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A European Perspective & ENBI

A European Perspective & ENBI. Wouter Los University of Amsterdam. Position of Europe. Europe holds a wealth of biodiversity information Many of the world’s biological collections Rich libraries and other printed material Growing databases Large genetic databases

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A European Perspective & ENBI

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  1. A European Perspective& ENBI • Wouter Los University of Amsterdam

  2. Position of Europe • Europe holds a wealth of biodiversity information • Many of the world’s biological collections • Rich libraries and other printed material • Growing databases • Large genetic databases • Strong in relevant IT technology • Management of complex databases • Building of advanced applications • Many initiatives

  3. Categories of information • Biological specimens from all over the world • Biological Collection Information Service Europe • European Natural History Specimen Information Network • European network on microbial data • Species • Fauna Europaea / Euro+Med Plantbase / European Register of Marine Species • Species 2000 • Molecular data • EMBnet • European Federation of Biotechnology • Ecological data • Biodiversity Cluster • European Environment Agency & Biodiversity Topic Centre • Advanced combinations • Expert centre for Taxonomic Identification (ETI)

  4. Digital networking • Distributed infrastructure • Computers • Storage capacity • Software tools • Interoperability • Standards and heterogeneous databases • GRID • European GRID initiative with a major financial initiative

  5. ENBIEuropean Network of Biodiversity Information • Advance notice of European Commission for a targeted Call to establish ENBI • ENBI is expected to add value to the contributions of national nodes and other European projects to GBIF • Development of a European approach, building upon Member State initiatives and national nodes, and from EEA and its topic centres.

  6. Objectives of ENBI • Provide a forum for GBIF related discussions on issues that are better handled at a European scale • Identify and anticipate on new emerging technologies and trends, organise a critical mass of European efforts, disseminate results. • Build and maintain a pan-European service of data and experts (for world-wide users) • Coordinate, promote and organize training opportunities that are more efficiently managed at the European level

  7. Clusters of tasks • European data • Add value to existing projects • Priority setting • International sharing of data • Amongst which: repatriation of collection information • Interaction with end-users • Conditional activities • Common access • Information technology • IPR • Training

  8. Impact of ENBI • To science • Incentives for innovation • A forum and mechanism for coordination and priority setting • New opportunities for other scientific disciplines • Pan-European cooperation • To end-users • Services on the European scale • ‘Repatriation’ of information to developing countries • To Europe’s position

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