 The NERC Science Information Strategy (SIS) was created to provide the framework for NERC to work more closely and effectively with its scientific communities, both internal and external, in delivering data and information management services to support its five-year science strategy, the Next Generation Science for Planet Earth 2007-2012.The Science Information Strategy is being implemented in three phases, beginning April 2010.Each of these phases will be made up of a number of smaller projects.