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OceanDecade

Vision2030

WhitePapers

Challenge8:

Createadigitalrepresentationoftheocean

TheUnitedNations

DecadeofOceanScience

forSustainableDevelopment

(2021-2030)

Publishedin2024bytheIntergovernmentalOceanographicCommissionoftheUnitedNations

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Calewaert,J.-B.,Sierra-Correa,P.C.,deBoer,G.,Crosman,K.,Kågesten,G.,Taconet,M.,Busumprah,P.T.,Alvarez-Fanjul,E.,Shepherd,I.,Schaap,D.,Hall,S.,Zinkann,A.-C.,Haddad,T.,Jegat,V.,Smit,M.,Sun,M.,Suzuki,T.,Visbeck,M.,Xingyuan,R.&McMeel,O.(2024).OceanDecadeVision2030WhitePapers–Challenge8:CreateaDigitalRepresentationoftheOcean.Paris,UNESCO-IOC.(TheOceanDecadeSeries,51.8.).

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OceanDecadeVision2030

WhitePapers

Challenge8:Createadigitalrepresentationoftheocean

Throughmulti-stakeholdercollaboration,developacomprehensivedigitalrepresentationoftheocean,includingadynamicoceanmap,whichprovidesfreeandopenaccessforexploring,discoveringandvisualizingpast,currentandfutureoceanconditionsin

amannerrelevanttodiversestakeholders.

WritingTeam

TheIntergovernmentalOceanographicCommission(IOC)ofUNESCO,extendsitssincereappreciationtotheco-chairsandmembersoftheWorkingGroupfortheirleadershipandcommitmentintheprocessofdraftingandauthoringthepresentdocument.

Co-chairs

Jan-BartCalewaert

DecadeCoordinationOfficeforOceanDataSharing,IOC-

UNESCO/IODE

PaulaCristinaSierra-Correa

INVEMAR–JoséBenitoVivesdeAndréisMarineandCoastalResearchInstitute,Colombia

WorkingGroupexpertmembers

EnriqueAlvarez-Fanjul

MercatorOceaninternational,France

PeterTeyeBusumprah

MinistryofFisheriesandAquacultureDevelopment,ECOPNodeCoordinatorforGhana

KateCrosman

WorldEconomicForums’sOceanActionAgendaandtheNorwegianUniversityofScienceandTechnology’s,Norway

GerbendeBoer

VanOord,theNetherlands

TanyaHaddad

OregonCoastalManagementProgram,US

SteveHall

NipponFoundation/GEBCOSeabed2030

VeroniqueJegat

FUGRO

GustavKågesten

HUBOcean

DickSchaap

MaritimeInformationService(MARIS),theNetherlands

IanShepherd

Retired-activesenior,EuropeanCommission’sDirectorateGeneralforMaritimeAffairsandFisheries,EU

MikeSmit

DalhousieUniversity,Canada

MiaoSun

NationalMarineDataandInformationService,MinistryofNaturalResourcesofChina

ToruSuzuki

JapanHydrographicAssociation,Japan

MarcTaconet

FisheriesandAquacultureDivision,FAO

MartinVisbeck

GEOMARHelmholtzCentreforOceanResearchKiel,Germany

RenXingyuan

NationalMarineDataandInformationService,MinistryofNaturalResourcesofChina

Ann-ChristineZinkann

NationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration(NOAA),US

Organizationalandeditorialsupport

OonaghMcMeelDecadeCoordinationOfficeforOceanDataSharing,IOC-

UNESCO/IODE)

Acknowledgements

ThedevelopmentofthisWhitePaperforChallenge8,"DevelopingaComprehensiveDigitalRepresentationoftheOcean,"hasbeenacollaborativeeffortthatbenefitedfromtheinsights,expertise,anddedicationofnumerousindividualsandgroups.Weextendourgratitudetoallthosewhohavecontributedtheirtime,knowledge,andresourcestothisendeavour.

SpecialthanksareextendedtotheDecadeDataCoordinationGroup(DCG),whoseleadershipandvisionforaunifieddatastrategyhavebeeninstrumentalinshapingthefoundationalelementsofthischallenge.Theircommitmenttofosteringdatasharing,integration,andaccessibilityacrosstheOceanDecade'sinitiativeshaspavedthewayforthisstrategicambitionsettingexercise.

