IOC inter-sessional working group on the revision of the IOC Oceanographic Data Exchange Policy 2003 (2019) (IWG-DATAPOLICY)

This working group was established by IODE-XXVI (Recommendation IODE-XXVI.6.4) 

Objectives

1. Create an inventory of existing international, national and organizational data policies,
2. Review and compare existing international, national and organizational data policies
3. Develop a glossary with clear definitions (e.g. open vs free and unrestricted; data vs metadata vs information, licence options),
4. Investigate the expansion of scope and name of the IOC Oceanographic Data Exchange Policy,
5. Gather advice from partner/sister organizations and recognized data provider/manager organizations,
6. Organize a broad consultation on the proposed revised IOC Ocean Data Policy with Member States, IOC global and regional programmes,
7. Submit a revised IOC Oceanographic Data Exchange Policy to the 32nd Session of the IOC Assembly (2023).

Modalities: The IWG-DATAPOLICY aims to have at least 3 meetings (second half 2021, first half 2022). The group may meet online, face-to-face or mixed as appropriate. For face-to-face meetings participation will be self-funded.

Membership

The IOC intersessional working group on the revision of the IOC Oceanographic Data Exchange Policy 2003 (2019) will be composed, inter alia, of:

1. • Chair of the working group (to be designated by the group)
   • Invited experts from the global data and information communities including UN agencies
   • Representatives of IOC programmes and projects
   • IOC (including IODE) Secretariat

The initial membership will include:

1. • WMO
   • United States of America – Mr Hernan Garcia
   • Expert- Pier Luigi Buttigieg
   • GOOS OCG (Kevin O’Brien) – (tentatively volunteered: will confirm name of participant after next OCG executive meeting)
   • OBPS - Pauline Simpson
   • Canada ADU (OBIS) – Ms Lenore Bajona
   • IOC/Tsunami Unit – Mr Bernardo Aliaga
   • Frederico Antonio Saraiva Nogueira

members added after IODE-XXVI:

1. • China - Dr. LIU Yulong

Meetings of, and progress reporting by the Group

not yet

Recommendation that established the group 

Recommendation IODE-XXVI.6.4

REVISION OF THE IOC OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA EXCHANGE POLICY (2003, 2019)

The IODE Committee,

Recalling that the IOC Oceanographic Data Exchange Policy was published in 2003 (IOC Resolution XXII-6, 2003) and since then has only had one minor change: Clause 5 revised in 2019 by Decision IOC-XXX/7.2.1(II) of the Assembly at its 30^th session, Paris, 26 June–4 July 2019.

Recognizing that:

1. the timely and unrestricted international exchange of oceanographic data is essential for the efficient acquisition, integration and use of ocean observations gathered by the countries of the world for a wide variety of purposes including the prediction of weather and climate, the operational forecasting of the marine environment, the preservation of life, the mitigation of human-induced changes in the marine and coastal environment, as well as for the advancement of scientific understanding that makes this possible,
2. the global digital data, information, and knowledge ecosystem has radically changed since 2003,
3. rapidly advancing technologies have altered the Data Stewardship paradigm (IWG-SODIS Report),
4. a large amount of effort went into building consensus on the current IOC data policy, so deciding what needs to change should be considered carefully, especially with respect to acknowledging the rights of countries and the non-binding nature of the policy,
5. there is a need to improve interoperability and align the IOC data policy with those at national, regional, and international levels,
6. more and more Public-Private Partnerships are being established. To allow the best use of the data in this context as well as in the context of using data in journals from private publishers, the IOC data policy should provide clear guidance for commercial use of data.

Noting that partner and sister organizations are changing their data policies, which can serve as a model for updating the IOC data policy,

Noting further that principles of data sharing and licensing are becoming globally recognized and adopted, e.g., FAIR Principles and Creative Commons licences,

Recommends establishing the IOC inter-sessional working group on the Revision of the IOC Oceanographic Data Exchange Policy 2003 (2019) with terms of reference as included in Annex A to this recommendation.

Annex A to Recommendation IODE-XXVI.6.4

Terms of Reference of the IOC inter-sessional working group on the revision of the IOC Oceanographic Data Exchange Policy 2003 (2019) (IWG-DATAPOLICY)

Objectives: This working group will:

1. Create an inventory of existing international, national and organizational data policies,
2. Review and compare existing international, national and organizational data policies
3. Develop a glossary with clear definitions (e.g. open vs free and unrestricted; data vs metadata vs information, licence options),
4. Investigate the expansion of scope and name of the IOC Oceanographic Data Exchange Policy,
5. Gather advice from partner/sister organizations and recognized data provider/manager organizations,
6. Organize a broad consultation on the proposed revised IOC Ocean Data Policy with Member States, IOC global and regional programmes,
7. Submit a revised IOC Oceanographic Data Exchange Policy to the 32nd Session of the IOC Assembly (2023).

Modalities: The IWG-DATAPOLICY aims to have at least 3 meetings (second half 2021, first half 2022). The group may meet online, face-to-face or mixed as appropriate. For face-to-face meetings participation will be self-funded.

Membership: The IOC intersessional working group on the revision of the IOC Oceanographic Data Exchange Policy 2003 (2019) will be composed, inter alia, of:

• Chair of the working group (to be designated by the group)
• Invited experts from the global data and information communities including UN agencies
• Representatives of IOC programmes and projects
• IOC (including IODE) Secretariat

The initial membership will include:

• WMO
• United States of America – Mr Hernan Garcia
• Expert- Pier Luigi Buttigieg
• GOOS OCG (Kevin O’Brien) – (tentatively volunteered: will confirm name of participant after next OCG executive meeting)
• OBPS - Pauline Simpson
• Canada ADU (OBIS) – Ms Lenore Bajona
• IOC/Tsunami Unit – Mr Bernardo Aliaga
• Frederico Antonio Saraiva Nogueira

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