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Report of the Working GroupDevelopment of a Shared

Statement of Principles on the Management of Geospatial

Information

Rob Deakin, Land Information New ZealandWorking Group member4th Session, Committee of Experts on GGIMThursday 7 August 2014

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Issues and Challenges

The obligation Of Govt

to provide universal

access to GI

The rights of citizens to access

GI collected at public expense

How is Intellectual

PropertyLaw

Applied?

Protecting personal privacy & security form unethical use of

GI

How do we establish trust In GI that enables it to

be used with confidence?

Using non-transparent

Pricing policies and licences

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Benefits to be Achieved

Geospatialorganizations

make the right choices

Attract and assure

Investors &partners

Competitive advantageprovided Supports a

stronggeospatial

marketplace

Stakeholders confident &

loyal

Foster mutual trust and respect

Avoid or negatelegal issues

Stakeholders achieve their

Goals

GUIDING PRINCIPLES

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Response to Draft Document

InnovationAdvocacy

Collaboration & coordination

Continuous development & recognition

Agile & adaptive

Open data access

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Response to Draft Document

GovernanceUse of and adherence to standardsOwnership & accountabilityTransparencyRespect & confidentialityStandards of serviceInstitutional framework

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ComplianceSovereignty of Member StatesAdherence to law

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Points for Discussiona) Note and comment on the report and its change in titleb) Endorse the Working Group Terms of Referencec) Consider the recommended principles and provide comments for refinement and finalizationd) Approve the approach to have the guiding principles:• Endorsed by UN-GGIM Bureau once finalized

by the working group• Endorsed by the UN Economic & Social

Council• Approved by the UN General Assembly by

November 2015

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