GB20 Nodes training course

Module 7 – Knowledge exchange IISupporting data use

Facilitator: Alberto González-TalavánSenior Programme Officer for TrainingGBIF Secretariat

5 October 2013

Summary

This is a discussion and knowledge exchange session on best

practices to support data use to the furthest extend possible.

This is side of GBIF’s work that has been frequently

neglected

In this session we will concentrate on addressing social and

cultural barriers to the use data for policy and science.

With this presentation we just want to bring some ideas to the

table to start the discussions.

This presentation corresponds to

Module 7 of the GB20 Training

course for Nodes hold in October

2013 in Berlin, Germany.

Outline

1. Barriers to data use

2. Strategies to increased data use

Barriers

1. The data does not exist

2. Lack of access

3. Wrong format

4. Data exists, but user unaware

5. Lack of capacity

6. Lack of will

7. Do not comply with user’s

requirements

8. License too restrictive

9. Lack of infrastructure

Related to mobilization

Practicalbarriers

Capacitybarriers

Culturalbarriers

Related to fitness

Strategies

1. Challenge perceived data quality concerns

2. Promotion among target communities

3. Promotion of existing data use cases

4. Capacity enhancement and training

5. Demonstrate potential savings

6. Show the benefit for their scientific careers.

7. Peer pressure.

8. Start / support programmes to increase access

to infrastructure

GB20 Nodes training course

Module 7 – Knowledge exchange IISupporting data use

Facilitator: Alberto González-TalavánSenior Programme Officer for TrainingGBIF Secretariat

5 October 2013