29 April 2015: The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) has issued a call for inputs on the Biodiversity Information for Development (BID) programme via surveys of data holders and decision makers. These two stakeholder groups are considered critical to the long-term success of the BID programme, which seeks to increase availability and use of biodiversity information in sub-Saharan Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific (ACP).

The first survey specifically asks data holders questions on the financial or technical challenges of sharing data and their use in research and policy. The second survey seeks opinions from decision makers about how well their information needs are currently served.

GBIF is an international open data infrastructure, funded by governments. [GBIF Press Release] [GBIF Website]