Objective
Positive steps are needed to fill in the current void with respect to a geographic information strategy at the European level. The proposal sets out a framework for a geographic information network in the European Union, the pre accession countries and the other countries around the Mediterranean basin. Geographic Information provides some of the core data sets that enable transparent and effective government. The establishment of the Geographic Information Network in Europe (GINIE) will create a network for the candidate nations for EU membership to discuss their accession requirements in terms of geographic information; will create a network for the countries around the Mediterranean basin to discuss common GI issues, will be the voice of Europe in the global debate, will be a forum for the GI community (government and industry) to discuss GI strategy and develop new ideas and plans.
Objectives:
The overall aim of the project is to establish and promote a European strategy for Geographic Information. The work packages are so organised as to implement the work necessary to achieve this aim.
With a strong government, research and industry participation within this project the objectives are attainable within the project timeframe and with the foreseen resources:
1. Develop a European Geographic Information Strategy
2. GI capacity building and awareness raising
3. Organise the EC GI & GIS workshop
4. Establish a European View on the Global Perspective Related to GI
5. Extensive dissemination of the findings and progress of the project
Work description:
The importance that Geographic Information (GI) plays and will play in governance and industry is getting more and more recognised. In Europe, a clear GI strategy is missing although some national strategies are emerging. It is widely agreed upon that this must change. GI strategy encompasses the broader implications of the definition of GI policy and GI infrastructure. It includes awareness raising, promoting greater usage and capacity building as well as the more limited set of activities listed above. It also assumes that the main problems to be tackled are primarily political and institutional in nature. Because of this it can be argued that the case for GI strategy is best formulated by an independent body that has good connections with government rather than by government itself. A GI strategy must be urgently defined and agreed upon by the key players at the European level.
The only possible way in which the above mentioned objectives can be implemented properly and effectively is by creating a close and active collaboration between the three major categories of actors in GI:
1) local, national and international bodies,
2) industry,
3) the research community. Within the GINIE project, these three communities are well represented by the European Umbrella Organisation for GI (EUROGI), its members and the members of its members, the Open GIS Consortium Europe (OGCE), and the Joint Research Centre (JRC), respectively.
They will work on a five-point agenda defined in the EUROGI action plan:
1) Encouraging greater use of geographic information in Europe,
2) Raising awareness of geographic information and its associated technologies,
3) Promoting development of strong national GI association or coordinating bodies,
4) Improving the European GI infrastructure,
5) Representing European interests in the global spatial infrastructure debate.
The GINIE project sees itself as the main European means for dissemination and awareness raising.
Milestones:
The main project result will be the set-up of GINIE and series of actions to establish, promote and implement the European Geographic Information strategy (EGIS).
Expected milestones are:
1) Establishment of the Government Panel and Industry Panel,
2) Workshops (GI in e-commerce, GI data policies in Europe, 8th EC GI-GIS "Towards a strategy for GI in Europe",
3) Reports (EGIS Implementation Plan, NGIAs Survey, Case studies, etc)
4) established international collaborations and GINIE business plan.
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
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- social sciencessociologygovernance
- social scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementcommercee-commerce
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Call for proposal
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ACM - Preparatory, accompanying and support measuresCoordinator
S10 2TN SHEFFIELD
United Kingdom