Meeting the Needs

Optimising Technology and Tools, Networks and Partnerships: defining the roles of different initiatives and stakeholders

BREAKOUT WORKING GROUPS

Group 1

Role of Information Facilities (problems they were designed to address, constraints, actions to overcome constraints, successes, failures, priorities)

Facilitator:  Dr Antonio Mijail Perez, Nicaragua

Rapporteur:  Dr Marcos Silva, CHM Programme Officer, SCBD

Group 2

Role of Technical Cooperation Networks (problems they were designed to address, constraints, actions to overcome constraints, successes, failures, priorities)

Facilitator:  Dr Connal Eardley, SAFRINET Coordinator

Rapporteur:  Prof Panta Kasoma, Uganda

Group 3

Role of New Tools and Technologies (e.g. real time monitoring of Invasive Species, Rapid-response Tools, etc)

Facilitator:  Mr Jeff McNeely, IUCN

Rapporteur:  Dr Vishwas Chavan, India

Group 4

Role of Expert Institutions – Museums, Botanic Gardens, etc

Facilitator:  Dr Lourdes Cardenas, Museum of Natural History, Philippines

Rapporteur:  Dr Alan Paton, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK

Group 5

New partnership models including Private/Public partnerships

Facilitator:  Dr Jim Edwards, GBIF Secretariat

Rapporteur:  Dr Beatrice Padi, Ghana