United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management: report on regional activities in Africa

Abstract

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.