SEIS or the Shared Environmental Information System Almut Reichel Project Manager SCP and waste

1. SEIS or the Shared Environmental Information System Almut Reichel Project Manager SCP and waste

2. 42 % of EU citizens feel poorly informed about environmental issues Source: Eurobarometer, March 2008

3. Commission CommunicationTowards a Shared Environmental Information System (SEIS) “Better decisions from local to European level need better and more timely information, based on more efficient monitoring and reporting systems” S Dimas, Feb 2008

4. What is SEIS? • A collaborative initiative of the Commission, EEA and Member States • Aiming at a modern system for organising environmental information, based on the following principles: • “Data stored as close to source as possible”; • “Produce once, use many times”.

5. SEIS – Strategic objectives • Improving theavailability and quality of information needed to design and implement Community environment policy • Reducing administrative burden on Member States and EU institutions and modernise reporting • Fostering the development of information services and applications that all stakeholders can use and profit from

6. From Reporting to Online Services The current data flows Live Information Systems Member states Organisations Organisations Member states

7. Scope of SEIS • Improve • Modernise • Streamline the present information systems

8. Road map for implementation EC Communication SEIS 2008 EC Communication to implement SEIS in neighbouring countries 2009 Political commitment SEIS SEIS implementation plan 2010 Revised EC standardised reporting directive 2011 First Inspire data services 2012 Online e-reporting systems 2013 GMES space infrastructure

9. The new reporting directive:EU eReporting tool Member States must: • ensure information is made available in electronic form, using available web-based technology • inform Commission which organisation or authority is responsible for making the information available, and where the information can be found. This mechanism will replace all existing reporting mechanisms

10. Ozone Web http://www.eea.europa.eu./maps/ozone

12. Ozone exceedances DG Environment has stated: "If countries and EEA can show that the NRT data exchange system can be used to provide information relating to  provisional ozone exceedances, then the Commission would look seriously at revising the provisional ozone exceedance reporting requirements".

13. EEA/Eionet SEIS implementation plan 2008 • 16 pilot projects, selected in order to gain ‘quick wins’ within one year • Learn about how SEIS can be implemented in different areas • Integrated into the EEA Annual Management Plan • Regular information in the NFP Eionet meetings

14. EEA/Eionet SEIS project No. 12:Effectiveness of waste policies – country fact sheets of waste policies • Integrate the principles of SEIS into the country fact sheets on waste policies • Difference to most other SEIS projects:- no data, but policy information- purely voluntary basis: no reporting obligation

15. Lessons learned • There’s a lot to learn from the countries’ good practices. • Many of the information systems that are operational in the countries could provide access to the data needed to create information at the European level. • Most of the infrastructure is there. • If SEIS development is to focus on one topic then air quality is the obvious candidate.

16. EEA on the road... SF NO SE EE LV LT DK IE NL PL DE BE CZ SK AT CH ES PT IT TR GR MT (04/2007 – 11/2008)

17. Thank you for your attention!