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    Long-term sustainability of a distributed RI: the EPOS case

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    The European Plate Observing System (EPOS) is a distributed research infrastructure (RI) with the mission to establish and maintain sustainable and long-term access to solid Earth science data and services by integrating the diverse national research infrastructures under a common federated framework governed by EPOS ERIC (European Research Infrastructure Consortium). This paper presents the EPOS approach to ensure financial viability and to tackle the challenge of long-term sustainability of the RI during its operational phase. The EPOS approach to sustainable operation considers the scientific impact and the promotion of scientific research as the preconditions to achieve long-term sustainability. Enabling scientific excellence implies that high-quality data and services are provided reliably and continuously to establish the RI as the enabler of investigations to solid Earth scientists. The strategic approach and the solutions adopted by EPOS ERIC to address the long-term sustainability of a pan-European distributed RI are discussed in this paper focusing on the governance structure, considered as the qualifying dimension that gathers and connects the financial, legal and technical dimensions. The governance and the financial models are discussed to delineate the legal framework necessary to operate the EPOS RI relying on the implemented technical solutions. A sufficiently stable investment environment is necessary to allow the RI to concentrate on providing high quality services for their user communities. This paper discusses the current actions and challenges to be addressed for achieving this goal.publishedVersio

    Cultural Property and Demands for Repatriation

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    Uppsatsen behandlar vissa juridiska spörsmÄl som berör kulturföremÄl, nÀrmare bestÀmt vem som kan anses ha rÀtt till föremÄlen, var dessa lÀmpligast bör befinna sig och hur en begÀran om ÄterlÀmnande av föremÄl bör mottagas. Det spektrum av föremÄl som berörs Àr brett; stulna föremÄl, krigsbyten, objekt bortförda under kolonialstyre, rituella föremÄl, konst, bruksföremÄl, etc, och de hÀrrör frÄn snart sagt varje hörn av vÄr planet. För att illustrera denna bredd ger uppsatsen tre exempel pÄ omdebatterade föremÄl, varav ett har en tydlig koppling till Sverige och Göteborg, nÀmligen Paracassamlingen som för nÀrvarande visas pÄ vÀrldskulturmuseet. Uppsatsen analyserar djupgÄende de tvÄ mest förekommande instÀllningar till Äterförande som finns, nÀmligen de tvÄ som jag har valt att benÀmna nationalism och internationalism. Analysen utgÄr ifrÄn lagstiftning, internationella konventioner samt den debatt som har förts i juridisk och annan akademisk miljö under de senaste Ären. Vidare följer en undersökning av huruvida och pÄ vilket sÀtt kulturföremÄl kan och bör ses som egendom. BÄda dessa frÄgestÀllningar aktualiserar frÄgan om vilken definition som skall omvÀndas om de föremÄl som min uppsats berör, eftersom det finns en klar koppling mellan val av ord och ideologisk stÄndpunkt i den materialla frÄgan. Kulturjuridik Àr inte nÄgon sÀrskilt viktig disciplin i svenskt juridisk liv. Det Àr ocksÄ relativt svÄrt att placera uppsatsen inom nÄgot speciellt rÀttsomrÄde; förekomsten av internationella tratat och avtal pÄ omrÄdet samt de mellanstatliga diskussioner som förs om kulturföremÄl ger en sjÀlvklar koppling till internationell rÀtt, men det finns Àven ett starkt inslag av rÀttsfilosofi; sÀrskilt vad gÀller frÄgan om kultur som egendom. Uppsatsen snuddar ocksÄ vid frÄgor gÀllande immaterialrÀtt, civilrÀtt och mÀnskliga rÀttigheter

    Long-term sustainability of a distributed RI: the EPOS case

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    The European Plate Observing System (EPOS) is a distributed research infrastructure (RI) with the mission to establish and maintain sustainable and long-term access to solid Earth science data and services by integrating the diverse national research infrastructures under a common federated framework governed by EPOS ERIC (European Research Infrastructure Consortium). This paper presents the EPOS approach to ensure financial viability and to tackle the challenge of long-term sustainability of the RI during its operational phase. The EPOS approach to sustainable operation considers the scientific impact and the promotion of scientific research as the preconditions to achieve long-term sustainability. Enabling scientific excellence implies that high-quality data and services are provided reliably and continuously to establish the RI as the enabler of investigations to solid Earth scientists. The strategic approach and the solutions adopted by EPOS ERIC to address the long-term sustainability of a pan-European distributed RI are discussed in this paper focusing on the governance structure, considered as the qualifying dimension that gathers and connects the financial, legal and technical dimensions. The governance and the financial models are discussed to delineate the legal framework necessary to operate the EPOS RI relying on the implemented technical solutions. A sufficiently stable investment environment is necessary to allow the RI to concentrate on providing high quality services for their user communities. This paper discusses the current actions and challenges to be addressed for achieving this goal.ISSN:1593-521
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