Lead institution:
World Ocean Council (WOC)
The WOC SMART Ocean-SMART Industries (SO-SI) initiative is a global, multi-industry initiative creating partnerships between science and the ocean private sector on data collecting and sharing.
The SO-SI initiative for the UN Ocean Decade will improve and scale this by developing the:
- Community of Practice – Engaging tens of thousands of ocean companies around data collecting and sharing;
- Clearinghouse and Knowledge Base – Assembling information from science on data collection programs, priorities, technologies and from industry on opportunities for using vessels and platforms;
- Matchmaking/Brokering Capacity – Expanding the efforts to connect science priorities with industry potential.
Start Date: 29/01/2021
End Date: 31/12/2030
Lead Contacts: Fred Meitz (fred.meitz@oceancouncil.org), Isabella Glušauskaite (isabella.glus@oceancouncil.org)
challenges:
2- Protect and restore ecosystems
4- Sustainable ocean economy
5- Ocean-climate nexus
6- Community resilience
7- Ocean observations
ocean_basins:
Arctic Ocean
North Atlantic Ocean
North Pacific Ocean
South Atlantic Ocean
South Pacific Ocean
type_of_action:
Project