WealsoacknowledgetheworkoftheDataStrategyImplementationGroup(DSIG)anditsco-chairs,ateamofexpertswhohavebeenworkingontranslatingtheOceanDecade'sdatastrategyintoactionableplansandinitiatives.TheircommentsandinputshavebeencrucialtoaddressthecomplexchallengesassociatedwithfosteringthedigitalecosystemneededtoenableChallenge8.Likewise,werecognizethecontributionsoftheDecadeCoordinationOfficeforOceanObserving,theDecadeCoordinationOfficeforOceanDataSharingandtheCollaborativeCentreofOceanPredictionaswellastherepresentativesfromtheDecadeDigitalTwinsoftheOceanProgrammeDITTO.

OurgratitudeextendstotheSecretariatandco-chairsoftheInternationalOceanographicDataandInformationExchange(IODE)programoftheIntergovernmentalOceanographicCommission(IOC)ofUNESCO.TheirexpertiseandsupporthavebeeninvaluableinaligningChallenge8withthedevelopments,activitiesandstrategiesoftheglobaloceandatamanagementcommunity.

ThisWhitePaperhasalsobenefitedfromthecontributionsofthenumerousscientists,researchers,technologists,andoceanstakeholderswhoparticipatedinconsultations,providedfeedback,andsharedtheirviewsonthedigitaloceanweneed.Theircollectiveinputhasenrichedthescopeanddepthofthisdocument,ensuringthatitreflectsawiderangeofperspectivesandpriorities.

Finally,wethankthethematicandregionalworkinggroups,andthebroaderOceanDecadecommunityfortheirfeedbackandinputaswellastheirongoingsupportandengagement.ThisWhitePaperstandsasatestamenttothecollaborativespiritthatdefinestheOceanDecade,anditisonlythroughcontinuedpartnershipandcollectiveactionthatwewillachieveourambitiousgoalofrevolutionizingthewaywegenerate,manageandsharescience-basedoceanknowledge.

Contents

WritingTeam 2

Contents 4

Acronyms 5

1.EXECUTIVESUMMARY 6

1.1.IntroductionandScopeoftheWhitePapers 6

1.2.OverviewoftheOceanDecadeChallenge 6

1.3.StrategicAmbitionforChallenge8:keyfindingsandrecommendations 7

2.INTRODUCTION 9

2.1.BackgroundandcontextofChallenge8 9

2.2.OverviewofcurrentworkontheDigitalOceanintheOceanDecade 9

2.3.ImportanceandrelevanceoftheChallengeforsustainabledevelopment 11

2.4.MethodologyandguidingprinciplesfortheStrategicAmbitionsetting 12

3.STRATEGICAMBITIONSETTING 13

3.1.Analysisofuserneedsandpriorities 13

3.2.DefinitionoftheStrategicAmbitionfortheChallenge 15

3.3.Integration,synergiesandinterdependencieswithotherChallenges 24

4.MILESTONESANDINDICATORS 25

References 28

Annex1.Services,toolsandinfrastructures’requirements 29

Annex2.Processesandcriteriaforidentificationandselectionofprioritybaselayersandlocalcase

studies 35

Annex3:Listofpotentialglobaldatalayersandcasestudies 38

Annex4.PrioritydataneedsacrosstheDecadeChallenges 44

Annex5.OtherpotentialProgressIndicatorsforChallenge8ExpectedOutcomes 49

OceanDecadeVision2030WhitePapers–Challenge8:CreateaDigitalRepresentationoftheOcean4

Acronyms

AIArtificialIntelligence

DCGDataCoordinationGroup

DCODecadeCoordinationOffice

DCUDecadeCoordinationUnit

DDASDataDiscoveryandAccessService

DITTOOceanDecadeProgrammecalledDigitalTwinsoftheOcean

DSIGDataStrategyImplementationGroup

ECOPEarlyCareerOceanProfessional

EOVsEssentialOceanVariables

FAOFoodandAgricultureOrganizationoftheUnitedNations

GOOSGlobalOceanObservationSystem

ICANInternationalCoastalAtlasNetwork

IOCIntergovernmentalOceanographicCommission

IODEInternationalOceanographicDataandInformationExchange

IPImplementationPlan

LDCLeastDevelopedCountries

MSPMarineSpatialPlanning

SIDSSmallIslandDevelopingStates

SSFASmall-scalefisheriesandaquaculture

UNUnitedNations

UNESCOUnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization

OceanDecadeVision2030WhitePapers–Challenge8:CreateaDigitalRepresentationoftheOcean5

