The IOC Assembly, at its 32nd Session (June 2023) adopted the IOC Strategic Plan for Ocean Data and Information Management (2023-2029) through IOC Decision A-32/3.4.2 (SECTION II, see below) following a recommendation by the IODE Committee at its 27th Session (March 2023) (Recommendation IODE-XXVII.6.2).
The strategy has been published as IOC Manuals and Guides No. 92. 
The document is available for download from https://oceanexpert.org/document/31325
The IOC strategy for Ocean Data and Information Management has been regularly developed and published in the IOC Manuals and Guides series since 2008. In 2017, the IOC Strategic Plan 2017–2021 provided a vision and concept for delivering an ocean data and information service for the “global ocean commons”.
In 2021, the IODE Committee, at its 26th Session, called for the revision of the IOC Strategic Plan for Oceanographic Data and Information Management taking into account important developments within and outside IOC such as the IOC Medium-Term Strategy (2022–2029), and the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021–2030) as well as the developments in data technology that offers new opportunities.
The Assembly adopted IOC Decision A-32/3.4.2 on International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange which includes under II:
II – The IOC Strategic Plan for Ocean Data
and Information Management (2023–2029)
Having examined the proposal contained in document IOC/A-32/3.4.2.Doc(1),
Recalling Decision IOC-XXIX/6.2.2 which adopted the IOC Strategic Plan for Oceanographic Data and Information Management (2017–2021) and also agreed that the Plan should be regularly reviewed and revised by the IODE Committee,
Recalling further Decision IODE-XXVI.6.3 (Establishment of an inter-sessional working group to revise the IOC Strategic Plan for Oceanographic Data and Information Management (2017-2021)),
Recognizing that IODE has developed a global network of National Oceanographic Data Centres, Associate Data Units, Associate Information Units and related networks, representing a considerable pool of expertise in data and information management and sharing, and that many IOC Member States have developed distributed networks of data management facilities involving IODE, as well as other centres, to deal with a wide variety of ocean observations,
Considering that the vision of the IOC Strategic Plan for Ocean Data and Information Management (2023–2029) is to achieve a comprehensive and integrated ocean data and information system, serving the broad and diverse needs of IOC Member States, for management, policy-making and scientific use,
Considering further that the objectives of the IOC Strategic Plan for Ocean Data and Information Management for 2023-2029 are to deliver:
- interoperable, quality-controlled data on a diverse range of variables: (i) generated according to scientifically and operationally sound methods; and (ii) persistently archived in well-documented, globally applicable standards and formats;
- timely dissemination of data on a diverse range of variables (generated from observations and model outputs) both in real-time and delayed modes depending on the needs of user groups and their technical capabilities ("on demand" as well as automatically scheduled); and
- easy discovery and access to data and information about a diverse range of variables and derived products (including forecasts, alerts and warnings) in a way that is user friendly for a wide variety of users.
Endorses the IOC Strategic Plan for Ocean Data and Information Management (2023-2029) as given in document IOC/A-32/3.4.2.Doc(1),
Agrees that the Plan should be:
- published and distributed widely and used as a basic data strategy throughout the programmes and projects of the IOC, and
regularly reviewed and revised by the IODE Committee, in close consultation with all IOC programmes
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The previous strategic plan (2017-2021) was adopted by the IOC Assembly at its 29th Session (2017) through Decision IOC-XXIX/Dec. 6.2.2 .
It has been published as IOC Manuals and Guides No. 77
The IOC Data and Information Management Strategy is for all data collected in IOC programmes. The vision is to achieve: “A comprehensive and integrated ocean data and information system, serving the broad and diverse needs of IOC Member States, for both management and scientific use.”. The IOC Data and Information System will provide seamless access to the real-time and delayed-mode oceanographic data and services across all IOC and related programmes, handling data from the point of collection, through processing and quality control, to archival and dissemination.
The IOC Data and Information Management system resulting from this strategy will deliver:
(i) assembled, quality controlled and archived data on a diverse range of variables according to scientifically sound and well-documented standards and formats,
(ii) timely dissemination of data on a diverse range of variables (observations and model outputs) both on real-time and delayed modes depending on the needs of user groups and their technical capabilities (automatic dissemination as well as “on demand”), and
(iii) easy discovery and access to data and information on a diverse range of variables and derived products (including forecasts, alerts and warnings) by users who have a broad range of capabilities.
The objectives of the IOC Strategic Plan for Data and Information Management for 2017–2021 are to:
(i) facilitate and promote the exchange of oceanographic data and information in compliance with the IOC Oceanographic Data Exchange Policy,
(ii) deliver a comprehensive distributed data system that can receive data collected by all IOC programmes and projects and deliver them in a uniform and transparent way to all users,
(iii) deliver a system that can collect bibliographic and factual information from all IOC programmes and projects and deliver them in a uniform and transparent way to all users, and
(iv) ensure alignment with, and contribution to, both the IOC’s Medium-Term Strategy 2014–2021, and with the UN’s 2030 Agenda for sustainable development, in particular the dedicated sustainable development goal for the ocean (Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development),
Note: information on the previous version of the Strategic Plan (2013-2017) can be found here
Note: information on the previous version of the Strategic Plan (2008-2011) can be found here
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