Geo Spatial Information Systemshttps://hdl.handle.net/10855/225832024-03-28T17:18:06Z2024-03-28T17:18:06ZGeospatial information critical for Africa’s sustainable development.https://hdl.handle.net/10855/441322023-02-27T10:12:33Z2020-12-01T00:00:00ZGeospatial information critical for Africa’s sustainable development.
The Sixth Meeting of the Regional Committee of the United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management in Africa (UN-GGIM: Africa) opened Tuesday with the Director of the African Centre for Statistics at the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Oliver Chinganya, emphasizing the importance of solid, reliable and accurate ‘place-based’ information for informed decisions needed to tackle Africa’s greatest challenges. In official opening remarks to the virtual meeting, Mr. Chinganya said in the last couple of decades, UN-GGIM: Africa had set realistic approaches to ensure that systematic and comprehensive frameworks were put in place with related policies, resources and structures that make geospatial information technologies easily accessible to decision makers and the community in a coordinated way.
2020-12-01T00:00:00ZConcept note:Regional Committee of United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management for Africahttps://hdl.handle.net/10855/491252022-11-28T10:09:30Z2022-08-01T00:00:00ZConcept note:Regional Committee of United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management for Africa
The Regional Committee of United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management for Africa was established to coordinate African geospatial development and to contribute to the wider global initiative. Over the past decade, the Regional Committee has adopted realistic approaches to ensure that systematic and comprehensive frameworks are put in place , along with related policies, resources and systems to make geospatial information technology easily accessible to decision-makers and the community in a coordinated way. To ensure that appropriate geospatial information products are used in decision-making, the Regional Committee supports its Member States in developing a holistic vision that fosters the effective use of geospatial products and resources to address emerging global challenges and support various social and economic sectors in Africa.
2022-08-01T00:00:00ZStatus of integration of geospatial and statistical information in Africahttps://hdl.handle.net/10855/490932022-11-08T09:35:32Z2022-05-01T00:00:00ZStatus of integration of geospatial and statistical information in Africa
The integration of geospatial information and statistics has been the missing link in the development of the information chain. Efforts to ensure this integration are being undertaken by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) through a working group on geography and statistics under the aegis of the Regional Committee of United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management for Africa. Equally, the Geospatial Information for Sustainable Development in Africa initiative, more commonly referred to as the African Action Plan on Global Geospatial Information Management, is intended to develop the linkage between geography and statistics.
2022-05-01T00:00:00ZConcept note:Statistical Commission for Africahttps://hdl.handle.net/10855/491262022-11-08T07:10:20Z2022-08-01T00:00:00ZConcept note:Statistical Commission for Africa
The African Centre for Statistics is responsible for the Statistical Commission for Africa, an intergovernmental entity established in 2005 and supervised by the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development. The Commission operates within the framework of the policies and procedures of the United Nations. African countries are represented in the Commission by the heads of national statistical offices, the heads of the statistical units of the regional economic communities, heads of statistical training centers, geoinformation system experts, information and communications technology experts, and regional and international development partners.
2022-08-01T00:00:00ZInitiative des Nations Unies sur la gestion de l’information géospatiale à l’échelle mondiale: rapport sur les activités régionales en Afriquehttps://hdl.handle.net/10855/480832022-11-03T09:35:33Z2021-06-01T00:00:00ZInitiative des Nations Unies sur la gestion de l’information géospatiale à l’échelle mondiale: rapport sur les activités régionales en Afrique
Le Comité régional Afrique de l’Initiative des Nations Unies sur la gestion de l’information géospatiale à l’échelle mondiale constitue un point d’ancrage régional pour la coordination du développement géospatial africain et contribue à la mise en œuvre de l’initiative à l’échelle mondiale. La Commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA), en sa qualité de secrétariat du Comité régional, a le plaisir de soumettre le présent rapport sur les activités menées par ce dernier depuis la dixième session du Comité d’experts sur la gestion de l’information géospatiale à l’échelle mondiale.
