Data and information will be key enablers of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. Digitizing, preserving, managing, exchanging and, most importantly, using a significantly increased volume and range of ocean-related data, information and knowledge will be cornerstones of the success of the Decade.

In order to coordinate the collaboration between the vast number of partners that will contribute data to, as well as use data and products from the “digital ecosystem” an “Ocean Decade Data Coordination Platform” has been established.