SEIS or the Shared Environmental SEIS or the Shared Environmental Information SystemInformation System

Almut ReichelAlmut ReichelProject Manager SCP and wasteProject Manager SCP and waste

42 % of EU citizens feel poorly 42 % of EU citizens feel poorly informed about environmental issuesinformed about environmental issues

Source: Eurobarometer, March 2008

Commission CommunicationTowards a Shared Environmental Information System (SEIS)

“Better decisions from local to European level need better and more timely information, based on more efficient monitoring and reporting systems”

S Dimas, Feb 2008

What is SEIS? What is SEIS?

• A collaborative initiative of the Commission, EEA and Member States

• Aiming at a modern system for organising environmental information, based on the following principles:

“Data stored as close to source as possible”;

“Produce once, use many times”.

SEIS – Strategic objectivesSEIS – Strategic objectives

• Improving the availability and quality of information needed to design and implement Community environment policy

• Reducing administrative burden on Member States and EU institutions and modernise reporting

• Fostering the development of information services and applications that all stakeholders can use and profit from

Live Information SystemsThe current data flows

Member states Organisations Member states Organisations

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OECD

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Data reporting

Data reporting

Data reporting

Data reporting

Data reporting

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From Reporting to Online ServicesFrom Reporting to Online Services

Scope of SEISScope of SEIS

Improve Modernise Streamline

the present informationsystems

Road map for implementationRoad map for implementation

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Political commitment SEISPolitical commitment SEIS

SEIS implementation planSEIS implementation plan

Revised EC standardised reporting directive

Revised EC standardised reporting directive

Online e-reporting systems Online e-reporting systems

First Inspire data servicesFirst Inspire data services

GMES space infrastructureGMES space infrastructure2013

EC Communication SEISEC Communication SEIS

EC Communication to implement SEIS in neighbouring countries

EC Communication to implement SEIS in neighbouring countries

The new reporting directive:EU eReporting tool

Member States must:

ensure information is made available in electronic form, using available web-based technology

inform Commission which organisation or authority is responsible for making the information available, and where the information can be found.

This mechanism will replace all existing reporting mechanisms

Ozone WebOzone Web

http://www.eea.europa.eu./maps/ozone

Ozone exceedancesOzone exceedances

DG Environment has stated:

"If countries and EEA can show that the NRT data exchange system can be used to provide information relating to  provisional ozone exceedances, then the Commission would look seriously at revising the provisional ozone exceedance reporting requirements".

EEA/Eionet SEIS implementation EEA/Eionet SEIS implementation plan 2008plan 2008

• 16 pilot projects, selected in order to gain ‘quick wins’ within one year

• Learn about how SEIS can be implemented in different areas

• Integrated into the EEA Annual Management Plan

• Regular information in the NFP Eionet meetings

EEA/Eionet SEIS project No. 12:EEA/Eionet SEIS project No. 12:Effectiveness of waste policies – Effectiveness of waste policies – country fact sheets of waste policiescountry fact sheets of waste policies

• Integrate the principles of SEIS into the country fact sheets on waste policies

• Difference to most other SEIS projects:- no data, but policy information- purely voluntary basis: no reporting obligation

Lessons learnedLessons learned

• There’s a lot to learn from the countries’ good practices.

• Many of the information systems that are operational in the countries could provide access to the data needed to create information at the European level.

• Most of the infrastructure is there. • If SEIS development is to focus on one

topic then air quality is the obvious candidate.

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