ANTARCTIC DATA MANAGEMENT
The Representatives,
Recalling the Commitment of Parties under Article III (1)(c) of the Treaty to promote international co-operation in scientific investigation by exchanging, and making freely available, scientific observations and results from Antarctica;
Welcoming the establishment by SCAR and COMNAP of the Joint Committee on Antarctic Data Management and the Antarctic Data Directory System; and
Recognising the enhanced efficiency for Antarctic research to be gained from effective data management;
Recommend that
1. Consultative Parties, who have not yet done so, establish National Antarctic Data Centres and link these to the Antarctic Data Directory System managed by the Joint Committee on Antarctica Data Management of SCAR and COMNAP.
2. Consultative Parties and their National Antarctic Data Centres encourage their scientists, through a process of education, support and the development of policies and procedures, to provide in a timely manner appropriate information to their National Antarctic Data Centres for distribution through the Antarctic Data Directory System.
3. Consultative Parties give priority consideration as to how the requirement for freedom of access to scientific information, in accordance with Article III (1)(c) of the Treaty, is achieved within their national data management systems.
The Representatives,
Recalling the Commitment of Parties under Article III (1)(c) of the Treaty to promote international co-operation in scientific investigation by exchanging, and making freely available, scientific observations and results from Antarctica;
Welcoming the establishment by SCAR and COMNAP of the Joint Committee on Antarctic Data Management and the Antarctic Data Directory System; and
Recognising the enhanced efficiency for Antarctic research to be gained from effective data management;
Recommend that
1. Consultative Parties, who have not yet done so, establish National Antarctic Data Centres and link these to the Antarctic Data Directory System managed by the Joint Committee on Antarctica Data Management of SCAR and COMNAP.
2. Consultative Parties and their National Antarctic Data Centres encourage their scientists, through a process of education, support and the development of policies and procedures, to provide in a timely manner appropriate information to their National Antarctic Data Centres for distribution through the Antarctic Data Directory System.
3. Consultative Parties give priority consideration as to how the requirement for freedom of access to scientific information, in accordance with Article III (1)(c) of the Treaty, is achieved within their national data management systems.
