Several studies during their search for the state-of-the-art of ‘integrated coastal zone management’ (ICZM) in Belgium, propose a newly developed coordination centre as key solution. They believe that such an ICZM coordination centre could be the ideal trigger for efficient and sustainable coastal management. The Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) is frequently mentioned as possible instrument to infrastructurally complement this centre. The VLIZ therefore faces today the intriguing question of how to develop a ‘knowledge management infrastructure’ that contributes to the role of an ICZM coordination centre. The present report reaches for an answer to this question.It soon becomes clear that the ICZM coordination centre will only succeed in triggering efficient ICZM, if being able to face three important challenges:· managing a stream of information· managing a decision support· managing a communication strategyEach of these challenges directly asks for a suitable, dynamic and flexible infrastructure. This report therefore first outlines the expectations towards a coordination centre. It does this for each of the above challenges. These outlines will render an overview of what infrastructure and instruments will be asked for. Starting from the present capacity and expertise within the VLIZ, the report then aims at linking the necessary with the possible.The information centre within the newly developed coordination centre would have to streamline and focus raw data towards information for ICZM in Belgium. The extensive pool of data would have to be used from an issue driven point of view. Issues will therefore have to be detected and then analysed into different sources of information. Both literature study as well as public participation and expert panels should underpin a thorough issue analysis. The sources of information that are proposed here are, besides the issue, also sites, persons, organisations, documents, projects, events, indicators, maps, datasets, rules, uses, tradition, case studies and ecosystems. ...