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OpenAIRE is an open service infrastructure whose assets may vary during its lifetime in order to add/update functionalities or add/provide content. Examples are the additions of re3data, OpenDOAR, DOAJ or funder databases to collect content or the interoperation with SYGMA Cordis Portal and other databases and registries to deliver content. If such dynamicity is one of the most powerful features of the OpenAIRE infrastructure, to achieve its full potential, sustainability, and in respect of European legislation, it has to be constrained by precise rules and an established vision. The OpenAIRE Infrastructure Policy Board (IPB) is a body in charge of establishing the policies ruling the infrastructure ecosystem over time in terms of: (i) terms required by extra services to be included in the infrastructure ecosystem (e.g. QoS), (ii) terms required by new content providers to be aggregated in the information space (e.g. OpenAIRE guidelines, SLAs), (iii) OpenAIRE content acquisition policies defining the range/typology of content that will be included in the information space and relative Terms of Agreement, (iv) Service Level Agreements, and (iv) the IPR issues related with reuse of OpenAIRE data and services (e.g. license, "credit and citation policy").

OpenAIRE is an open service infrastructure whose assets may vary during its lifetime in order to add/update functionalities or add/provide content. Examples are the additions of re3data, OpenDOAR, DOAJ or funder databases to collect content or the interoperation with SYGMA Cordis Portal and other databases and registries to deliver content. If such dynamicity is one of the most powerful features of the OpenAIRE infrastructure, to achieve its full potential, sustainability, and in respect of European legislation, it has to be constrained by precise rules and an established vision. The OpenAIRE Infrastructure Policy Board (IPB) is a body in charge of establishing the policies ruling the infrastructure ecosystem over time in terms of: (i) terms required by extra services to be included in the infrastructure ecosystem (e.g. QoS), (ii) terms required by new content providers to be aggregated in the information space (e.g. OpenAIRE guidelines, SLAs), (iii) OpenAIRE content acquisition policies defining the range/typology of content that will be included in the information space and relative Terms of Agreement, (iv) Service Level Agreements, and (iv) the IPR issues related with reuse of OpenAIRE data and services (e.g. license, "credit and citation policy").

Financing European Transport Infrastructure examines organisational arrangements for planning and financing transport infrastructure in Western Europe. It covers all modes of transport - road, rail, sea, air, urban, and inland waterways - and asks why their financing arrangements are so different. It looks at the division of responsibilities between central and local government, and the growing role of autonomous public bodies, the European Commission and private finance. It examines the consequences of investment failing to keep up with demand - in congestion, environmental damage and slower growth - and the impact of new approaches, including public-private partnerships.

Over the next 10 years, California faces a daunting infrastructure challenge. According to the California State Treasurer's Office, the state needs to invest $82 billion to repair and maintain current structures and build new ones. Projected state and local revenue sources will meet only about 50% of this need. Unfortunately, California's infrastructure planning and financing process seems to be broken as well. According to the Legislative Analyst's Office, the state government (a) lacks a stable funding source for infrastructure investment programs, (b) reviews these programs on an ad hoc basis, and (c) does not have an administrative or legislative evaluation of infrastructure investment requirements. This commentary argues that many states, including California, need to rethink their approach toward infrastructure planning and finance.

In the context of the economies of the world becoming greener, this book provides a global and interdisciplinary overview of the condition of the world's water resources and the infrastructure used to manage it. It focuses on current social and economic costs of water provision, needs and opportunities for investment and for improving its management. It describes the large array of water policy challenges facing the world, including the Millennium Development Goals for clean water and sanitation, and shows how these might be met. There is a mixture of global overviews, reviews of specific issues and an array of case studies. It is shown how accelerated investment in water-dependent ecosystems, in water infrastructure and in water management can be expected to expedite the transition to a green economy. The book provides a key source of information for people interested in understanding emerging water issues and approaches that are consistent with a world that takes greater responsibility for the environment.