Missouri Botanical Garden Open Conference Systems, TDWG 2013 ANNUAL CONFERENCE

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Strategies and partnerships for enabling infrastructure sustainability
Anne Maglia

Building: Grand Hotel Mediterraneo
Room: Sala dei Continenti
Date: 2013-10-28 11:05 AM – 11:25 AM
Last modified: 2013-10-05

Abstract


Supporting the long-term sustainability of infrastructure is an ongoing challenge for funding agencies.  While infrastructure demands grow faster than the resources available to support them, there is a need to balance between supporting novel developments and the long-term maintenance of critical resources.  In this talk, I will discuss strategies for leveraging limited resources and forging strategic partnerships to enhance the likelihood of resource sustainability. As an example, I will highlight the Advancing the Digitization of Biological Collections (ADBC) program, the Networked Integrated Biocollections Alliance (NIBA), and several other related activities.