WhilecreatingacomprehensivedigitalrepresentationoftheoceanistheultimateobjectiveofDecadeChallenge8,thefocusinthisWhitePaperisondeliveringconcreteoutcomesandthetransformationalchangeneededtocreatetheenablingenvironmentandinitialdigitalcontent,by2030,thatwillallowustofullydeliverontheambitionsofChallenge8onthelongerterm.

AnImplementationPlan(IP)fortheOceanDecade’sDataandInformationStrategyiscurrentlyunderdevelopmentbytheDataStrategyImplementationGroup(DSIG).ThisIPwilloutlinehowdatasystemsparticipatingintheOceanDecadecanco-createadistributed,robust,andcollaborative‘digitalecosystem’thatleveragesopen,scalable,easilyimplementable,andresponsivetechnologiesandmanagementsolutions.Aninteroperable,distributeddataandinformationsharingsystemmustbebothdeployedandmaintainedtoallowtherealizationofChallenge8,addressingspecificchallengessuchasdatainteroperability,accessibility,andinclusivity.Additionally,potentialissuesrelatedtodataprivacy,cybersecurity,andequitableaccesstotechnologicalinfrastructureshouldbeaddressedtoensurethecomprehensivedevelopmentofthestrategicambition.

IndevelopingtheStrategicAmbitionforChallenge8,weconsiderthedataandinformationneedsandprioritiesidentifiedbytheotherDecadeChallengesandtheirworkinggroups,asourprimaryusers(andcontributors),representingastheydothekeysustainabilitychallengesfortheDecade,andencompassingallrelevantstakeholders.

GuidedbytheDecade’sambitionto‘leavenoonebehind’werecognizethatthischallengemustdeliveroutputsthatarerelevantandusefulfortheglobaloceansciencecommunity,andinfactbyextensionthewidestpossiblerangeofusersandstakeholders,includingtheeightbillionpeopleonthisplanet,whoshouldbeabletoaccessandusewhatisdeliveredbytheDecadeinwaysadaptedtotheirneedsandcapacities,ifsodesired.

1.EXECUTIVESUMMARY

1.1.IntroductionandScopeoftheWhitePapers

ThisWhitePaperhasbeenpreparedaspartoftheVision2030processbeingundertakenintheframeworkoftheUNDecadeofOceanScience

forSustainableDevelopment.TheVision2030processaimstoachieveacommonandtangiblemeasureofsuccessforeachofthetenOceanDecadeChallengesby2030.FromastartingpointofexistinginitiativesunderwayintheOceanDecadeandbeyond,andthroughalensofpriorityuserneeds,theprocessdeterminesprioritydatasets,criticalgapsinscienceandknowledge,andneedsincapacitydevelopment,infrastructureandtechnologyrequiredforeachChallengetoensurethatitcanbefulfilledbytheendoftheOceanDecadein2030.

TheresultsoftheprocesswillcontributetothescopingoffutureDecadeActions,identificationofresourcemobilizationpriorities,andensuringtheongoingrelevanceoftheChallengesovertime.TheprocessidentifiesachievablerecommendationsthatcanbeimplementedinthecontextoftheDecade,ormorebroadlybefore2030toachievetheidentifiedstrategicambitionandindicatorsthatwillbeusedtomeasureprogress.

ThisWhitePaperisoneofaseriesoftenWhitePapersallofwhichhavebeenauthoredbyanexpertWorkingGroup.AccompaniedbyanOutcomesReportauthoredbytheDecadeCoordinationUnit(DCU),thisWhitePaperwasdiscussedatthe2024OceanDecadeConferencebeforebeingfinalizedandpublished.

