CREATIVE-B
Coordination of Research e-Infrastructures Activities Toward an International Virtual Environment for Biodiversity
| Coordinatore | UNIVERSITEIT VAN AMSTERDAM
Organization address
address: SPUI 21 contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | Netherlands [NL] |
| Totale costo | 761˙173 € |
| EC contributo | 700˙000 € |
| Programma | FP7-INFRASTRUCTURES
Specific Programme "Capacities": Research infrastructures |
| Code Call | FP7-INFRASTRUCTURES-2011-1 |
| Funding Scheme | CSA-CA |
| Anno di inizio | 2011 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2011-10-01 - 2014-09-30 |
Partecipanti
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UNIVERSITEIT VAN AMSTERDAM
Organization address
address: SPUI 21 contact info |
NL (AMSTERDAM) | coordinator | 401˙684.00 |
| 2 |
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
Organization address
address: Rue Michel -Ange 3 contact info |
FR (PARIS) | participant | 82˙390.00 |
| 3 |
CARDIFF UNIVERSITY
Organization address
address: Newport Road 30-36 contact info |
UK (CARDIFF) | participant | 61˙739.00 |
| 4 |
MAAT FRANCE SARL
Organization address
address: IMPASSE DES PRES D EN BAS contact info |
FR (ARGONAY) | participant | 51˙360.00 |
| 5 |
UNIVERSIDAD DE ALCALA
Organization address
address: Plaza de San Diego contact info |
ES (ALCALA DE HENARES/MADRID) | participant | 46˙010.00 |
| 6 |
CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE
Organization address
address: Piazzale Aldo Moro 7 contact info |
IT (ROMA) | participant | 35˙524.00 |
| 7 |
COMUNITA AMBIENTE SRL
Organization address
address: Piazza Americo Capponi 13 contact info |
IT (ROMA) | participant | 21˙293.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'ESFRI initiatives with a need to work on a global scale will have to collaborate with international comparable partners. The CReATIVE-B project will seek to support the interaction between the LifeWatch ESFRI Research Infrastructure with RI on biodiversity and ecosystems research in other parts of the world. The immediate objective is to define a road map for interoperability on the technological level, on the governance level and on the interrelation with the scientific communities using the RIs. The project will therefore be a catalyst for worldwide collaboration in this field by supporting and initiating coordination activities of these RIs. The greater objective of this collaboration is to serve the goals of GEOSS. At the same time, the international outreach of LifeWatch can lead to further international collaboration on interoperability of these infrastructures to even better serve research communities worldwide. In order to do so, CReATIVE-B will initiate with the international 'sister' infrastructures to have a second edition of the e-Biosphere conference, to be organized in 2013, and contribute to this conference. In achieving the goals of this coordination and support action, CReATIVE-B will further support the European Commission flagship, vision 2020.'
Introduzione (Teaser)
This EU initiative, established in 2011, is encouraging collaboration between global life sciences research infrastructures to better serve the needs of researchers in the field.
Descrizione progetto (Article)
Conservation and biodiversity research is increasingly relying on global data sets, which in turn require a strong research infrastructure to be in place. Because this type of research crosses national boundaries, there is a clear need for this infrastructure to be interoperable and part of a global network.
The EU-funded http://www.creative-b.eu (CREATIVE-B) (Coordination of research e-infrastructures activities toward an international virtual environment for biodiversity) initiative was established to bridge the gaps between national life sciences research infrastructures. CREATIVE-B worked with organisations in Australia, Brazil, China, South Africa and the United States, as well as with the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) and GEOSS/GEOBON, to coordinate global life sciences research infrastructures. A co-organised international Global Biodiversity Informatics Conference in 2012 assisted in engaging wider communities.
The project created a High Level Stakeholders Group to ensure a common approach to funding and maintenance of national research infrastructures, such as data centres. This Group established a joint action plan to develop international biodiversity indicators to encourage interoperability.
CREATIVE-B identified barriers to global interoperability and developed recommendations to address these barriers. Recommendations included improving the global standard and quality of data, and sharing tools, workflows and other technical resources.
Finally, project partners developed recommendations for legal interoperability, such as adhering to open source principles and developing common policies. Overall, the work of CREATIVE-B will lead to high-impact and effective life sciences research around the world.