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Geographic Information Network in Europe Workshop on GI & Data Policies

Geographic Information Network in Europe Workshop on GI & Data Policies. Marn e-la-Vallée 23-24 May 02 Organisers: AFIGEO Hosts: EUROGEOGRAPHICS. Max Craglia GINIE Co-ordinator. Outline. The GINIE project Household matters for 23-24 May Workshop on Data Policies.

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Geographic Information Network in Europe Workshop on GI & Data Policies

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  1. Geographic Information Network in EuropeWorkshop on GI & Data Policies Marne-la-Vallée 23-24 May 02 Organisers: AFIGEO Hosts: EUROGEOGRAPHICS Max Craglia GINIE Co-ordinator

  2. Outline • The GINIE project • Household matters for 23-24 May • Workshop on Data Policies

  3. Geographic Information Network in Europe • 1990s characterized by discussions at regional, national, and European levels to promote wider use of GI for policy-making, business, research, and society at large • Currently Europe characterized by fragmentation • multi-cultural, multi-lingual, and multi-national nature of Europe, • main challenges are organisational, institutional, and political in nature

  4. Geographic Information Network in Europe • Aim: Develop a cohesive Geographic Information Strategy at the European level • Key activities: • Developing a sound knowledge base through the comparative policy analysis of frameworks for access, use, and dissemination of GI • Raising awareness and capacity building which includes targeted actions for policy-makers at national and European levels • Strategic input to INSPIRE and contributing to the international debate taking place at the GSDI Conference (Budapest, Sept. 2002) • Establishing government and industry panels to help formulate a cohesive European Strategy for GI, and a business model to make it work.

  5. Geographic Information Network in Europe • GINIE will result in fully functioning Advisory Board on Geographic Information (ABGI) • Representatives of • governments • industry • research • European Commission • ABGI is to promote and co-ordinate the use of GI in Europe for business, citizens, research, and policy-making

  6. Geographic Information Network in Europe • Partners: • University of Sheffield, Project Co-ordinator • Open GIS Consortium Europe, Ltd. • European Umbrella Organisation for Geographic Information - EUROGI • Joint Research Centre of the European Commission • Accompanying Measures, IST Programme • Funded timeframe: 1st November 2001 to the 31st October 2003

  7. Household matters • Dinner of 23rd offered by EUROGEOGRAPHICS • Refund of expenses - being handled by Chris Corbin • Other household matters

  8. Workshop on Data Policies Objectives • Update on recent developments in national/regional polices affecting GI use • Link GI policy to wider debates (enlargement, environment, information society) • Develop framework to inform policy at EU (e.g. INSPIRE) and national/regional levels, including accession countries.

  9. Workshop on Data Policies Current status of National data polices in Europe N - CZ - LTI

  10. Workshop on Data Policies

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