1.2.OverviewoftheOceanDecadeChallenge

OceanDecadeChallenge8oftheUnitedNationsDecadeofOceanScienceforSustainableDevelopment2021-2030(the‘OceanDecade’)seekstocreateanadaptiveanddynamicdigitalrepresentationoftheocean

tomaketheoceanaccessibletoabroadercommunity,toenhancedecision-makingandtosupportsustainableoceanmanagement.

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1.3.StrategicAmbitionforChallenge8:keyfindingsandrecommendations

By2030,theStrategicAmbitionforOceanDecadeChallenge8istohaveinplacetheenablingenvironmentforthecreationofandaccesstoanincreasingnumberofdigitalrepresentationsandtwinapplicationsoftheoceanaswellastheunderpinningdataandinformationneededtodevelopthem,deliveringatminimum10societallyrelevant

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globalbase-layersaccessibleviaaglobalonlineDigitalAtlas,complementedbyaminimumof10localusecases(prioritizingSIDSandLDCs)toaddresschallengesinusingandcontributingtotheDecade’sdistributeddigitalecosystemandtodemonstrateandstresstestitsrelevance,effectivenessandinclusiveness.

IndeliveringthisStrategicAmbitionweidentifytheneedforthefollowingkeytoolsandservicestobedevelopedandinplaceby2030:

i)AfederatedglobalOceanDataDiscoveryandAccessService(DDAS)withamapviewerprovidingaccesstomulti-disciplinarydata,dataproductsandinformationonthepastandcurrentstateanduseoftheocean,accompaniedbyanOceanDataHelpDeskanddistributedDataIngestionservice;

ii)AglobalTechnicalandOrganizationalStructureforOceanForecasting,promotingharmonizedmethods,datastandards,sharedarchitectures,andtoolstofosteroceanpredictionworldwide,leveragingthecominginnovationsderivedfromdigitaltwinsoftheocean.

iii)AreferenceimplementationforaglobalDigitalAtlasoftheOcean(henceforthDigitalAtlas),providingaccesstoaminimumof10(ormore)globalbaseslayersand10(ormore)localapplicationsdemonstratingitsutility;

iv)Aseriesofplatforms,mechanismsandtoolsactivelyusedtostore,shareandexchangeoceaninformationandknowledgebeyonddataanddataproducts;

v)Enhancedcapacitydevelopmentandtrainingresourcesandfacilitiestailoredtouser-needs,whichareactivelypromotedandusedtoradicallyimprovedigitalliteracyacrossandbeyondtheDecadeActions.

Wealsorecognizetheneedtoputinplaceatransparentprocessforrequesting,co-designing/developing,andsharingdigitalproductsandservicesforusebyallandfortheselectionandvalidationofprioritybaselayersandlocalcasestudiesforingestionintheDigitalAtlas.Guidingprinciplesshouldunderpintheco-designandco-developmentprocessofglobalbaselayersandlocalcasestudies.TheseguidingprinciplesandprocesseswouldserveasareferenceanddemonstrationofhowthegeneralprocessofbaselayerdevelopmentcanproceedbyanyinterestedpartyinlinewiththephilosophyoftheDecade.

Inparticular,wecallfor:

●TheDecadeDSIGtoidentifyhowDecadepartnerscanorienttheirdigitalsystemstofulfiltheDecade’sDataandInformationStrategy,aswellasthestrategicambitionofthiswhitepapertowardsafullyfunctionalfederatedglobalOceanDDASby2030,invitingtheOceanData2030Programmetocoordinateimplementation

oftherecommendationsacrossDecadeActions.

●TheDDASshouldbesupportedbyapermanentDataHelpDeskanddistributedDataIngestionservice,theblueprintsandtriallingofwhichshouldbeco-designedanddrivenbytheDCO-OceanDataSharingandthenetworkof

1MeaningrelevanttoachievingtheSustainableDevelopmentGoals

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UNESCO-IOC’sprojectofficeforIODE(InternationalOceanographicDataandInformationExchange)togetherwiththeDecadeImplementingPartnersandexperts.

●TheOceanPredictionDCCtoworktogetherwithitsgroupofregional/technicalexpertsandallrelevantDecadeActionstospearheadatransformativeefforttowardsaglobal

TechnicalandOrganizationalStructureforOceanForecasting.

