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with apologies for the slight delay, please find attached the final version of the "Introductory note" to participate in the MEDIN/OECD/GOOS project to "Value marine data".</div>
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I'm excited to say that the survey is now **live** and you can link to it here</div>
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<a href="https://survey2018.oecd.org/Survey.aspx?s=39c3e2e36f984cc4b45b93a1bde962db" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" id="LPlnk689969" style="font-size:14.6667px; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; color:purple">https://survey2018.oecd.org/Survey.aspx?s=39c3e2e36f984cc4b45b93a1bde962db</a><br>
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The following DACs have already let me know that they would like to be involved:</div>
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ADS, BGS, BODC, Cefas, DASSH, HES (depending on furlough) and UKHO and there is still scope for any of the other DACs to get involved if you can. Just let me know if you would like to find out more.</div>
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I'd be grateful if you could let me know when you have managed to get the link onto your website or circulated to your stakeholders.</div>
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Keep an eye out for MEDIN social media and other comms on this (see schedule below).</div>
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Best wishes and thank you again for your involvement in this project,</div>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b> Postlethwaite, Clare <cfpo@bodc.ac.uk><br>
<b>Sent:</b> 07 May 2020 14:59<br>
<b>To:</b> medin_dacwg@mailman.nerc-liv.ac.uk <medin_dacwg@mailman.nerc-liv.ac.uk><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Miskin-Hymas, Charlotte <charmisk@bodc.ac.uk><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Value of marine data. ... survey nearly ready to go!</font>
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<span style="font-size:12pt">Dear MEDIN DACs,</span></div>
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<div style=""><font color="#000000" face="Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">thanks so much to all DACs who have agreed to be part of this exciting opportunity to partner with the OECD/GOOS </span></font><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="margin:0px; padding:0cm; border:1pt none windowtext; background:white"><font color="#201f1e" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">to
carry out an independent survey of the users of marine data. I received over 50 comments from the DACS on the draft survey and OECD have made updates to
</span><span style="font-size:12pt">accommodate</span><span style="font-size:12pt"> as many of the suggestions as they could.</span></font></span></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-size:12pt"><b>Monday 11th May </b></span><span style="font-size:12pt">and will be live for at least 6 weeks.</span></font></span></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size:12pt"> MEDIN are planning to do a fortnightly communication hit as follows and it would be great if you could coordinate activities around this if possible:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size:12pt">Week of 11</span><sup><span style="font-size:12pt">th</span></sup><span style="font-size:12pt"> May 2020</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt">Survey on participating DAC websites where possible</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt">Week of 25</span><sup><span style="font-size:12pt">th</span></sup><span style="font-size:12pt"> May 2020</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt">Week of 8</span><sup><span style="font-size:12pt">th</span></sup><span style="font-size:12pt"> June 2020</span></p>
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<div><span style="font-size:12pt">Each DAC can provide their own text to accompany the survey link but I am including the text that MEDIN will use (in an attachment) for your information.</span></div>
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<div>Thank you again ... I think this is going to be a really interesting project to be part of, to understand how our marine data are being used.</div>
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<div id="x_divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b> Postlethwaite, Clare <cfpo@bodc.ac.uk><br>
<b>Sent:</b> 15 April 2020 10:12<br>
<b>To:</b> Jens.Rasmussen@gov.scot <Jens.Rasmussen@gov.scot><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Fw: Opportunity to assess the value of marine data.</font>
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<span style="font-size:12pt">Dear MEDIN DACs,</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family:inherit,serif; color:rgb(32,31,30); border:1pt none windowtext; padding:0cm; background:white; font-size:12pt; line-height:normal">Would you like the </span></b><b><span style="font-family:inherit,serif; color:rgb(11,30,45); border:1pt none windowtext; padding:0cm; background:white; font-size:12pt; line-height:normal">Organisation
for Economic Co-operation and Development (</span></b><span><b><span style="font-family:inherit,serif; color:rgb(32,31,30); border:1pt none windowtext; padding:0cm; background:white; font-size:12pt; line-height:normal">OECD</span></b></span><b><span style="font-family:inherit,serif; color:rgb(32,31,30); border:1pt none windowtext; padding:0cm; background:white; font-size:12pt; line-height:normal">)
to carry out an independent survey of the users of your marine data?</span></b><span style=""></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt; line-height:normal">I hope you and your colleagues are keeping well. As you know, the MEDIN Core Team have adapted to working from home and are continuing to drive forward MEDIN’s programme of work.
</span><span style="font-size:12pt; line-height:normal">For me, one strand of this means the exciting project with OECD and GOOS looking at the value chain of marine data…</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt; line-height:normal">You may recall I contacted you in February to enquire whether you would be interested in an o</span><span style=""><span style="color:rgb(50,49,48); background:rgb(250,249,248); font-size:12pt; line-height:normal">pportunity
to assess the value of your marine data holdings. I did not hear back from you then but I wanted to give you another chance to get involved in this exciting joint project with OECD/MEDIN and The Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS).
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<span style="font-size:12pt; line-height:normal">OECD have designed a brief questionnaire (with input from MEDIN and GOOS) and we are now ready for the participating MEDIN Data Archive Centres to test the questionnaire and let us know if they feel anything
is missing.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt; line-height:normal">The attached document describes the project in a bit more detail and includes the text used in the survey.
</span><span style="font-size:12pt; line-height:normal"><b style="line-height:normal">Please let me know asap if you would like to be involved in this project or want to know more.</b></span><span style="font-size:12pt; line-height:normal"> The more of the
MEDIN DACs that get involved in the project, the more complete a picture we can obtain of the uses of marine data.
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<span style="font-size:12pt; line-height:normal">If you do want to be involved, please use track changes in the attached document to note any gaps in the questionnaire. We’d also appreciate it if you could test the online version of the questionnaire to check
for any outstanding bugs. This is available here: </span><a href="https://survey2018.oecd.org/Survey.aspx?s=39c3e2e36f984cc4b45b93a1bde962db&forceNew=true&test=true" target="_blank"><span style="color:purple; border:1pt none windowtext; padding:0cm; background:white; font-size:12pt; line-height:normal">https://survey2018.oecd.org/Survey.aspx?s=39c3e2e36f984cc4b45b93a1bde962db&forceNew=true&test=true</span></a></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt; line-height:normal">We aim to have the survey ready to be launched at the end of April so I would appreciate all your comments by 22</span><sup><span style="font-size:12pt; line-height:normal">nd</span></sup><span style="font-size:12pt; line-height:normal">
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<span style="font-size:12pt; line-height:normal">I very much hope that your DAC can be part of this project. Do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.
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<b>Sent:</b> 03 February 2020 15:44<br>
<b>To:</b> 'medin_dacwg@mailman.nerc-liv.ac.uk' <medin_dacwg@mailman.nerc-liv.ac.uk><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Opportunity to assess the value of marine data.</font>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Dear MEDIN Data Archive Centres (DACs),</span></p>
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<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?</span></b></p>
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<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"></span></p>
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<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.
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<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
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">If you have any questions about this, drop me an email.
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Best wishes,</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Clare Postlethwaite</span></p>
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