2021-06-01T00:00:00ZCOVID-19: stratégies pour une réponse géospatiale en Afriquehttps://hdl.handle.net/10855/484372022-09-29T10:08:49Z2020-11-01T00:00:00ZCOVID-19: stratégies pour une réponse géospatiale en Afrique
La pandémie de COVID-19 est devenue une crise sociale et économique qui a des répercussions négatives sur l’industrie et le commerce, et dont on ne connaît pas encore avec précision les conséquences psychologiques. Selon le dernier décompte de l’Organisation mondiale de la Santé, le monde a enregistré plus de 21 millions de cas positifs au COVID19. L’insuffisance ou l’absence de traçage des contacts dans la lutte contre le COVID-19 est, à bien des égards, une occasion manquée d’utiliser de manière optimale les informations géospatiales et les systèmes d’information géographique pour combattre la transmission du virus et en atténuer l’impact. Il est donc essentiel de définir des stratégies pour faciliter une réponse géospatiale à la pandémie de COVID-19. Les stratégies africaines de réponse géospatiale devraient favoriser les synergies au sein des systèmes d’information géospatiale du Secrétariat et encourager la collaboration avec la vaste communauté géospatiale et de données du système des Nations Unies.
2020-11-01T00:00:00ZRenforcer la capacité de certains pays africains d’exploiter les ressources et services d’information géospatiale pour appuyer la mise en œuvre et le suivi des objectifs de développement durable: taxonomie des données géospatiales au service des objectifs de développement durable en Afrique.https://hdl.handle.net/10855/484652022-09-26T07:11:11Z2020-01-01T00:00:00ZRenforcer la capacité de certains pays africains d’exploiter les ressources et services d’information géospatiale pour appuyer la mise en œuvre et le suivi des objectifs de développement durable: taxonomie des données géospatiales au service des objectifs de développement durable en Afrique.
Le présent document intitulé « Taxonomie des données géospatiales au service des objectifs de développement durable en Afrique » a été établi avec le soutien financier du Fonds subsidiaire à l’appui du Programme de développement durable à l’horizon 2030 du Fonds d’affectation spéciale des Nations Unies pour la paix et le développement. Le document de référence initial a été établi par Derek G. Clarke, ancien chef de l’Agence nationale sud-africaine de la cartographie. La version définitive a été établie avec le soutien de la Section de la gestion de l’information géospatiale de la Commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA). Les informations géospatiales ont été organisées en classes d’entités géospatiales en utilisant les catégories thématiques de données géospatiales. Pour des raisons sémantiques, il importe d’élaborer une taxonomie des données géospatiales pour ces classes d’entités géospatiales. La taxonomie des données géospatiales décrit la classe d’entités géospatiales, son modèle logique de données, la collecte et la mise à jour des entités et l’utilisation dans les indicateurs ODD. La présente étude contribue à la progression des travaux engagés dans le cadre du Plan d’action africain sur la gestion de l’information géospatiale au service du développement durable.
2020-01-01T00:00:00ZRapport sur les activités de gestion de l’information géospatiale en Afriquehttps://hdl.handle.net/10855/480892022-09-23T10:09:06Z2021-10-01T00:00:00ZRapport sur les activités de gestion de l’information géospatiale en Afrique
Le Comité régional Afrique de l’Initiative des Nations Unies sur la gestion de l’information géospatiale à l’échelle mondiale a été créé à la suite de la mise en place de l’Initiative des Nations Unies sur la gestion de l’information géospatiale à l’échelle mondiale, qui visait à créer un mécanisme formel de coordination de l’information géospatiale impliquant les États Membres comme principales parties prenantes. Ces initiatives ont reconnu l’importance de l’information géospatiale dans pratiquement tous les aspects de la vie humaine. L’information géospatiale est un moyen de suivre, surveiller et analyser tout événement ayant un élément géographique ou temporel. Plus important encore, elle est conçue pour préparer l’avenir en créant des modèles et en analysant les conséquences potentielles des politiques et des événements.
2021-10-01T00:00:00ZDigital Earth Africa: Earth observations for sustainability in Africahttps://hdl.handle.net/10855/483402022-09-01T10:16:59Z2022-01-01T00:00:00ZDigital Earth Africa: Earth observations for sustainability in Africa
The concept of “Digital Earth” was put forward in 1998 by the then Vice-President of the United States of America, Al Gore. Since then, Digital Earth has evolved to embrace the development and adoption of technologies such as Earth observation, geo information systems, global positioning systems, geospatial science and technology and space sciences. The main objectives of the side event are to showcase the development of Digital Earth Africa as a unique information resource for sustainable development across Africa and to explain how Digital Earth Africa is being applied in areas such as national statistics, agriculture and water resources. The goal of Digital Earth Africa is to deliver an exceptional fit-for-purpose platform that can translate over 50 years of Earth observation satellite imagery into information and insights on the changing African landscape and coastline, which will open new data frontiers for tracking progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.
