GBIF 🌱Jul 6, 2023

Last week's @D_AccessEcon #ValueofGBIF report offered a 1st-of-its-kind estimate of the economic value of GBIF's volunteers. Data on just a few roles put the annual value at €958k: https://www2.deloitte.com/au/en/pages/economics/articles/total-economic-value-open-access-database-living-world.html

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The total economic value of an open access database of the living world | Deloitte Australia | Economics

GBIF—the Global Biodiversity Information Facility—is an international network and data infrastructure funded by the world's governments and aimed at providing anyone, anywhere, open access to data about all types of life on Earth.

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GBIF 🌱Jun 30, 2023

Nearly all users surveyed (92%) for #Deloitte Access Economics' #ValueofGBIF report linked their work to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals #SDGs.

While 30% referred to environmental goals like #SDG14 #SDG15, the rest cited wider-ranging goals related to sustainable cities and communities #SDG11, quality education #SDG4, and good health and well-being #SDG3. Read more:
https://www.gbif.org/news/5WZThcL928vmPnSvrGhZfE/

Report reveals return on investments in GBIF

Study by Deloitte Access Economics finds that every €1 invested in global network, infrastructure and services accrues €3 in benefits to users and up to €12 to society

GBIF 🌱Jun 29, 2023
The #ValueofGBIF report by #Deloitte Access #Economics responds to recommendation #4a in @codata's Twenty-Year Review of GBIF for "a targeted study on the monetary value of sharing #biodiversity #data & of the added value that data infrastructures provide to it." #ThrowbackThursday https://www.gbif.org/news/1QfpUlGByxjqBktiYAfyIK/
Twenty years of GBIF: Independent review charts successes and challenges

Review by International Science Council’s Committee on Data (CODATA) makes comprehensive recommendations to maintain GBIF’s relevance and standing

GBIF 🌱Jun 28, 2023
Whether downloading data or accessing it through the #GBIF API, #rgbif, #pybif or #cloudcomputing services, analysts and researchers who know the #ValueofGBIF 🌍 report saving an average of 64 hours per analysis in @D_AccessEcon's latest study: https://www.gbif.org/news/5WZThcL928vmPnSvrGhZfE/
GBIF 🌱Jun 27, 2023

What is the #ValueofGBIF 🌍✨ to researchers?

In a report just published by #Deloitte Access Economics, 47% of all users of #opendata #FAIRdata on #biodiversity surveyed reported that it would be impossible to conduct their research without GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/news/5WZThcL928vmPnSvrGhZfE/

Report reveals return on investments in GBIF

Study by Deloitte Access Economics finds that every €1 invested in global network, infrastructure and services accrues €3 in benefits to users and up to €12 to society

GBIF 🌱Jun 26, 2023

What is the #ValueofGBIF 🌍✨?

Fresh insights ahead this week from a just-released report by Deloitte Access Economics—for starters… 👀

For every €1 invested in GBIF's network, infrastructure and services, users gain €3 in benefits while society reaps up to €12: https://www.gbif.org/news/5WZThcL928vmPnSvrGhZfE/

Report reveals return on investments in GBIF

Study by Deloitte Access Economics finds that every €1 invested in global network, infrastructure and services accrues €3 in benefits to users and up to €12 to society