E-INFRASTRUCTURES AND DATA MANAGEMENT

Collaborative Research Action

Phase 1

AGENDA

1.Objectives and Broader Impacts

2.E-Infrastructures and Data Management CRA Overview

3.Assembly and Role of the Work Packages

4.Deliverables

E-INFRASTRUCTURES AND DATA MANAGEMENT

“….the need to address global environmental challenges requires a more coordinated approach to the planning, implementation, and management of data, analytics and E-Infrastructures” through international collaboration.

- Belmont Forum, New Delhi, February 2013

KEY OBJECTIVES: COORDINATION AND COLLABORATION

Create a ‘space’ (Knowledge Hub) foster integrated communities that are better able to collaborate on e-infrastructure challenges

Build on international teams and partnerships that can effectively work with civil society to co-design e-infrastructures, data management and data-analytical challenges

OBJECTIVES AND BROADER IMPACTS

KEY OBJECTIVES:COMMUNITY STRATEGY AND IMPLEMENTATION PLANIdentify strategic science policies, outlining what

can be done better, in a multilateral way, to support global change researchVision that clearly expresses global e-infrastructure needs,

barriers and gaps Informs stakeholders Prioritizes action to address the interoperability challenges Integrates existing national and international research in

order to promote more holistic environmental support systems

OBJECTIVES AND BROADER IMPACTS

COMMUNITY STRATEGY & IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

Recommendations could consist of one or more funding calls (CRAs) and/or policies/procedural changes: Actions that produce quick wins leading to recognizable results

Strategic leverage points to make a big difference with small sums of money or policy changes

Analysis of funding mechanisms that best sustain e-infrastructures

Strategic community-building initiatives around data infrastructuresProcess to engage the BF in the co-design of future CRAs to keep

pace with changing global e-infrastructure landscape

OBJECTIVES AND BROADER IMPACTS

BROADER IMPACTS

Recommendations from this project could change how the BF operates by promoting a more coordinated approach, in terms of policies, procedures and funding mechanisms, to support e-infrastructures in a more sustainable way OBJECTIVES AND BROADER IMPACTS

BROADER IMPACTS (CONTINUED)

If successful, this project will help the BF achieve collective impact, by identifying: A shared agenda around which BF agencies can organize

to better support global e-infrastructure Mutually reinforcing activities to achieve the shared

agenda How the BF can strategically mobilize funding,

coordinate community-building/outreach, facilitate dialogue between partners, and guide overall strategic direction

OBJECTIVES AND BROADER IMPACTS

BROADER IMPACTS (CONTINUED)

Small changes in how the BF operates could lead to big impacts globally

Potential to leverage domestic programs of member agencies to have an even greater impact

OBJECTIVES AND BROADER IMPACTS

MULTI-PHASE COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH ACTION (CRA)Phase I:

September 2013 – April 2015 Series of collaborative

scoping activities instead of a competitive call for small grants

Focus on reducing the risk of fragmenting existing communities and excluding important players

Produce a Community Strategy and Implementation Plan

Phase II:

Starts in 2015/2016 Begin delivering on

Implementation Plan based on input from the Knowledge Hub activities

Depends on outcomes of Phase I and funding agency participation

May include a funding call to implement the strategies and vision from Phase I

E-INFRASTRUCTURES AND DATA MANAGEMENT CRA OVERVIEW

1. Australia2. Brazil3. European

Commission4. France5. Germany6. Int’l Council

for Science

PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES

7. Italy

8. Japan

9. South Africa

10.UK

11.USA

12.GEO/GEOSS**Not a Belmont Forum Member; acting as a participant-observer in Phase 1 of this CRA.

