Dear members on Network of Centres, your initiative has been identified as one of main stakeholders for GIPO (Global Internet Policy Observatory) federation roadmap, aimed at analysis of the possible scenarios of collaboration between GIPO and other initiatives. Therefore, we would like to kindly ask you to fill in the attached short survey and return it by the 30th October. The survey is also available online at: http://www.giponet.org/en/content/survey-towards-gipo-federation-roadmap-how... About GIPO GIPO aims to provide an automated tool able to decode, contextualise and analyse thousands of pieces of data around a wide set of Internet governance topics. As a final product, the GIPO Observatory Tool will be able to seamlessly provide powerful insights into Internet searches related to cyber security, jurisdiction, e-commerce and several other important Internet related issues. The Observatory Tool (will) provide to users: - User interface enabling to search, view, comment, share items. - Visualisation dashboard of the data gathered - System to add and curate content. - System to evaluate and rate content. - System to retrieve content for reuse by others (incl. API). Currently, the project is in the first beta testing phase and second “iteration” of a four-part software development plan that would have the Observatory Tool ready for public use as early as 2016. GIPO adopts federated approach. The goal is to overcome the fragmentation and complexity of information but GIPO does not aim to centralize all this information by replacing the existing spaces. Instead, it is meant to be complementary and federated to them. GIPO is designed as a service to both final users and ,for most, to other observatories. In this respect the issue of degree of interoperability is of a major importance. More about GIPO on www.giponet.org. On behalf of GIPO team, Kasia Jakimowicz *European Affairs Manager* *Brussels - Barcelona* Rue de la Science 14b, Brussels E-mail: kjakimowicz@open-evidence.com Mobile: +32 470 18 92 17 / +34 695 032 621 Phone: +34 93 4 50 3585 Skype: kasia-jakimowicz be.linkedin.com/in/katejakimowicz/en/ www.open-evidence.com