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ICG / Major changes
Changes in key
concepts and
principles
Changes in the group
of leading actors
Expansions in the
functional scope
ICG/IOTWS
2005: ICG decides to
develop a network of
regional tsunami service
providers rather than a
single Indian Ocean
Warning Centre
2008: Implementation
plan envisages phased
implementation of the
RTSPs and transition
from the Interim
Advisory Service (IAS)
provided by PTWC and
JMA
2009: ICG decides that
RTSPs should provide
detailed tsunami threat
information to NTWCs
only. Information
available to the public
would not contain
details of threat, as this
is a national
responsibility to
determine
2011: ICG supports the
expansion of the role of
the Jakarta Tsunami
Information Centre
(JTIC) into an Indian
Ocean Tsunami
Information Centre
(IOTIC)
2005: Through the
provision of interim
tsunami watch services,
Japan and USA lead
actors
2011: Operational phase
reached and tsunami
watch service provided
by the countries of the
region: Australia, India,
and Indonesia
