Report on the workshop on use of geoinformation in development

Abstract

The workshop was mainly discussions on the factors enabling the use of geo-information in Africa's development.An issue that will have to be addressed in this regard is the coordination of these efforts to ensure that they meet the needs of strategies such as the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) and development plans implemented by Africa's Regional Economic Communities (REC)(UNECA, 2000).A further major issue that has always confronted GIS professionals,who tend to be more technology orientated in their approaches, is how to get the geoinformation that has been developed more effectively incorporated into the decision-making processes of the REC and a political strategy such as NEPAD.