International Workshop on Global Fundamental Geospatial Data Themes for Africa
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia- 25 - 27 April 2018
The International Workshop on Global Fundamental Geospatial Data Themes for Africa was convened at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) Conference Centre in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 25-27 April 2018. The International Workshop was jointly organized by the United Nations Statistics Division of DESA, as the Secretariat for UN-GGIM, in collaboration with UNECA, and supported by the Working Group on Global Fundamental Geospatial Data Themes and the Regional Committee of Global Geospatial Information Management for Africa (UN-GGIM: Africa).
At its seventh session in August 2017, the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM) adopted a minimum and agreed list of 14 Global Fundamental Geospatial Data Themes as a tangible means to enable the measurement, monitoring, and management of sustainable development in a consistent way over time, facilitate evidence-based decision-making, and support policy-making.
This three-day International Workshop raised awareness, provided guidance and exchanged knowledge on how Member States from Africa can and are improving the capacity of their National Geospatial Information or Mapping Agencies in producing geospatial information that are referenced to internationally agreed fundamental geospatial data themes. This serves to enhance data interoperability, and thus increase the availability, accessibility and application of geospatial information in Africa, particularly for implementing and reporting on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The workshop held a Statistical and Geospatial Integration Day on the 25th of April, in collaboration with ECA following their "Sub-regional workshop on integration of administrative data, big data and geospatial information for the compilation of SDG indicators". Through this, both Statistical and Geospatial communities were brought together to facilitate discussion and learning across their communities, examining how the integration of statistical and geospatial information is crucial towards sustainable development at local, national, and regional levels, supporting the attainment of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals and Africa 2063 agendas.
Documentation for the International Workshop
- Concept Note
- Information Note (revised)
- Provisional Annotated Agenda
- List of Participants (forthcoming)
- Summary Report
Presentation Materials
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Session 1: Geospatial Information Systems: Integrating Statistical and Geospatial Information
- UNECA Self-Assessment Question: Geospatial
- Mr. Haile Mulualem, ECA
- Ms. Aster Denekew Yilma, ECA Sustainable Development Goal Indicator Demos
- Ms. Lovisa Nangombe, Namibia
- Mr. Malamsha Deogratius Herman, Tanzania
- Mr. Abdel Aziz Konate, Burkina Faso Integrating the broader data ecosystems: Integrating the Global Statistical Geospatial Framework and the Global Fundamental Geospatial Data Themes
- Mr. Luis Gonzalez Morales, UNSD
- Mr. Emmanuel Nkurunziza, RCMRD
- Mr. Andre Nonguierma, ECA
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Session 2: Geospatial information systems: The Global Fundamental Geospatial Data Themes Chaired by UNSD/UN-GGIM
- The History of the Global Fundamental Geospatial Data Themes
- Mr. Greg Scott, UNSD/UN-GGIM Secretariat
- Mr. Derek Clarke, South Africa The Global Fundamental Geospatial Data Themes Journey: Introduction into the 14 Themes
- Ms. Clare Hadley, United Kingdom/UN-GGIM GFGDT Technical Lead
- Mr. Mark Iliffe, UNSD/UN-GGIM Secretariat
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Session 3: Global Fundamental Data Themes
- The Global Fundamental Geospatial Data Themes in Africa
- Mr. Sultan Mohammad, Chair, UN-GGIM: Africa
- Mr. Andre Nonguierma, ECA
- Mr. Derek Clarke, South Africa National examples of Geospatial and Statistical Information Integration using the Global Fundamental Data Themes
- Mr. Sharthi Laldaparsad/Mr. Derek Clarke, South Africa
- Mr. Mark Iliffe, UNSD/UN-GGIM Secretariat
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Session 4: Implementing the Global Fundamental Geospatial Data Themes
- Requirements for Implementing the Global Fundamental Geospatial Data Themes in Africa
- Ms Clare Hadley, United Kingdom
- Mr. Emmanuel Nkurunziza, RCMRD, Kenya
- Mr. Andre Nonguierma, ECA
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Session 5: Applying the Global Fundamental Geospatial Data Themes
- Applying the Global Fundamental Geospatial Data Themes
- Ms Clare Hadley, United Kingdom
- Mr. Andre Nonguierma, ECA
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Session 6: Leveraging Global and Regional Implementations of the Global Fundamental Geospatial Data Themes
- The opportunity of the Global Fundamental Geospatial Data Themes for Africa
- Mr. Greg Scott, UNSD/UN-GGIM Secretariat
- Mr. Andre Nonguierma, ECA
- Mr. Derek Clarke, South Africa
- Ms. Clare Hadley, United Kingdom
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Session 7: UNSD/WB Integrated Geospatial Framework
- The Integrated Geospatial Framework
- Mr. Sultan Mohammad, Chair, UN-GGIM: Africa
- Mr. Greg Scott, UNSD/UN-GGIM Secretariat