PHASE I OVERVIEW

International Steering Committee 1 member per country or international organization

Members lead six Work Packages (WPs) / working groups

National delegations = Assembly ~ 10 members per country ~ 120 people

Project Secretariat – jointly funded by US (NSF) and UK (NERC)

Knowledge Hub Web platform (www.bfe-inf.org)

PHASE I TIMELINE

October 2013: Steering Committee Meeting in Windsor, UK, to define WPs and WP leadership

November 2013 – February 2014: Finalize WP workplans and populate WPs with Assembly members

August 1, 2014: WPs provide a report on preliminary findings to the Secretariat

Late August/early September 2014: Steering Committee meeting to synthesize WP findings into a cohesive interim report

September 15, 2014: Interim report due to the Belmont Forum

E-INFRASTRUCTURES AND DATA MANAGEMENT CRA OVERVIEW

PHASE I TIMELINE (CONTINUED)

October 8-10, 2014: Belmont Forum Plenary Meeting in Beijing, China to decide CRAs released in 2015

December 12-14, 2014: SC meeting in San Francisco, USA prior to AGU 2014

January 2015: Draft Community Strategy and Implementation Plan due to the Belmont Forum Principals

March/April 2015: Final Community Strategy and Implementation Plan due to the Belmont Forum Principals

E-INFRASTRUCTURES AND DATA MANAGEMENT CRA OVERVIEW

ASSEMBLY

120 + experts ~10 per country Divided into 6 Work Packages

(WPs)

end-user domain scientists computer and information

scientists legal experts social scientists

Architecture and Interoperability WP1: Data Integration for

Multidisciplinary Research WP2: Improved interface

between the computation and data infrastructures

WP3: Harmonization of global data infrastructure for sharing environmental data

Governance WP4: Data

Sharing WP5: Open Data WP6: Capacity

Building (cross-cutting)

WORK PACKAGES

ASSEMBLY AND ROLE OF THE WORK PACKAGES

WORK PACKAGES: INTER-RELATIONSHIPS

WP1: Data Integra-tion for Multidiscip-

linary Research

WP2: Interface between computation and data in-

frastructures

WP3: Harmonization of global data infrastruc-ture for sharing envi-

ronmental data

WP4: Data Shar-ing

WP5: Open Data

WP6: Capacity Building (Cross-Cutting)

ROLE OF THE ASSEMBLY MEMBERS AND WORK PACKAGES

Provide evidence to support recommendations on how the BF can best support e-infrastructure

Each individual: Brings a unique area of expertise, so all contributions are

critical and valuable

Should draw on her or his knowledge/expertise to identify existing capabilities, gaps and remaining research challenges in both technical and governance arenas

Already participates in a number of international and national initiatives, and so can take a holistic view

ASSEMBLY AND ROLE OF THE WORK PACKAGES

FOCUSING THE WORK PACKAGES Leverage existing resources/partnerships/investments/initiatives

DON’T reinvent the wheel There are already international programs that promote best practice in parts of

environmental science

WPs should decide which parts require additional funding, and where there are still gaps between existing programs

Each WP is asked to consider its area of focus, and, with the collective experience of the participants, consider: Which activities are addressed adequately and DO NOT require further

attention

Which activities are not addressed adequately and DO require further attention

For areas that require further support, consider how support is best provided

ASSEMBLY AND ROLE OF THE WORK PACKAGES

DELIVERABLES

Interim Report Due September 15, 2014

Community Strategy and Implementation Plan Draft due in January 2015

Final due in March/April 2015

Work Package Deliverables Due prior to interim report (August 1, 2014)

Due prior to draft and final versions of the PlanDELIVERABLES

INTERIM REPORT

The BF requires an interim report prior to their meeting in Beijing, China, October 8-10 in order to: Flag emerging issues and preliminary recommendations

that may include one or more funding calls (CRAs) Allow the BF enough time to release a CRA(s) in 2015, should

that be a preliminary recommendation Accommodate funding agencies’ annual budget deadlines,

which influence when CRAs are released Engage the BF in the co-design of any future CRA(s) to

prevent a long gap between submitting and acting upon recommendations

DELIVERABLES

WORK PACKAGES: DELIVERABLES

Initial WP deliverables are due by August 1, 2014:1. Review of the existing situation/lay of the land in each WP focus

area(s)

2. Identify the need to take action in a particular area: What are the issues that need to be addressed and why?

3. Identify whether a CRA could address this issue. If so, how?

4. Identify strategic policies or actions that BF could take to address this issue

Final deliverables for the Plan will consist of concrete evidence to support recommendations

DELIVERABLES

QUICK LINKS FOR MORE INFORMATION

www.belmontforum.orgwww.bfe-inf.orghttps://twitter.com/BFE_Inf

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