Resolving Conflicts Arising from the Privatization of Environmental Data -- Copyright -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- THE NEED FOR RELIABLE INFORMATION -- THE ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION SYSTEM TREE -- A PROCESS FOR NEGOTIATING AMONG STAKEHOLDERS -- COMMERCIALIZATION AND PRIVATIZATION -- 1 Introduction -- A CHANGING WORLD -- THE INFORMATION TREE -- ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT -- 2 Stakeholder Viewpoints -- SCIENTIST VIEWS -- PRIVATE-SECTOR VIEWS -- GOVERNMENT AGENCY VIEWS -- POLICY MAKER VIEWS -- GENERAL PUBLIC VIEWS -- 3 Environmental Information Systems -- THE ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION SYSTEM TREE -- Elements of the Information System -- The Cycle for Updating Environmental Information Systems -- 4 Policy and Economic Framework for Public-Purpose Environmental Information Systems -- DATA POLICY -- COMPATIBILITY OF OPEN ACCESS WITH A COMPETITIVE MARKET -- Economic Characteristics of the Provision of Environmental Information -- The Rationale for Public Funding for the Trunk and Roots -- The Potential for Commercializing Branches -- The Potential for Purchasing Data From Commercial Entities -- REQUIREMENTS OF PUBLIC-PURPOSE ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION TREES -- 5 War and Peace Among Stakeholders -- INFORMATION SYSTEMS CREATED PURELY FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES -- Potential Conflicts in the Roots -- Potential Conflicts in the Trunk -- Potential Conflicts in the Branches -- Confidential Government Data -- INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS -- OVERALL LESSONS LEARNED -- THE NEED FOR A PROCESS OF NEGOTIATING AMONG STAKEHOLDERS -- 6 Reconciling the Views of the Stakeholders -- GUIDELINES FOR INTERACTIONS BETWEEN SCIENTISTS AND PRIVATE-SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS -- Purchasing Data for Scientific Research -- Purchasing Value-Added Products and Services.

GUIDELINES FOR INTERACTIONS BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND PRIVATE-SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS -- Purchasing Data and Public-Private Partnerships -- Commercializing Government Data -- Privatizing Government Functions -- Privatizing Branches -- Privatizing Roots -- Appendixes -- Appendix A Scientific Practices -- Appendix B Intellectual Property Rights to Data -- COPYRIGHT AND FAIR USE -- DATABASE PROTECTION -- CONTRACT -- Appendix C Acronyms.