Fisheries Interactive Charts (FIC) is a cutting-edge visualization dashboard featuring a suite of interactive charts designed to present a wide range of data on national fisheries, including international trade. FIC aims to be a centralized hub for the Department of Fisheries Malaysia (DOFM), providing seamless access to millions of data points. It combines user-friendliness with a high-impact design, ensuring accessibility for all users.

Many government organizations face challenges accessing accurate, high-quality data, often struggling to discover and utilize such data effectively to generate actionable insights. To address these challenges, DOFM developed the FIC, a practical tool that serves the following key objectives:

1. Unlocking the potential of national fisheries data by providing in-depth analysis capabilities.
2. Promoting data-driven decision by making data a cornerstone of the decision-making process.
3. Revealing patterns and correlations within data at a glance.
4. Enabling user interactivity, such as filtering, zooming, and drilling down into specific data points to explore areas of interest by any users.

FIC functions as DOFM's analytical powerhouse, empowering DOFM officials to harness data science for informed, evidence-based decision-making.

Although FIC is still in its early stages, it has already become a pivotal tool within DOFM, centralizing data-driven activities and fostering a culture of data-centric decision-making. As FIC continues to evolve, it promises to deliver significant, long-term impacts that align with DOFM's goals and expectations.

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• Malaysia

• Remote and rural communities
• FISHERS, AQUACULTURIST AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS

The core features of FIC can be made replicable and adaptable, including consolidating dispersed datasets into a unified platform, enabling interactive visualizations, and leveraging popular tools like Power BI, Tableau, or Looker Studio for data representation.

FIC's model can be replicated across various sectors and regions, especially where data-driven decision-making is essential such as government agencies, private sectors, Non-Governmental Organisations, research and academia.

The FIC is built with sustainability in mind, utilizing a range of key strategies across financial, technical, data, user, institutional, and continuous improvement domains. It is designed to be cost-efficient, requiring minimal to no investment for development. Regarding data collection, FIC leverages existing available data, and the administration goes above and beyond by sourcing additional data from the internet and effectively visualizing it within the platform.

FIC is dedicated to promoting access to information and empowering underserved communities by developing a platform that enables easy access to essential data, facilitating better decision-making. By bridging the digital divide, FIC offers user-friendly visualizations that simplify complex data for a broad audience. Leveraging advanced ICT tools, FIC collects, analyzes, and visualizes large datasets, ensuring that valuable information is accessible to all. This aligns with the WSIS vision of utilizing technology to drive societal progress and advancement.