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Abstract
Map world forum 2009
Capacilty Building in Geoinformatics: Challenges
and Opportunities
Prof Martien Molenaar
RECTOR
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR GEO - INFORMATION SCIENCE, AND EARTH OBSERVATION (ITC)
THE NETHERLANDS
Geo-ICT plays an increasing role in the management of spatial processes at different levels ranging from
local to global scale. A world wide scientific and professional community develops and implements tools
and methods to deal with these issues. Furthermore new business and Geo-ICT environments are
emerging
which force GI-providers to develop new business strategies. They should anticipate the opportunities
of new technology and new geo-data infrastructures. This means that Capacity Development (CD) should
have a high priority for organizations which have to introduce new working methods and procedures
which
ultimately result in structural adjustments of their Geo-ICT architecture.
CD programs should help these organizations to understand how technological, institutional and market
developments lead to new geo-information products and services and how these services are increasingly
embedded in globalizing economy. This all implies that international partnerships providing joint
educational
programs are of great importance for capacity development. Presently these develop into networks
providing decentralised educational service supply chains, which form an interesting starting point for
the
development of a virtual university for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation.
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