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UN GAID e-SDDC Implementation Plan Overview

Prof. LIU Chuang

Co-Chair, UN GAID e-SDDC Executive Committee

Leading Professor of Global Change Information and Research Center, Institute

of Geography and Natural Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Monday, 7 May 2007, Hotel Village Eldorado, Atibaia, Brazil

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Background: Proposal submitted on 30 August 2006 based on the UN GAID call for proposals on Communities of ExpertiseThe proposal was approved by UN GAID on Mid of December 2006 The first version of the e-SDDC implementation plan for 2007 was submitted to UN GAID on 18 January 2007The first version of the e-SDDC implementation plan was discussed and approved at the UN GAID Strategy Council Meeting from 27-28 in Santa Clara, California, USA

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e-SDDC Mission: Bridging research, education, and policy on scientific data in developing countries under the UN GAID framework, and creating a forum or platform for dialogue for all stakeholders to: (1) identify and evaluate different mechanisms and policies for promoting greater access to and use of digital S&T resources for meeting the needs of developing countries in policy reform in scientific data management and applications; and (2) help build a distributed and decentralized network of networks in scientific data and information resources for innovative research, sustainable development, and better life in the developing world.

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Goals for the Longer Term: To bridge scientific research, education, and policy decision making in order to find tailored solutions for problems faced in developing countries; to enhance the potential advantages of ICTs in their critical accelerator role for the applications of scientific data and information for socioeconomic development and scientific innovation; and to apply these digital resources to the UN Millennium Development Goals in developing countries.

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Strategy for Implementation : Networking –OpenAccess – Innovation - Development

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Action Plan: Action Line One – Building the Think Tank Network Action Line Two – Scientific Data Center Network Action Line Three - Technology Transfer and Assistance Network Action Line Four – Training and Online Teaching Network Action Line Five – Network on Scientific Data Dimensions of Disaster Mitigation, Poverty Reduction and Public Health

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Action Line One – Building the Think Tank Network:The Country Series of Workshops on Strategy and Policy of Scientific Data in Developing Countries will be continued working together with the CODATA Task Groups in Developing Countries

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Action Line One – Building the Think Tank Network:1. e-SDDC policy declarations or statements2. Recommendations to UN and scientific communities, based on workshops on studies3. Identification of experts, information resources, and issues for e-SDDC4 Others related to the UN GAID e-SDDC development strategy

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Action Line Two – Scientific Data Center Network 1 Developing the data center network(from the data centers into the data center network, from the network into the network of networks under the UN GAID strategy)2 Developing a hierarchical scientific data system for application and management standards3 Developing portal on preservation and access of digital scientific data and information5 Others related to the data center network

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Action Line Three - Technology Transfer and Assistance Network

1. Tools development for data management and applications2. Standers and technology transfer for data management and applications3. Others related to the technology transfer and assistant for the UN GAID e-SDDC among the partners

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Action Line Four – Training and Online Teaching Network

1. People Oriented Capacity Building for making the data center network and application success2. Scientific data experts on-line3. Open course ware materials on scientific data management and policy4. Others related

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Action Line Five – Network on Scientific Data Dimensions of Disaster Mitigation, Poverty Reduction and Public Health

Developing Prototypes in scientific data applications in the critical issues and critical or cross boundary regions

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Deliverables are:- Online network of scientific data centers in developing countries- Regional strategic reports on policy and practice for scientific data in Asia, Latin America, and Africa- Training courses on open access, management, and uses of scientific data in developing countries- Consultant suggestions to UN GAID for enhancing access to and application of scientific data in developing countries-Prototypes of Scientific Data Applications -Prototypes of Technology Transfer and Assistants

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Milestones:

- Launch meeting: 7 May 2007, Brazil

- e-SDDC mission in South Africa, May South Africa- e-SDDC mission in Asia and Steering Committee Meeting, September 2007, Beijing

- Internal evaluation workshop: March 2008 in Thailand

- External evaluation by UN GAID: Mid-2008

- Implementation Plan for 2008-2010: Mid-2008

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The e-SDDC’s commitments: OpennessTransparencyProductive Action

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How to Join the e-SDDC:

Partner A Partner …..Partner B

Partner A Projectsthrough UN GAIDe-SDDC support

e-SDDC Projectsthrough UN GAID

support

UN GAID

Partner … Projectsthrough UN GAIDe-SDDC support

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What is the UN GAID e-SDDC?

Partner A Partner …..Partner B

Partner A Projectsthrough UN GAIDe-SDDC support

e-SDDC Projectsthrough UN GAID

support

UN GAID

Partner … Projectsthrough UN GAIDe-SDDC support

Platform

Projects

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What is the UN GAID e-SDDC?

e-SDDC is Platform + Projects

e-SDDC is Part of UN GAID

UN GAID e-SDDC is PPP

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What benefit I can get if I join the UN GAID e-SDDC?

Opportunities - World wide and a world level opportunities --- Meetings, People, Ideas, Advertise yourself, or even more

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Leader organizations and partners:

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Thank You Very Much and Welcome to Join Us !