Ad-Hoc expert group meeting on (3z(Bstudy on the future orientation of geoinformation activities in Africa(3y :(B report of the meeting

Abstract

The meeting, forming part of the ECA work programme 1998-1999, was convened to review a preliminary study of the status of GIS development in Africa, looking at the extent to which on-going or planned GIS approaches and applications are practical and useful to assist decision makers and other stakeholders of socio-economic development. In particular, the study attempts to identify and analyze the key challenges that the African community faces at the dawn of the millennium vis-à-vis its capacity to access and use geographic information by government agencies and the public.