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Waddah Saab – European Commission – RTD.H.2

IMP – Member States' expert group meeting 11 December 2012 – Brussels . Towards European Integrated ocean Observation Commission expert group on marine observation infrastructures. Waddah Saab – European Commission – RTD.H.2. Work and Objectives of the expert group.

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Waddah Saab – European Commission – RTD.H.2

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  1. IMP – Member States' expert group meeting 11 December 2012 – Brussels Towards European Integratedocean Observation Commission expert group on marine observation infrastructures Waddah Saab – European Commission – RTD.H.2

  2. Work and Objectives of the expert group Composition and work of the group: • Framework  EU strategy for marine and maritime research • 18 experts covering main fields of expertise in ocean observation and all sea basins; • Met 9 times between March 2012 and Sept 2012 – report finalised in November 2012; Mandate: • Value of and funding opportunities for MRIs; • Gaps and needs in marine research infrastructures (MRIs) for ocean observation; • Governance of EU marine research infrastructures  long term sustainability and synergy at European level.

  3. MRIs for ocean observation – What are they?

  4. Ocean observation technologies • A data processing chain: • Sensors (physical, chemical, biological, geological, acoustic, optical…) • Fixed or moving platforms • Data transmission technologies • Digital models end products and visualisation tools • Ocean observation is inter-disciplinary (engineering, ICT, biomaterials & nanotechnologies, environmental science – biology…) • It underpins all marine / maritime activities • It is in itself a growing and highlyinnovativesector

  5. EuropeandistributedMRIs

  6. Investing in MRIs – Value • Impact and value in 4 main areas: • Support the maritime economy (Blue Growth) • Marine environmentstewardship (MSFD - GES) • Prediction and mitigation of climate change impact • Marine safety - hazards Framework for socioeconomic impact assessment of MRIs • Value of coordinatingMRIsinvestmentsatEuropeanlevel • Ocean challenges (Blue Growth, MSP, GES, Climate impact) also have a regional or Europeanscale coordinatedinvestments • Givingaccess to marine data acrosssectorsatEuropeanlevel (EMODnet) is a source of immense value

  7. MRIs: startingwith the needs Full and Open Exchange Of Data Across Initiatives & Projects E M O D N E T Science Needs - Major User of Data

  8. Key recommendations – 1 • Investing in MRIs-funding • Structural funds are a potential source of funding for MRIs (~ € 330 billion in (2014-2020), > 25% of which for R&I) • Bridge the gapbetween the regionalrationale of SF and the Europeanrationale of large distributedMRIs • Explore opportunities for PPPs • Giveaccess to marine data • EMODnet must becomeoperational, building uponSeaDataNet • Stewardship of data (NODC) at national levelis crucial • CooperationwithMember States in JPI Oceanscouldbeuseful

  9. Key recommendations - 2 • Move towardsEuropeanOcean observation capacity • EMODnetis part of a broaderpictureincludingMRIs, GMES, WISE-Marine… • Weneed a European vision for ocean observation to provide convergence and coherencebetween all initiatives  Marine Knowledge • Boosting innovation and filling gaps in ocean observation • Weneed innovation to fill gaps (e.g. biochemistry) & developpromising technologies (e.g. marine genomic and acoustic observation), whichcanmake major breakthroughs in relation to e.g. oceanresources or pressures on biodiversity • Weneed innovation to reducecosts of data collection • Weneed to fillgeographical gaps, particularly in sharedseas / third countries  coordinate MS and Commission marine scientificcooperations for capacity building

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