• Introduction
• Technical analysis
• Issues and recommendations
• European SIF

Education, capacity building, training

Summary

“The architectural coherence required for cross-initiative scenarios introduces additional layers, see in particular REC-DI-001 (common foundation). In order to gain acceptance in the various communities and prepare them, capacity building is essential.”

Classification

Category	Data harmonisation and semantic interoperability
Identifier	ISSUE-DI-007
Type of recommended activity	Education and outreach
Organisations addressed	INSPIRE: Consolidation Team GEOSS GMES: GMES Bureau, GMES Committee (foreseen under COM(2009)223), ESA

Additional information

Context	Many stakeholders are not familiar with the relevant standards and technologies, which is a significant risk for INSPIRE, GMES and GEOSS.
Rationale	See Context
Dependencies	As mentioned above, this recommendation/issue is related to the other recommendations/issues. Without accompanying measures for capacity building, the risk of failure is significant.
Further background information	Technology Watch Report - Data Interoperability [PDF] Comparative analysis report (version 2) [PDF] Comparative Analysis Report (version 2) - Annex Recommendations [PDF]
Main discussion points	See above
Roadmap	To be defined