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High level forum on Global Geospatial Information Management, co-organized by the Korean National Geographic Information Institute (NGII Korea) and the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA), supported by the Permanent Committee on GIS Infrastructure for Asia and the Pacific (PCGIAP), the Permanent Committee for Geospatial Data Infrastructure of the Americas (PC-IDEA) and the Committee on Development Information, Science and Technology (CODIST) for Africa.

The high level forum has provided an opportunity for in-depth discussion of current critical geospatial information issues and consultations among governments, non-governmental organizations and the private sector.

Seoul, Republic of Korea, 24-26 October 2011

Outcome of High Level Forum on Global Geospatial Information Management (GGIM)

Seoul Declaration on Global Geospatial Information Management

Summary by the Chairperson, Mr. Seong-An LEEM, President, National Geographic Information Institute, Republic of Korea

Opening AdDresses

H.E. The Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea, Mr. Hwang-Sik KIM

H.E. Under-Secretary-General of United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Mr. Sha Zukang

H.E. President of Joint-Board of Geospatial Information Societies, Prof. William Cartwright

Ministerial segment

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• Keynote Speech

H.E. Mr. Kwon Do-youp, Minister of Land, Transport, and Maritime Affairs, Republic of Korea

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• Statements by Ministers

H.E. Ms. Catalina Parot, Minister of National Property, Chile

H.E. Mr. Jari Koskinen, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Finland

H.E. Mr. Dato Sri Douglas Uggah Embas, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Malaysia

H.E. Mr. Alpheus G. !Naruseb (MP), Minister of Lands and Resettlement, Namibia

H.E. Mr. Thirumalachari Ramasami, Secretary of Department of Science and Technology, India

Documentation for the meeting

Organization of work

List of confirmed participants (as of 26 October 2011)

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• Technical Papers

Policy Formulation and Institutional Arrangements, PC-IDEA - Paper | Slide

Asia-Pacific Experiences in Developing Common Frameworks and Methodologies, PCGIAP - Paper | Slide

Addressing Global Challenges Underwritten By Geospatial Data Management, JB GIS - Paper | Slide

A Guiding Framework for the Development of Capacity in Geospatial Information Management: the case of Africa, CODIST/ECA - Paper | Slide

Arctic Spatial Data Infrastructure, Iceland - Slide

Common Frameworks for Geospatial Data:The EU Approach, European Commission - Slide

Cartographie et Géodésie Nationale, Morocco - Slide

Common Framework & Methodology For Sdi Development, Namibia - Slide

Development of Common Frameworks and Methodologies, Mexico - Slide

Enjeux Et Defis De La Formulation Des Politiques Geospatiales Et Arrangements Institutionnels En Afrique, Burkina Faso - Paper | Slide

Challenges in Geospatial Policy Formulation & Institutional Arrangements, Australia - Slide

Capacity Building Experiences in Global Mapping, ISCGM- Slide

Geospatial Policy Development and Institutional Arrangements, Canada - Slide

SDI-ChallengesEuropean perspective, Finland - Slide

Global Challenges And Indian Initiatives, India - Slide

Developing Common Frameworks and Methodologies, Norway, ISO/TC-211 - Slide

Standards for Cross Community Understanding and Decision-making, OGC - Slide

Coordination and cooperation among the countries of the Americas in matters of geospatial information, Chile - Slide

New International Coordinating Mechanism Unified Global Geoiformation Platform, China - Slide

International coordination and cooperation Meeting global needs, New Zealand - Slide

The Earth is a system of systems, GEO/GEOSS - Slide

Indonesian geoSpatialData Infrastructure (Ina-SDI) Development : Capacity Building and Technology Transfer, Indonesia - Slide

Capacity Building and Knowledge Transfer for UN-GGIM, Republic of Korea - Slide

Capacity Building and Knowledge Transfer: some thoughts for the future, United Kingdom - Slide

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