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On April 17 and 18, 2024, a meeting of the International Advisory Committee (IAC) for the United Nations Global Geospatial Knowledge and Innovation Center (UN GGKIC).
Acting General Director of the Geodetic Administration Tomaž Petek attended the committee meeting as a member of the IAC and a member of the Executive Committee for Global Geospatial Information Management (UN GGIM Europe).
The UN GGKIC Center was established under the auspices of the United Nations - UN, as a result of the efforts of the Committee of Experts on Global Spatial Data Management (in English) , and with the financial support of the Chinese Ministry of Natural Resources. At the meeting of the international advisory committee of the IAC, the strategic plan was adopted and the work program proposal of the UN GGKIC center was approved. The Knowledge and Innovation Center will provide technical assistance to UN member states, ensure the building of the necessary capacities and represent a central place in the field of global spatial data management and perform the tasks of a technological HUB in this area.
The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in Resolution 2022/24 entitled Enhancing the Global Governance of Geospatial Information (in English) endorsed the efforts of the UN GGIM to establish a global center of knowledge and innovation in the field of spatial data in Deqing in China. In the resolution, ECOSOC reiterated the importance of strengthening and increasing the effectiveness of the Committee of Experts, especially for the achievement of its activities focused on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and the implementation of the Integrated Geospatial Information Framework - IGIF).
Through its activities, the UN GGKIC Knowledge and Innovation Center will support the implementation of the United Nations Integrated Framework for Geospatial Information, which has been established by UN Member States to develop capacity, promote and support the necessary innovation, leadership, coordination and standards for development, strengthening, integration and implementation national policies of geospatial information, data, systems, tools, services and the integration of these capabilities into development policies, strategies and regulations at the national level. The aim of the UN GGKIC Center is to strengthen and improve the capacity of Member States to develop spatial information management capabilities in Member States, especially in developing countries, and to strengthen knowledge sharing and innovative cooperation.
The operationalization of the operation of the UN GGKIC center is represented by the framework strategic plan and the annual work program in accordance with the framework plan. To manage and direct the operation of the UN GGKIC center, a steering committee (English steering committee) and an international advisory board were established, consisting of international geospatial experts with a balanced geographical representation and professional diversity. The International Advisory Committee provides the necessary guidance and advice on the development, implementation and substantive review of the annual program of work of the UN GGKIC.
At the meeting, 27 members discussed and approved the medium-term operational strategy and the annual work plan of the UN GGKIC center. The center's work program contains three main areas, namely: technical assistance in capacity building and development, cooperation in the exchange of geospatial knowledge, and development of a platform for the exchange of technological innovations. The detailed program and other documents of the meeting (in English) are published on the UN GGIM website .
