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Social and commercial benefits of geoinformation
dc.description.abstract | The paper examines the social and commercial benefits of geoinformation in the context of Africa's struggle to maintain a competitive position in the global economy. The author argues that Africa's passive stance in the face of globalization poses a significant threat to its future. The Abuja Treaty, which advocates for regional economic integration, is highlighted as a strategic response to these challenges. Geoinformation is presented as a critical tool for decision-making, capable of positively influencing socio-economic development by providing precise knowledge of resources, facilitating sustainable planning, and enabling trans-boundary management of issues like watersheds. The paper emphasizes the economic implications of poor geoinformation management, including the waste of resources and the risks of uninformed decision-making. It calls for the establishment of harmonized geoinformation policies and infrastructures at national, sub-regional, and continental levels to enhance data accessibility and utility. | en |
dc.title | Social and commercial benefits of geoinformation | en |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY::DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY AND PROMOTION OF SCIENCE::SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INDICATORS | en |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE ENVIRONMENT::ENVIRONMENT::SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT | en |
uneca.creatorCorporate.fulltaxonomy | Corporate Authors::United Nations. Economic and Social Council | en |
uneca.conference.fulltaxonomy | Conference Categories::Conferences on Information Development, Science and Technology | en |
ags.creatorCorporate | United Nations. Economic and Social Council | en |
ags.subjectThesaurus | SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INDICATORS | en |
ags.subjectThesaurus | SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT | en |
ags.descriptionNotes | Library also has edition in French under the title:"L'interet de la geo- information sur les plans social et commercial". | en |
ags.publisherPlace | Addis Ababa : | en |
ags.publisherName | UN. ECA, | en |
ags.creatorConferenceCategory | Conferences on Information Development, Science and Technology | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-12-28T09:04:51Z | |
dc.date.available | 2025-05-02T05:50:37Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1999 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10855/41502 | |
uneca.workflow.processed | true | |
uneca.language.supported | en | |
dc.coverage.spatial | AFR | |
dc.coverage.spatial | Africa | |
dc.format.extent | 5 p. | |
dc.language | eng | |
dc.type | Conference document | |
ags.creatorCorporate | United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa. | |
ags.creatorCorporate | United Nations. Economic and Social Council | |
ags.creatorConference | UN. ECA Committee on Development Information Meeting (1st : 1999, Jun. 28- Jul. 02 : Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INDICATORS | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT | |
ags.subjectClassification | 15.02.03 Development Information Management | |
ags.availabilityNumber | 47934 | |
ags.availabilityNumber | 1999 | |
ags.availabilityLocation | ECA-HQ | |
ags.rights.termsofuse | public | |
ags.RN | E/ECA/DISD/CODI.1/13 | |
ags.JN | b10463306 | |
ags.JN | 47934 | |
ags.creatorConferenceCategory | Conferences on Information Development, Science and Technology |
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