IIFB Working Group on Digital Sequence Information (DSI) at COP16
The International Indigneous Forum on Biodiversity (IIFB) has created a Working Group on DSI in the context of the preparatory meetings for the Sixteenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP-16), that takes place from 18 October to 1 November 202.
Agenda Items under this Working Group
Item 9: Digital Sequence Information
Item 24: Synthetic Biology
Working documents
COP 16:
Item 9: Digital sequence information
Item 24: Synthetic biology
CP-MOP-11
Item 12: Detection and identification of living modified organisms
- Item 13: Socioeconomic considerations
NP-MOP-5
Item 8:Capacity-building and development and awareness-raising
Item 9: Access and Benefit-sharing Clearing-House and information-sharing
Item 11: Cooperation
Item 15: Specialized international access and benefit-sharing instruments
Item 16: Global multilateral benefit-sharing mechanism
IIFB Statements on Digital Sequence Information
Previous IIFB Statements on Digital Sequence Information. Access here.
Other useful resources
- Understanding the Use and Provision of DSI
- What Does Open Access Mean for Researchers?
- Fair and Equitable Matrix-Based Sharing of Monetary Benefits Arising from the Utilization of Digital Sequence Information
- The Impact of Co-Existing Access and Benefit-sharing Obligations on Life Science Companies
- Recognizing Indigenous Interests: Labeling DSI with Provenance Metadata
- Gender and DSI: A Brief Guide for Policy Makers
- Meeting the Goals of the Global Biodiversity Framework: What is the Role of Digital Sequence Information?
- Future-proofing the DSI Multilateral Mechanism: Possible Implications of Artificial Intelligence & Other Upcoming Technologies