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 - Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission -
The IOC was created in 1960 to promote international cooperation and coordinate programmes in research, sustainable development, protection of the marine environment, capacity-building for improved management, and decision-making. It assists developing countries in strengthening their institutions to obtain self-driven sustainability in marine sciences. The objectives of the IOC Integrated Coastal Area Management (ICAM) Programme are to address coastal zone problems through activities of a more cooperative, coordinated and interdisciplinary nature, and ensure good coordination among existing IOC efforts related to the coastal zone. This programme also aims to provide a mechanism to promote interaction between IOC programmes related to ICAM and those of other international organisations, between marine natural scientists and social scientists, as well as between scientists and coastal managers and policy-makers.  The IOC's International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IODE) was established in 1961 to enhance marine research, exploitation and development by facilitating the exchange of oceanographic data and information between participating Member States and by meeting the needs of users for data and information products. IODE is also financing the SPINCAM Virtual Office.
ODINCARSA was set up primarily as a mechanism for assessing the current and potential state of development of national data centers and to create the means for mutual capacity building in South America and the Caribbean. It further sought to develop a cooperation network for managing and exchanging oceanographic data and information within these regions. ODINCARSA is a network which is integrated by 19 IOC Member States: Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Cuba, Dominica, Ecuador, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Saint Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela.  - South Pacific Commission (CPPS)-
The South Pacific Commission (CPPS) is the regional agency to coordinate appropriate maritime policies of its Member States: CHILE, COLOMBIA, ECUADOR AND PERU. On 18 August 1952 born, with the “Declaration on the Maritime Zone " subscribed at Santiago by the Governments of Chile, Ecuador and Peru. On 9 August 1979, Colombia joins the System. The CPPS liaison with governments is by means of the National Sections, bodies of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of each member country. The General Secretariat is both the Executive Secretariat of the Action Plan for the Southeast Pacific, Plan which also links the thematic structure, legal, institutional and financial to the Republic of Panama. The Action Plan of the Southeast Pacific has as general legal framework the agreement for the Protection of the Marine Environment and Coastal Areas of the Southeast Pacific, also called "Lima Convention" of 1981 which obliges the High Contracting Parties to strive, either individually or through bilateral or multilateral cooperation, to take appropriate measures to prevent, reduce and control the pollution of the marine and coastal areas of the Southeast Pacific and to ensure a proper environmental management of natural resources.  - Flemish Belgium (Government of Flanders)-
The Flemish Government is giving the financial support to the SPINCAM project
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