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"GIS matters to quality of life"
“GIS matters to quality of life”, said Dr. M. P. Naranyanan, President CSDMS while presiding the opening ceremony of National Workshop on Corporate GIS. “Much talked micro-level planning is not possible without GIS. The emphasis of present government on infrastructure development won’t bring desired results if the concerned authorities don’t use the latest technology such as GIS and RS”, he emphasised.
The workshop was organised by Centre for Spatial Database Management & Solution (CSDMS) in collaboration with Department of Business Economics, University of Delhi on February 24, 1999. The event has highlighted the potential of GIS and its applications in Marketing and Management. The workshop was widely attended by delegates from corporate sector and organisations dealing with GIS and IT.“
IT as a key driver to world economy”, said Mr. Saurabh Srivastava Executive Chairman. IIS Infotech, Ltd. in his inaugural address. “There is a need for interaction between sales personals and IT professionals. One not only needs to have access to wide data but one also needs tool to get it at any time. In the background of several challenges before the world such as rapidly increasing competition, more informed and more demanding customers, Corporate GIS, ERP, database mining will continue to be an effective tool in corporate sector”, Mr. Srivastava added.
Professor Abad Ahmad, Pro-Vice Chancellor, University of Delhi emphasised on the close interaction between the industries and the universities. The interface between the two is critical. He suggested that projects should jointly be done with industry. GIS should be introduced as compulsory component.
Mr. Richard Lindsay, CEO, MapInfo, Australia said that mapping has come to the corporate sector, and this is not without reasons. He explained in detail various applications of GIS in corporate sector. Mr. Ravi Gupta, Editor GIS @ development, discussed the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats for GIS growth in India. Mr. Gupta considered that the process of liberalisation and positive approach of government of India towards telecom surely offers a conducive atmosphere for GIS growth in India. “India has the capacity to lead developing countries in the field of GIS as it does have high-resolution satellites and skilled software professionals, the two basic ingredients for GIS. There are problems on the front of data availability. The data are not available and the problem is further compounded by the government’s approach towards dissemination of data on the premises of imaginary and real security reasons. India should take up the leadership in GIS technology otherwise someone else will do that. There is need of National GIS policy”, said Mr. Gupta.
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