MARITIMEAFFAIRS

European Marine Observation and Data

Network

DG MARE Brussels 21 September 2011

interim evaluation

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Maritime Policy Budget 2008-2011

Preparatory actions €14.7 million

Pilot projects €6 million

TOTAL €20.7 Million

European Marine Observation and Data Network €6,450,000

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Contracts

Thematic group committed Number of bids

Main contractor

hydrography €975,000 3 MARIS b.v, Netherlands

hydrography €1,200,000 2 MARIS bv, Netherlands

geology €925,000 2 NERC BGS, UK

physics €1,000,000 1 ETT, Italy

chemistry €700,000 2 OGS, Italy

biology €750,000 3 VLIZ, Belgium

physical habitats €800,000 2 JNCC, UK

[1] A complete list of main contractors is given in appendix 1. this does not include subcontractors of whom there are many.

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five portals operational

[1] A complete list of main contractors is given in appendix 1. this does not include subcontractors of whom there are many.

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Objectives of “marine knowledge 2020”

1. reduce operational costs and delays:

2. increase competition and innovation

3. reduce uncertainty in knowledge of the oceans

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Objectives of evaluations

1. relevance • met the objectives set out in "marine knowledge 2020"?

2. management • resources available in due time, in appropriate quantity

and quality at the best price.

3. efficiency • could it have been done cheaper?

4. effectiveness• what worked and what didn’t

first sea-basin scale sediment maps

can identify ownership and gaps

Management – delays in final report

Thematic group

Delay (working

days)

Time for Commission

to reply (working

days)

Decision

hydrography 10 5 accepted

geology 4 22 revisions asked for

chemistry 3 22 revisions asked for

biology 4 22 accepted

physical habitats 1 27 accepted

Effectiveness•Testing of portals by contractor

•Mutual awareness at 6-monthly progress meetings

•Opinion of Marine Observation and Data Expert Group

•Opinion of Commission officials and European Environment Agency

Portal Biology Chemistry Geology Hydrography Physical habitats

Good first impression *** *** ** *** **

Portal intuitive to use ** *** ** *** **

Instructions were useful

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Data easy to find ** *** * *** **

Portal had advanced features and

functions

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Data was easy to access

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Data was comprehensive

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Data was in convenient format

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Expert Group Opinion• Need one entry portal

• Incorporate work done for research projects (PANGAEA)

• Think about merging geology and hydrography

• Can we timestamp the data?

• The preparatory actions are on the right track but they must be followed up. If the EU ceases to take an interest the momentum will be lost

Could it have been done more cheaply?

•We pay for deliverables not time so we do not know how much effort was put in.

•Administration costs by Commission 6% of budget

•Deliverables in terms of data availability per unit EU cost comparable with other initiatives

– Data Collection in Fisheries

– Frmaework Programme Research projects

– Global Monitoring for Environment and Security

•next phase 2011-2013 •financial regulation for maritime policy

– Fill gaps– Learn lessons from evaluation

more information

• http://ec.europa.eu/maritimeaffairs/index_en.html

• https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/maritimeforum/node/1305