Expert Group on Marine Research Infrastructure

1. Expert Group on Marine Research Infrastructure 7th meeting - 14-15 Nov 2011

2. Integrity at the core • Independent foundation established in 1864 • Self-owned with no shareholders • Stakeholders are represented in our governing bodies and committees • We use profits to continuously develop our people and our research and innovation

3. Highly skilled people across the world 300 offices 100 countries 8,500 employees, of which 83% have a university degree

4. identify assess manage risk DNV’s core competence

5. Our main services

6. Public-private partnership for data acquisition and sharing, a realistic option ?

7. Public-private partnership for data acquisition and sharing,a realistic option ? • Some observations: • Focus on usage areas • More than on thematic data layers • Beneficial to set clear definitions of data content and applications / use • define the usage and requirements both from industry and public • ex. Unlike its predecessor, SEAPOP has a defined use in industry ERA (data format and adaption) • More specialized databases instead of bigger, more generic ones • but with data input/output via standards • easier for industry to see benefit and to contribute • Work towards common industry associations – not single players • Avoid «competitive advantage» data content, Industry will not contribute • Data owners – publication rights • Limited in time • Focus on mutual benefit • Access to more data than your own • no hidden data – reduce uncertainty towards best available data • Make it available to public / research (available = downloadable) – Societal benefit

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