2022-01-01T00:00:00ZStrengthening the capacities of Economic Commission for Africa member States to develop geospatial information services in support of the implementation and monitoring of the Sustainable Development Goals : regional workshop on national spatial data infrastructure in African Countries : concept notehttps://hdl.handle.net/10855/482442022-08-25T10:07:52Z2021-03-01T00:00:00ZStrengthening the capacities of Economic Commission for Africa member States to develop geospatial information services in support of the implementation and monitoring of the Sustainable Development Goals : regional workshop on national spatial data infrastructure in African Countries : concept note
The Regional Workshop for the Central African countries is organized to give the opportunity for member States to discuss, review and enrich this guideline document. Within the framework of the United Nations Initiative on Global Geospatial Information Management in Africa, the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is taking the role of developing practical guidelines on the implementation of NSDI in African countries. The guiding principles put forward the different options required to initiate and implement a national geospatial information management policy, strategy for and close collaboration between all geospatial communities, to deliver seamless data for local to global objectives and aspirations. The objective of the workshop is to discuss the background document prepared by ECA, which outlines status and best practices in the implementation of NSDI in African countries, and to provide feedback for shaping the guideline document. The workshop will engage experts in the discussion, and review best practices and status in the implementation of NSDI in African countries.
2021-03-01T00:00:00ZUnited Nations Global Geospatial Information Management: report on regional activities in Africahttps://hdl.handle.net/10855/481832022-08-23T10:00:36Z2021-06-01T00:00:00ZUnited Nations Global Geospatial Information Management: report on regional activities in Africa
The Regional Committee of United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management for Africa provides a regional focus for coordinating African geospatial development and contributing to the wider global initiative. The implementation of the Regional Committee’s work programme is focused on facilitating initiatives to promote advancements in: (a) policy, institutional arrangements and legal frameworks; (b) developing information and knowledge resources, applications and services that improve the availability and use of spatially-enabled information for development at the national, regional and sub regional levels; (c) building capacity and collective knowledge as a community with shared interests and concerns; and (d) international cooperation and partnership, through collaborating and coordinating its activities with United Nations system entities and with international and regional networks and programmes. The report includes actions taken in follow-up to resolutions adopted at the tenth session, as well as other activities considered to be of interest to member States and partners.
2021-06-01T00:00:00ZInterim report on the impact of corona virus disease (COVID-19) on geospatial activities in Africa: the preparedness of African national mapping agencieshttps://hdl.handle.net/10855/481242022-08-16T10:03:30Z2020-05-01T00:00:00ZInterim report on the impact of corona virus disease (COVID-19) on geospatial activities in Africa: the preparedness of African national mapping agencies
A survey was conducted by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the activities of national mapping agencies (NMAs) and identify the challenges they face and potential responses. The survey was developed and implemented jointly by the African Centre for Statistics, the Geospatial Information Management Section at ECA and African national mapping agencies. The findings of the survey are based on 431 responses contained in 17 fully completed survey questionnaires that were received from African national mapping agencies. The pandemic has adversely affected NMAs in all 17 countries, all of which have implemented social distancing measures or closed their offices. Mapping activities have been impeded due to flexible working schedules or shift work for employees. The survey, which explored the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the production or the updating of fundamental and thematic datasets, revealed that 11 of the 17 countries that completed the survey questionnaire had either postponed or cancelled activities related to the production of fundamental and thematic datasets.
