Value chains in public marine data: A UK case study. A joint OECD Working Paper in collaboration with the UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (MEDIN) and the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) in the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO.
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2021Author
Jolly, Claire
Jolliffe, James
Postlethwaite, Clare
Heslop, Emma
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Marine data play a crucial role for many scientific disciplines, as well as for very diverse operational
services such as fisheries management, environmental planning, marine conservation, weather
forecasting, or port management. The information derived from marine data is also increasingly finding its
way into a wide and varied range of public policy arenas and private industries. Collecting, distributing and
archiving public marine data provide benefits to society at large, however as with all public investments,
assessments are needed to provide evidence to decision makers. Based on an original survey of UK
marine data users, this paper explores pathways through which marine data are used and transformed
into actionable information, creating systematised value chains for the first time. The analysis unveils
trends in current marine data uses in the UK and key benefits of data uses. The paper lays the foundations
for further OECD work with the marine data community......
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OECD PublishingParis, France
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OECD Science, Technology and Industry Working Papers;2021/11Document Language
enSustainable Development Goals (SDG)
14.aMaturity Level
MatureDOI Original
https://dx.doi.org/10.1787/d8bbdcfa-enCitation
Jolly, C., Jolliffe,J., Postlethwaite,C. and Heslop, E. (2021) Value chains in public marine data: A UK case study. Paris, France, OECD Publishing, 72pp. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.1787/d8bbdcfa-enCollections
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