Web Platform
Article 9
1. A dedicated web platform developed and managed by the GSC shall serve as a key tool for the IPCR as an electronic hub between relevant stakeholders. 2. Access to this platform shall be restricted to persons designated by relevant stakeholders, namely the General Secretariat of the Council (for the Council and European Council), Member States, the Commission, the EEAS (for the HR) and the relevant Union agencies. 3. In order to encourage exchanges on the web platform, particularly those of a sensitive nature, information shall not be disclosed to parties which are not relevant stakeholders set out in paragraph 2, unless explicitly authorised by Coreper. The GSC, in liaison with the Presidency, shall be involved in responding to requests for information received from such parties. 4. In order to avoid duplication, the web platform shall not replace nor be replaced by any of the Union sectoral web tools. Information classified above RESTREINT UE/EU RESTRICTED shall be exchanged via the relevant accredited channels. 5. The web platform shall be available even without IPCR activation, notably for relevant background information, exercises, lessons learned and training as well as IPCR points of contact. A crisis page shall be generated for each IPCR activation. 6. In the event of a crisis without an IPCR activation, the GSC — in agreement with the Presidency — may create a ‘monitoring page’ possibly at the request of a concerned Member State, Commission services, or EEAS. This page shall facilitate the exchange of information and would act as a repository for readily available reports and situational information. The creation of a monitoring page shall not entail the production of ISAA reports. 7. The IPCR web platform shall also feature specific thematically-oriented forums or ‘hubs’ to be used in particular outside the times of crisis for networking, information exchange, and collaboration purposes in order to contribute to preparedness for crisis management. 8. The GSC shall consult the Presidency and Council delegations when planning structural changes to the Platform.