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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Dear MEDIN Data Archive Centres (DACs),<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Would you like the </span>
</b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0B1E2D">Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">OECD) to carry out an independent survey of the socio-economic value of your marine data?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">As you know, recent
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">independent analysis found that the benefit to cost ratio of MEDIN</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">’s services is
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">approximately 8, indicating that </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">“</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">the benefits far outweigh the cost of providing the service</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">”</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">.
This is an important step for understanding the value of marine data management and dissemination but doesn’t capture the value of the data itself to our users. MEDIN Data Archive Centres have the opportunity over the next 6 months to be involved in an international
project looking to quantify the value of marine data. <span style="color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm">
The </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0B1E2D">Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm"> (OECD) and Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS,
IOC-UNESCO) are working together on developing a pragmatic research programme focussed on valuing ocean observations, as to inform practitioners and policy-makers with original evidence-based analysis on the links between marine data and society.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm">The attached document describes the process that MEDIN/OECD/GOOS envisage. MEDIN will be the main contact point for your involvement
in the project. Please let me know by <b>12<sup>th</sup> February</b> whether your DAC is interested in participating in this exciting opportunity.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm">It would also be really useful to know if you have carried out any surveys of your data users over the past 2 years (see question
in </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:red;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm">red</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm"> in attachment).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">If you have any questions about this, drop me an email.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Clare Postlethwaite<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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