2020-05-01T00:00:00ZStrengthening the capacities of selected African countries to develop geospatial information resources and services in support of the implementation and monitoring of the Sustainable Development Goals : note by the Secretariathttps://hdl.handle.net/10855/478942022-08-09T10:06:12Z2020-09-01T00:00:00ZStrengthening the capacities of selected African countries to develop geospatial information resources and services in support of the implementation and monitoring of the Sustainable Development Goals : note by the Secretariat
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development requires quality, accessible, timely and reliable disaggregated data for measuring, monitoring and reporting on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Geospatial information was identified as an important data set for them and this study assessed the need for such information. The assessment was conducted at the level of the indicators of the Sustainable Development Goals and found that 126 (51.4%) of the indicators require geospatial information, and that some such information is required for all 17 Goals. The geospatial information has been organized into geospatial feature classes using the global fundamental geospatial data themes. For semantic reasons it is important to provide a geospatial data taxonomy for these geospatial feature classes. The geospatial data taxonomy describes the geospatial feature class, its logical data model, the collection and maintenance of the features and their use in the indicators of the Sustainable Development Goals. The geospatial information must comply with the relevant standards. To make the geospatial information discoverable and to provide information on its fitness for use, including any access restriction, the geospatial information must have complete metadata, preferably at least at the level of the data sets. This study furthers the work of the African Action Plan on Geospatial Information for Sustainable Development
2020-09-01T00:00:00ZCOVID-19 : strategies for a geospatial response in Africahttps://hdl.handle.net/10855/480232022-08-04T10:02:00Z2020-11-01T00:00:00ZCOVID-19 : strategies for a geospatial response in Africa
Regional Committee of United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management for Africa. Since its emergence in China, coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has retained its grip on the world. “Business as usual” is no longer possible. Our ways of doing things have changed deeply. Starting as a health crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic has become a social and economic crisis with negative repercussions for industry and trade and leaving as yet undetermined psychological scars. The World Health Organization (WHO), estimates that, at last count, there were over 21 million positive COVID-19 cases worldwide. Although transmission rates seem to have slowed slightly, that number is growing by the day as new cases are detected and reported around the world. To date, the death toll stands at 4 per cent of reported COVID-19 cases. With no medical cure in sight, the world is struggling to find better ways to cope with the pandemic. Countries worldwide have taken a set of broadly similar measures to deal with the pandemic, including the implementation of social distancing rules, travel restrictions across continents, countries, cities and sometimes within cities, border closures and the mandatory wearing of personal protective equipment, including masks. Governments and health authorities are harnessing the power of technology to identify solutions to the crisis.
2020-11-01T00:00:00ZGuidelines for the implementation of national spatial data infrastructure in African countries: strengthening the capacities of African countries to develop geospatial information services in support of the implementation and monitoring of the Sustainable Development Goals: final reporthttps://hdl.handle.net/10855/480212022-07-28T10:05:21Z2019-12-01T00:00:00ZGuidelines for the implementation of national spatial data infrastructure in African countries: strengthening the capacities of African countries to develop geospatial information services in support of the implementation and monitoring of the Sustainable Development Goals: final report
This Final report of the Guidelines for the implementation of national spatial data infrastructure in African countries. The motto of United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management (UNGGIM) is “everything happens somewhere”, showing that location has become a critical component of information. Geospatial information is now recognized everywhere as key in virtually all programmes and projects across all economic, social and environmental development sectors, including health, education, agriculture, planning and management of infrastructure, planning and management of urban centers, planning and management of utilities and resources, planning and management of environmental protection, land use, etc. As its name implies, national spatial data infrastructure is infrastructure that promotes the concept of a reliable, supportive environment, analogous to the road and telecommunications networks of a country. The guidelines are intended to provide a framework for the step-by-step implementation of national spatial data infrastructure based on the current and specific condition of African countries.
2019-12-01T00:00:00ZReport on geospatial information management activities in Africahttps://hdl.handle.net/10855/479702022-07-28T10:05:09Z2021-11-01T00:00:00ZReport on geospatial information management activities in Africa
Report on geospatial information management activities in Africa. African regional spatial data infrastructure, which serves as a framework for policies and structures to facilitate the availability of and access to spatial data through data-sharing among data producers and users; The African Geodetic Reference Frame project, to develop a regional geodetic reference frame, aligned with the Global Geodetic Reference Frame to enable direct and seamless applications of all geospatial information on the continent; The Regional Committee of United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management for Africa was created following the establishment of the United Nations Initiative on Global Geospatial Information Management, which was designed to create a formal geospatial information coordination mechanism involving member States as the key stakeholders. Geospatial information is a means to track, monitor and analyze any occurrence that has a location or temporal element. More importantly, it is designed to look forward by creating models and analyzing the potential consequences of policy and events.
2021-11-01T00:00:00ZTaxonomie des données géospatiales au service des objectifs de développement durable en Afrique : renforcer la capacité de certains pays africains d’exploiter les ressources et services d’information géospatiale pour appuyer la mise en œuvre et le suivi des objectifs de développement durablehttps://hdl.handle.net/10855/478842022-07-21T07:04:13Z2021-11-01T00:00:00ZTaxonomie des données géospatiales au service des objectifs de développement durable en Afrique : renforcer la capacité de certains pays africains d’exploiter les ressources et services d’information géospatiale pour appuyer la mise en œuvre et le suivi des objectifs de développement durable
Le Programme de développement durable à l’horizon 2030 nécessite de disposer de données ventilées
de qualité, accessibles et fiables pour pouvoir mesurer, suivre les 17 objectifs de développement durable (ODD) et en rendre compte. L’information géospatiale est considérée comme un ensemble de données important pour les ODD. La présente étude a permis d’évaluer les exigences fixées en matière d’information géospatiale pour les ODD. L’évaluation a été réalisée au niveau des indicateurs relatifs aux
cibles des ODD. Il a été constaté que 126 (51,4 %) indicateurs requièrent des informations géospatiales et que ces informations sont requises pour l’ensemble des 17 ODD.
