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The EU-PolarNet 2 Workshop, arranged on 7th June 2022, aimed to collate, in a co-design process, actionable policy-level recommendations to accelerate the development of Integrated Polar Observing System (IPOS). This deliverable (D6.4 Minutes of a Workshop with Coordinators of European Polar Observing System) presents the minutes of the meeting, including a detailed analysis of the workshop outcomes and the resulting recommendations. The recommendations will feed into a white paper to accelerate the development of a sustained and fully integrated Polar observing system (D6.7), published in 2024. The workshop discussions were analysed with content analysis to extract the recommendations for the future development of IPOS. The overall vision of the future IPOS is an open, transparent, and poly-centric system adopting a tier or layered approach both regarding the engagement of its contributors and the observations conducted. Essential variables based on provision of societal benefits should be defined and should constitute the core of the system, allowing smaller operations on the side while also ensuring scientific excellence. The recommended immediate actions to be taken into account in the development of IPOS include efforts on e.g. the identification of sustainable funding sources, and establishment of platforms and action groups for the joint development of different areas of IPOS such as infrastructure and data, governing, funding, and stakeholders. Long-term recommendations spanning over the years focus on e.g. the governing structure, technology advancement and funding instruments and agreements for IPOS. Overall, it was recommended to proceed step by step, starting immediately and adjusting the course of action during the development. |
