Ibon Cancio participated in the workshop and on enrolment was invited to present his perspective as researcher on the utilization of Digital Sequence Information in marine biological sciences. The aim of the workshop was to present European Commission policy makers and Nagoya national focal points on the needs of researchers in regard to DSI and the hurdles that new regulations in the framework of the Nagoya protocol on Access and benefit Sharing could impose in scientific advances.
Three regulatory scenarios were discussed in advance of the COP meeting to take place in China in October 2020.
The contents of the workshop can be visited here: https://www.dsmz.de/collection/nagoya-protocol/digital-sequence-information/dsi-workshop-march-2020
