GBIF WP consultation Planning for 2014 and beyond Olaf Bánki Senior Programme Officer for Participation Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) Bar-tailed Godwits (Limosa lapponica) and Red Knot (Calidris canutus), in Merimbula, NSW on 10/11/2010. The Red Knot was banded on 25/11/2006, age approximately 2, at Miranda, New Zealand and was sighted again on 23/05/2007 at Broome, WA and back in Miranda on 21/11/2009 (information from Birds Australia). European Nodes Meeting 2013 Wednesday 6 – 8 March Joensuu Finland

Strategic plan vision VISION: A world in which biodiversity information is freely and universally available for science, society, and a sustainable future.

High-level vision - GBIF 2030 CULTURE: A community of contributors from all cultures, languages, and fields of biodiversity research collaborates to generate, curate, and use global knowledge of biodiversity DATA: Scientific data are routinely and promptly made available in a persistent free and open accessible form EVIDENCE: All available evidence for the distribution and abundance [, functions and processes] of biodiversity on earth through space and time is amassed and organized UNDERSTANDING: All users have the capability to make use of the best evidence-based understanding of biodiversity patterns and processes

GBIF’s role in this vision Participants expect GBIF to deliver: 1.Effective governance 2.Global data publishing facility 3.Established national ”BIFs” 4.Supporting knowledge network 5.Organised biodiversity information 6.Online data discovery and access 7.Science and policy relevance This is GBIF’s mission This is GBIF’s value proposition These are GBIF’s outputs

Mission and vision EVIDENCE UNDERSTANDING DATA CULTURE GOVERNANCE PUBLISHING FACILITY NATIONAL BIFs KNOWLEDGE NETWORK BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION DISCOVERY AND ACCESS SCIENCE/POLICY RELEVANCE OTHER STAKEHOLDER OUTPUTS GBIF OUTPUTS VISIONMISSION X PARTICIPANTS AND SECRETAIRAT ENGAGEMENT, INFORMATICS, CONTENT

Planning GBIF’s work Today (2013)WP focus (2016) GOVERNANCE PUBLISHING FACILITY NATIONAL BIFs KNOWLEDGE NETWORK BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION DISCOVERY AND ACCESS SCIENCE/POLICY RELEVANCE GOVERNANCE PUBLISHING FACILITY NATIONAL BIFs KNOWLEDGE NETWORK BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION DISCOVERY AND ACCESS SCIENCE/POLICY RELEVANCE GOVERNANCE PUBLISHING FACILITY NATIONAL BIFs KNOWLEDGE NETWORK BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION DISCOVERY AND ACCESS SCIENCE/POLICY RELEVANCE Ultimate (2030) Five essential questions: What is the ultimate form that these outputs should take? What is the current situation? What needs to change to get to the ultimate form? How can we measure progress towards the ultimate form? How do we maximise progress in the right direction in ?

Designing each output Key attribute Present state Ultimate stateProgress measureSteps in GlobalX countries publishing All countries publishing 1) Number of countries; 2) Taxa with published data per country; etc. 1) Change endorsement processes; 2) NLS support for IPT; etc. Publishing facility X data sets published All legacy data published and all new data routinely published 1) Volumes of historical data; 2) Volumes of data from last 3 years; etc. 1) Establish IPT archival repositories; 2) sample-based data; etc. Curatorial facility N/AAll aspects of mobilised data are overseen / curated by experts 1) Percentage of records with review assessment; 2) taxa fully reviewed; etc. 1) Develop model and mechanism for ”reference data sets”; 2) annotation tools; etc.... Publishing facility A global distributed and interoperable publishing and curatorial facility for all streams of biodiversity data

Significance of this approach Align GBIF with large-scale vision (GBIO) Value proposition (elevator speech) – GBIF outputs now – What GBIF will deliver – Basis for Participant/supplementary funding Long-term framework for GBIF planning – Annual work programmes move stepwise towards vision – Basis for annual prioritisation – Progress metrics – Context/rationale for national/other projects

Foundations and Context GBIO components Discovery Comprehensive Knowledge Access Aggregated Species Trait Data Fitness-for-use & Annotations Taxonomic Framework Integrated Occurrence Data Knowledge Generation Prioritising New Data Capture Visualization & Dissemination Multiscalar Spatial Modelling Trends & Predictions Modelling Biological Systems Biodiversity Knowledge Network Persistent Storage & Archival Open Access & Reuse Culture Data StandardsPolicy Incentives Data Sequences & Genomes Field Surveys & Observations Published Materials Collections & Specimens Automated & Remote-sensed Observations Assessments and Indicators Environmental, Climatic and Sociological Data

CULTURE GBIF 2030 and GBIO EVIDENCE UNDERSTANDING DATA Assessments and Indicators Environmental, Climatic and Sociological Data

Roles and responsibilities Secretariat role – Coordinate governance – Coordinate content, informatics & engagement – Coordinate information resources – Coordinate capacity development – Clarify role as set of operational services Participant role – Engage national/organisational stakeholders – Deliver value to national/organisational interests – Align activities with global vision – Mobilize data for global use Regional role – Coordinate activities at regional level – ???

Relationship to focal areas Candidate focal areas – Large-scale data – Vegetation data – Invasive alien species – Support for taxonomy – Broader biodiversity informatics collaboration All supported by initial Participant responses Role in Work Programme – Specific relevant enhancement activities Standards Informatics Training/documentation – Basis for progress metrics for content and relevance – Explore Participant-led activities in each area

Outputs & headline products WP headline products map to outputs – Data publishing framework  Publishing Facility – BIF-Building Package  National BIFs – Global Collaboration Platform  Knowledge Network – Discovery & Access Infrastructure  Discovery & Access – Status of Biodiversity Information  Science/Policy Relevance Headline products less fully refined – Several defined more narrowly than outputs – Not clearly linked to key value propositions – Missing logic for prioritisation and progress Governance not included in headline products – Minimises relevance/value to Work Programme Biodiversity Information poorly reflected – Inadequate focus on core value proposition

Logical framework Vision Mission Work Programme Roles and Responsibilities GBIO Seven Outputs Annual Deliverables Service Definitions How GBIF aligns with other activities Why countries should engage with GBIF What progress is expected each year How GBIF works to achieve its goals

Annual planning framework WP2015 WP2014 WP GB20 Approve 2014 WP 2013 Midterm Committee input GB21 Approve 2015 WP 2014 Midterm Committee input 2014 Midterm Annual Report 2015 Midterm Annual Report Consultation and planning with Participants Consultation and planning with Participants Assessment Consultation with Participants to prepare WP each year Candidate activity spreadsheet circulated before mid-terms Consultation continues to approximately 6 weeks before GB meeting – final draft circulated for review and approval WP focus on following year (but logical framework provides long view) Increasing opportunity in subsequent years for Participants to propose aligned activities