level
• Get transfer of knowledge to take over operation on the new systems and concepts as soon as possible in the process
• Be comfortable with Change Management process as well as with new international regulation
• Split your project into logical phases in order to show visible results in an early stage and get guarantee of long term sustainability of the project through relevant services and support.
• Benefit from Météo-France long run experience in all critical technical or non technical fields