GLOBAL FORUM ON THE INTEGRATION OF STATISTICAL AND GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION, 4-5 AUGUST 2014, NEW YORK
The United Nations Global Forum on the Integration of Statistical and Geospatial Information took place in the UN Headquarters in New York from 4-5 August 2014. The Forum was organized by the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), as the Secretariat of the UN Statistical Commission and the UN Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM), and substantively supported by the United Nations Expert Group on the Integration of Statistical and Geospatial Information (UN EG-ISGI).
Convened in accordance with Statistical Commission decision 44/101 and UN-GGIM decision 3/107, which welcomed the proposal to organize an international conference as a way of reaching out and developing best practices bringing together both statistical and geospatial professional communities, the Global Forum brought together senior leaders from both professional communities to discuss the strategic vision and goals for the integration of statistical and geospatial information.
The Global Forum aimed to continue the global consultation and communication on the development of a global statistical-geospatial framework, initiated by the UN Statistical Commission and UN-GGIM, and the work of the Expert Group on the Integration of Statistical and Geospatial Information. It took place in conjunction with the fourth intergovernmental session of the UN Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM), to be held in New York, from 6-8 August 2014.
List of documents
- Announcement Letter
- Flyer
- Concept Note
- Provisional Agenda
- Information Note
- Discussion Paper: Global Geocoding and Classification Practices
- List of Participants
- Summary of the Forum
- Photos
wELCOME AND OPENING SESSION:
- Opening and welcome [UN EG-ISGI Chairs]
- Opening Remarks [UNSD Director]
- Programme and other organizational matters [UNSD]
Keynote PRESENTATIONS:
- Professor Nassim Nicholas Taleb – Statistics as a Double-Edge Sword, Presentation
- Ambassador Múnera, Secretary General of the Association of the Caribbean States-Challenges and information needs for the developing world
- Professor Paul Cheung - Using Location Information for Better Planning and Decision Support: Integrating Big Data, Official Statistics and Geospatial information, Presentation
Presentation Materials
- Session 1:Positioning for the future – Determining the desired vision for the integration of statistical and geospatial information
- Speakers:
- Mr. Rolando Ocampo, Representative of UN-GGIM and EG-ISGI, Presentation
- Mr. Ekkehard Petri, Eurostat, Presentation
- Mr. Edouardo Sojo, Mexico, Presentation (forthcoming)
- Mr. Peter Harper, Australia, Presentation
- Session 2: Achieving the vision – a global framework
- Speakers:
- Ms. Sharthi Laldaparsad, South Africa, Presentation
- Ms Susanne Schnorr-Bäecker, Germany, Presentation
- Mr. Tim Trainor, USA, Presentation
- Mr. Mark Reichardt, OGC, Presentation
- Mr. Peter Harper, Australia, Presentation
- Session 2: Achieving the vision - roadmaps
- Speakers:
- Ms Marie Haldorson, Sweden, Presentation
- Ms Monica Brezzi, OECD, Presentation
- Mr. Ivo Havinga, UNSD, Presentation
- Session 3: Population Census – an exemplar for integration
- Speakers:
- Mr. Joao Bosco de Azevedo, Brazil, Presentation
- Mr. Janusz Dygaszewicz, Poland, Presentation
- Ms Margaret Mbogoni, UNSD, Presentation
- Session 4: How to get there – the strategic opportunities
- Speakers:
- Mr. Siau Yong NG, Singapore, Presentation
- Mr. Ian Coady, UK, Presentation
- Mr. Li Pengde, China, Presentation
Contact details:
- Mr. Amor Laaribi
- United Nations Statistics Division
- Global Geospatial Information Management
- UN Statistics Division
- Tel: +1-212-963-3042
- Fax: +1-212-963-9851
- E-mail addresses: laaribi@un.org