●TheInternationalCoastalAtlasNetwork(ICAN)andcommunitiesofpracticeondigitalcoastalandmarineatlasestofurtherelaborateanddefinethefunctionalityoftheenvisagedglobalDigitalAtlasoftheOcean,costit,andrecommendanewDecadeProgrammetodevelopit,exploringalsoexistinginfrastructuresdevelopedbytheprivatesector

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thatcouldbeadapted.

●TheDecadeCapacityBuildingFacility,theOceanTeacherGlobalAcademyandnetworkofexpertsofIODE,GlobalOceanObservationSystem(GOOS)aswellasotherUNEntitiesandDecadeActionscontributinginparticulartoChallenge9(Skills,knowledge&technologyforall):toassesstheneedsandprovidecapacitybuildingresourcestoincreasethedataliteracyoftheoceancommunitytoensuremeaningfulcontributionstotheDecade’sdigitalecosystem.

●IODEtofosterandpromotetheuseofplatforms,mechanismsandtoolsactivelyusedtostore,share,andexchangeoceaninformationandknowledgebeyonddataanddataproducts,andinclusiveof

traditionalandlocalknowledgeinalignmentwiththeDataandInformationStrategyImplementationPlan.

●TheDCUtomaintainanindependentExpertGroup(e.g.DecadeDataCoordinationGroup)beyondthedeliveryofthisWhitePapertoassistwith:(i)ensuringarepresentativeandinclusivecommunityprocessfortheidentificationandselectionofprioritybase-layersandlocalcasestudiesforingestionintotheglobalDigitalAtlas;(ii)coordinatingtheco-designandco-developmentprocessoftheselayersandcasestudies,ensuringalignmentwiththestrategiesandvaluesoftheDecadeandtheiringestionintotheDDASandAtlas;and(iii)overseeingtheprogressmadeoveralltowardsachievingtheambitiontargetsofChallenge8,usingthesetmilestonesandKPIs(seeSection4MilestonesandIndicators).

Collectivelytheseactorswouldworkto

promoterecommendedpractices,datastandards,sharedarchitectures,andtoolstofosteroceandatasharing,application,andoceanpredictionworldwide,leveragingthecominginnovationsderivedfrom,e.g.,artificialintelligence(AI)anddigitaltwinning.

WehighlyrecommendthatanyapproachtomeetingChallenge8shouldincludeconcrete,clear,quantifiable,andeffectivemeasurestobroadendigitalrepresentationofunder-representeddatasourcesandtypes.Wherethelands,rights,orinterestsofIndigenousPeoplesareinvolved,clearimplementationsoftheCAREprinciplesshouldbepresent,havingbeenco-developedwithindigenouscommunitiesfromtheearliestphasepossible.

TheaboverecommendationsandrequestsarenottheonlyneededtoachieveDecade

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Challenge8,buttheybuildonandarecomplementedbythespecificrecommendationswhichcanbefoundthroughoutthisdocument,aswellasthosefromtheDataandInformationStrategy(andthependingImplementationPlan)andthoseoftheotherWhitePapers.

Finally,thereisalotofdataandinformationalreadyavailable,aswellasdataservices/andtoolsinplaceand/orunderdevelopment.Identifying,coordinating,standardizing,andbuildingontheseexistingeffortsshouldbeakeyfocusofChallenge8.

2.Introduction

2.1.BackgroundandcontextofChallenge8

OceanDecadeChallenge8,oftheUnited

NationsDecadeofOceanScienceforSustainableDevelopment2021-2030(the‘OceanDecade’)seekstocreateanadaptiveanddynamicdigitalrepresentationoftheoceantoenhancedecision-makingandsupportsustainableoceanmanagement.

Challenge8wasinitiallyinspiredbytheneedforacommondigitalatlasofoceaninformationtoaddresstheprevailingandfuturesocietalpressuresontheoceanandenableitsprotectionandsustainablemanagement(Ryabininetal.,2019).However,inelaboratingChallenge8itwasrecognizedthatthisdigitalatlasormapcouldonlyexistwithinthecontextofamorecomprehensive‘digitalrepresentation’oftheocean.

