| Title | Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG) 2013 Symposium Talk: Building sustainable biodiversity information systems |
| Publication Type | Conference Paper |
| Year of Publication | 2013 |
| Authors | Ronquist, Fredrik |
| Conference Name | TDWG 2013 Annual Conference |
| Date Published | 10/2013 |
| Publisher | Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG) Conference 2013 |
| Conference Location | Florence, Italy |
| Keywords | BalticDiversity, Biodiversity Information Standards, collaboration, DINA, EUBON, Funding, LifeWatch, Sustainability |
| Abstract | Over the last decades, we have seen the emergence of a large number of biodiversity information systems and tools developed by single groups with short-term funding. For the global biodiversity informatics community to advance beyond this initial explorative phase, it is essential that sustainable long-term solutions can be found for the core systems and technologies. Drawing primarily from experience gained in the Morphbank (http://morphbank.net), DINA (http://www.dina-project.net), and BalticDiversity (http://balticdiversity.eu/) projects, but also a number of other recent and ongoing initiatives, I discuss the social, political and technical challenges involved in promoting eCollaboration and finding sustainable long-term solutions for biodiversity information systems and technologies. |
| URL | Over the last decades, we have seen the emergence of a large number of biodiversity information systems and tools developed by single groups with short-term funding. For the global biodiversity informatics community to advance beyond this initial explorat |
Description:
Fredrick Ronquist, director of the Entomology Department at the Natural History Museum of Sweden (in Stockholm), was asked to present his talk: Building sustainable biodiversity information systems, as part of the opening symposium of TDWG 2013: Empowering International eCollaboration for Sustainability.