First meeting of the committee on development information (CODI): draft report

Abstract

At the conference several delegates indicated the importance of training and capacity building at different levels, the importance of using GIS as economic investment and as tool to assist in alleviating some of the problems being faced by African countries. The private sector should also play an important role in harnessing the usage of geo-information either through joint ventures with the public sector and their integration in national development programmes and the utilization of co-financing techniques.