SincethestartoftheDecade,thenotionofadigitalrepresentationoftheoceanhasnowmaturedintotheglobalcollectionofinterlinkedandinteroperabledigitalassetswhichcanbeappliedtosimulateandunderstandtheglobalocean’spast,present,andfuture.TheseassetsincludeFAIRdata,information,software,applications(fromsimpleprogrammestomodelsanddigitaltwins),aswellasthedigitalarchitecturesandinfrastructureswhich

supportandconnectthem.

WhilecreatingacomprehensivedigitalrepresentationoftheoceanistheultimateobjectiveofDecadeChallenge8,thefocusinthisWhitePaperistodefinetheaspirationsfordeliveringconcreteoutcomesandfosteringthetransformationalchangeneededtocreatetheenablingenvironmentandinitialdigitalassets,by2030,thatwillenableustofullydeliverontheambitionsofChallenge8onthelongerterm.

2.2.OverviewofcurrentworkontheDigitalOceanintheOceanDecade

CHALLENGE8

Throughmulti-stakeholder

collaboration,developa

comprehensivedigitalrepresentation

oftheocean,includingadynamic

oceanmap,whichprovidesfreeand

openaccessforexploring,

discovering,andvisualizingpast,

current,andfutureoceanconditions

inamannerrelevanttodiverse

stakeholders.

TheOceanDecadeImplementationPlan(IOC-UNESCO,2021)statesthat“Digitizing,accessing,managingand,mostimportantly,usingocean-relateddata,informationandknowledgewillbecornerstonesofthesuccessoftheOceanDecade.”TheImplementationPlanfurtherhighlightsthatnosingledata,informationandknowledgemanagementinfrastructuresystemwillbeabletosupporttheOceanDecade'sambitions.Rather,thefocusshouldbeon“thecollectivedesignandconstructionofadistributed,multi-componentdigitalnetworkcapableofrepresentingtheentireoceansystem,includingitssocialandeconomiccharacteristics”.

ToachievetheseambitionstheDecadeData

CoordinationGroup(DCG)wasestablishedtodeveloptheOceanDecadeDataandInformationStrategy(IOC-UNESCO,2023)withthevisionthatby2030,wewillhave:“Atrusted,inclusive,andinterconnectedoceandataandinformationecosystemthatisactivelyusedfordecisionmakingtosupportsustainableoceanmanagement.”

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Sharing(DCO-ODS)

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andOceanObserving(DCO-OO)

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,andtheDecadeCoordinationCentreforOceanPrediction(DCC-OP)

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(seefigure1).

Inaddition,aDecadeCorporateDataGrouphasbeenestablishedtoidentifywaystounlocktheenormouspotentialofprivatesectorandindustrydatathatiscurrentlyinaccessibletoscience.Inadditiontotheseentitiesandcoordinatingstructures,therearealsoalargenumberofDecadeActionsthatareidentifiedascontributingto/addressingChallenge8.All

ofthesearecriticaltothesuccessfulrealizationoftheChallenge8StrategicAmbition.

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Manyelementsofsuchanecosystemalreadyexist.TheStrategyaimstobuildonandleveragethesecomponents,infrastructures,systems,andcapacitieswhilealsoallowingfornewdatasources,informationnetworksandsolutions,developedbyDecadeActionsandrelevantstakeholders,tobeintegratedastheneedsoftheOceanDecadeevolve.TheStrategyImplementationPlaniscurrentlybeingdraftedbyaDataStrategyImplementationGroup(DSIG)toprovidepractical,lower-levelguidanceonhowtoco-developandco-maintainsuchadigitalecosystem.ThePlanemphasizesopen,scalable,easilyimplementable,andresponsivesolutionsandhowtheseaddressspecificchallengessuchasdatainteroperability,accessibility,andinclusivity.

ThisinteroperabledatasharingframeworkisessentialfortherealizationofChallenge8.Atthesametime,realizingthestrategicambitionandvisiontargetsofDecadeChallenge8putforwardinthisWhitePaper,willbecriticaltodeliverontheDecade’sDataandInformationStrategyvision,i.e.tohaveinplaceby2030atrusted,inclusive,andinterconnectedoceandigitalecosystemthatisactivelyusedfordecisionmaking.

Threekeycomponents