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As the growth in data and information significantly increases so 
too does the complexity of data management. It is not just the 
volume of data that is provides a challenge but the internal 
integrity of the data as well. In the near future some of this 
burden could be lifted by the elimination of the need to store 
and hold 3™ party data on your own system. With high 
bandwidth networks and resilient servers you will simply access 
the data you need, when you want it - from a 3" party server. 
There are lots of benefits and several issues associated with this 
model and a workshop in the future will investigate them: 
e Is the technology available to implement this model? 
o If not — what needs to happen? 
e What are implications for the data providers? 
e What are the implications for the users? 
e What are the implications for end-users i.e. the 
citizen? 
e What are the implications for the GI data industry and 
stakeholders in that industry e.g. value added 
resellers, systems integrators? 
As incoming the President of EuroSDR [2004-2006] I sec this 
as a very interesting but challenging period for EuroSDR. We 
need to build on the last 50 years of achievement, the last few 
years of change and refocused energy in all the EuroSDR 
Commissions and in particular: 
e Continue to strengthen our network of experts 
e Collaborate in the building of the European Spatial 
Data Infrastructure 
e Develop further our strong programme of workshops 
to underpin this development. 
5. CONCLUSIONS 
From all of this we can safely conclude that “the only constant 
is change" and this is particularly true in terms of the GI 
industry. Further: 
e The need for pan-European information is growing 
and EuroSpec is a fundamental component of the 
European Spatial Data Infrastructure. 
e . EuroSDR and EuroGeographics as organisations have 
undergone change in recent years to meet the 
demanding new challenges ahead. The two 
organisations are building a collaborative relationship 
to underpin the development of EuroSpec. 
e  EuroSDR has established a very successful track 
record of technical workshops that help improve and 
share knowledge, develop a common vision and offer 
guidance by benchmarking current technical issues 
and publishing state of the art position statements. 
e The programme of workshops is set to develop further 
and extend the network into a powerful body of 
expertise across Europe. This offers both a cost 
effective and invaluable service in support of the 
exciting, but challenging days ahead. 
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