This was my first presentation in any TDWG conference.

1. Every datum counts! Capitalising on small contributions to the big dreams of mobilising biodiversity information Vishwas Chavan, Eamonn O’ Tuama, Samy Gaiji, David Remsen and Nicholas King 2008 Annual Conference of Taxonomic Databases Working Group 19-25 October 2008, Fremantle, AUSTRALIA

3. Uneven distribution of biodiversity

4. Large volume of biodiversity data and information is in languages other than English

5. Biodiversity Informatics activities are concentrated in the North

6. Few more reasons…. Investment in biodiversity information management is towards large projects Research in biodiversity informatics is focused towards large data publishers Small Data Publishers – A neglected mass!

7. Biodiversity Knowledge Divide: Emerging Catastrophe

8. Open Access movement can help mobilise data - (a) from mega-biodiversity regions, and (b) by small data publishers Good News!

13. Festive uses of bio resources Census of trees Uses of Plants Status and knowledge about medicinal plants Census of Birds Birds signs for forecasting or weather change Wild Animals Burrowing or sub-soil fauna Paudi village, Siwani, India

14. Need standards to discover and access such data! Domestic Animals Social belief about biodiversity Citizen Scientists Seed Diversity Millions of Ramsingh’s across the world are busy in generating biodiversity data

17. Data mobilisation is like moving mountains……. Digital Biodiversity Data

21. “ Krishna” can move data mountains, if standards bodies act as “Kamdhenus” TDWG GBIF

22. because…… Every datum counts!