Ensuring Successful Data Management -
Exchanging Experiences and Building New Partnerships
Session Chair: Nick Hodges, (ENWAP) Leicester City Council, Environment and Development, UK.Session Speakers:
- Teemu Virtanen, Chair, Data Collection Session. Regional Coordinator, Helsinki Metropolitan Area Council. Finland.
- Markus Spring, Chair, Data Dissemination Session. (TAP) Health and Environmental Information Expert, Munich Department of Environment. Germany.
The session looked to summarise the results of previous parallel sessions, and particularly to further exchange experiences in terms of the available solutions for overcoming data collection and dissemination obstacles. Data management can be improved through summarising "good practice" experiences as well as new partnerships, drawing on lessons learned. Further involvement in the EUs Fifth Framework Programme can also serve to facilitate transfer and the implementation of Information Society Technologies (ISTs). Suggestions for a number of "support actions" to help further realise this process were collected.
Background
Previous parallel sessions explored a variety of technical and institutional challenges to data collection and dissemination. The results of each session and corresponding discussions were briefly presented by the chairs of those sessions and are outlined below. Participant reaction accompanying the presentations is also incorporated, although time was limited for a full discussion. For this written summary, the rapporteur and session chairs have further contributed based on their recollections and experiences. As a result, the following summaries are available:
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