Les informations géospatiales ont été organisées en classes d’entités géospatiales en utilisant les
catégories thématiques de données géospatiales. Pour des raisons sémantiques, il importe d’élaborer
une taxonomie des données géospatiales pour ces classes d’entités géospatiales. La taxonomie des
données géospatiales décrit la classe d’entités géospatiales, son modèle logique de données, la collecte
et la mise à jour des entités et l’utilisation dans les indicateurs ODD.
Les informations géospatiales doivent être conformes aux normes applicables. Pour permettre la
détection des informations géospatiales et de fournir des informations sur leur exploitabilité, y compris
toute restriction d’accès, les informations géospatiales doivent comporter des métadonnées complètes,
de préférence au moins au niveau des ensembles de données.
La présente étude contribue à la progression des travaux engagés dans le cadre du Plan d’action africain
sur la gestion de l’information géospatiale au service du développement durable.
2021-11-01T00:00:00ZZLECA : Le Gouvernement du Niger, la CEA ’Organisation des Professionnels de l’Industrie du Niger organisent la 4ème édition du salon 100% Madein Nigerhttps://hdl.handle.net/10855/444292021-09-29T04:05:25Z2020-12-01T00:00:00ZZLECA : Le Gouvernement du Niger, la CEA ’Organisation des Professionnels de l’Industrie du Niger organisent la 4ème édition du salon 100% Madein Niger
Le Ministre d’Etat, Ministre de l’Agriculture et de l’élevage, Mr Albadé Abouba, représentant le Premier Ministre Brigi Rafini, a procédé Jeudi, 1 Octobre 2020, à Niamey au lancement officiel de la 4ème édition du salonprofessionnel 100% made in Niger, couplée à la campagne « consommons nigérien ». C'était en présence du Ministre du Commerce et de la promotion du secteur privé, du Ministre de l’Industrie, de la Directrice du bureau sous régional pour l’Afrique de l’Ouest de la Commission Economique des Nations Unies pour l’Afrique (BSR/AO-CEA), Ngone Diop et de la Présidente de l’Organisation des Professionnels de l’Industrie du Niger. Cette initiative vise le renforcement de l’intégration économique sous régionale et le développement du commerce intra-communautaire qui cadre avec les objectifs visés à travers la ZLECA dont le démarrage des échanges est prévu en Janvier 2021 », a expliqué M. Sadou Seydou
2020-12-01T00:00:00ZLe discours théorique sur la technologie et les besoins essentielshttps://hdl.handle.net/10855/427462021-05-17T23:22:28Z1978-05-01T00:00:00ZLe discours théorique sur la technologie et les besoins essentiels
Ce document contient un discours théorique sur la technologie et les besoins essentiels. Selon le discours, le profil technologique contemporain, son articulation organique à l a science moderne et l'asservissement grandissant de l'un et l'autre à la logique du capital et de l'industrie, éloignent des besoins essentiels de l'homme et de la possibilité de les respecter encore moins de les satisfaire.
1978-05-01T00:00:00ZFinancing clean and digital technology firms alongside sustainable infrastructure in Africa: policy briefhttps://hdl.handle.net/10855/430512021-05-17T23:23:00Z2019-01-01T00:00:00ZFinancing clean and digital technology firms alongside sustainable infrastructure in Africa: policy brief
This policy brief presents a proposal for the establishment of specialized firms by African States to raise the supply of green technologies and information and communications technologies (ICTs) and related innovations to accelerate countries’ progress in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. It includes examples of successful cases in that regard from developed and developing countries, including some African countries. To link potential developers of technologies with the markets, a greater number of firms specialized in technological innovations are needed to participate in African national and regional innovation systems to stimulate the production and flows of such technologies among the interdependent users. States will mitigate a sizable part of the technical and financial risks that generally hamper innovation in the green and digital technology markets, and create an environment that will attract private investors. The political landscapes, governance structure and technological learning patterns built across Africa over the past decades and the Agreement Establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area are key factors that will potentially help to boost the participation of private investors in this endeavor.
2019-01-01T00:00:00Z