Events

Seminar on Regional Cooperation in Geospatial Information Management

The Seminar on Regional Cooperation was held on the margins of the Second High Level Forum on GGIM in Doha, Qatar, on 7 February 2013 for Member States of the ESCWA and Middle East regions. Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, and the United Arab Emirates met and discussed Global Geospatial Information Management (GGIM ) and the need for creating a regional mechanism to coordinate and strengthen GIM in the region. The seminar was also attended by five UN officials, four members from the regional groups of Europe and Asia, and six observers.

At the end of the discussions, Member States present agreed and endorsed the need to establish a regional committee and implement an organized structure, with support from the ESCWA Secretariat, to discuss and progress the regional interests of GGIM.

 

Doha, Qatar, 7 February 2013

Documentation for the meeting

Opening Remarks

• 1. Ms. Cecille Blake, Representative United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
• 2. Mr. Juraj Riecan, ESCWA Representative

Agenda

Report of the Regional Seminar

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• Session 1 - International/Regional Coordination

1. Overview of GGIM, Ms. Vanessa Lawrence, Co-Chair of UN-GGIM

2. The Asia-Pacific region mode of operation, Mr. Yoon Jin-hwan, UN-GGIM-AP

3. European cooperation, Mr. Jevon Snell, UN-GGIM Europe

4. Example of international cooperation: SALB project

• a. General overview – Ms. Cecille Blake, UNSD
• b. Technical matters – Ms. Ayako Kagawa, UN Cartographic Section

• Session 2 - National GGIM/SDI Situation

1. Egypt, Ms. Nahla Seddik, Director of GIS Unit, CAPMAS, GIS Department

2. Qatar, Mr. Mohamed Hamouda, Head, Planning and Projects Division, Centre for GIS

3. Tunisia, Mr. Sahbi El Afi, General Director, National Center of Mapping and Remote sensing

• Session 3 - Regional Cooperation in the ESCWA Region

1. Chairman Remarks

2. Summary of GGIM issues