to make obis financially sustainable
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To make OBIS financially sustainable. Why fund OBIS?. ... it is an essential part of global science infrastructure. Funding needs. Coordination + portal staff + meetings = US$1 million p.a. Management + infrastructure at Regional OBIS Nodes = - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
To make OBIS
financially sustainable
Why fund OBIS?Why fund OBIS?Why fund OBIS?Why fund OBIS?
... it is an essential part of
global science infrastructure
Funding needsFunding needsFunding needsFunding needs
• Coordination + portal staff + meetings = US$1 million p.a.
• Management + infrastructure at Regional OBIS Nodes = • (0.5 person-year US$50,000 p.a. ) * 12 = US$600,000 p.a.
• Total = US$1.6 million p.a.
Governing Board
Managers CommitteeRegional OBIS NodesScientific Working Groups
Executive Director
Web Master, Assistant to Director•
Web ProgrammerData Manager
Research and Development
Editorial Science Board
Portal Manager
OBIS organisation chart
IT support Services
Executive Committee
Strategy
1. Demonstrate interoperability2. Demonstrate large scale data publication and integration in a
quality controlled, scholarly, online portal 3. Develop community data sources and culture of online data
publication • Relationships individual scientists• Relationships international and national organisations (GBIF, IOC, FAO,
IOOS, DFO, CSIRO, NOAA, GEOSS, ICES, IABO, IUBS, ICSU, etc.)
4. Develop community of data users 5. Demonstrate value of global data integration
• Publications with new insights• Online applications for user communities
Funding strategyFunding strategyFunding strategyFunding strategy
• Research, development, user applications• Special short-term contracts and grants
• Distribute costs • Regional OBIS Nodes obtain own funding• Mirror sites
• International coordination and data management• ? options
Organisation modelsOrganisation modelsOrganisation modelsOrganisation models
• SAFHOS (country donations + fees for services + research contracts)
• MBARI (endowment + research grants)
• ASFA (nodes self-funded, FAO host secretariat)
• GBIF (country membership fees)
• SCOR (country donations)
• IMBER (hosted by country)
OptionsOptionsOptionsOptions
• One or more organizations agree to host the
• portal and its website.
• the secretariat, and/or sponsor staff.
• IOC, IODE, FAO, SCOR, UNEP, or others fund secretariat and meetings.
• RON cover their own costs to meetings.
• RON provide a annual contribution to secretariat and meeting’s costs.
• User community large and targeted enough to attract advertising of marine technology and publications through OBIS.
• Organizations and individuals sponsor OBIS through donations because they feel it is a worthwhile scientific public good.
• Obtain or develop endowment from which interest sponsors parts of OBIS.
• Mixture of above.
GovernanceGovernanceGovernanceGovernance
• Ownership of OBIS IPR is shared by OBIS community
• Limiting (personal and organisation) liability
• Not-for-profit status
• Independent, adaptable
• Incorporate to clarify above
• Governing Board
OutcomeOutcomeOutcomeOutcome
• OBIS recognised as valuable and prestigious scientific activity
• Regional (& thematic) OBIS Nodes self-funded
• One or more countries or organizations offer to host OBIS portal and secretariat
• Central budget from national or international organization