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Converging Opportunities
Ghana Geospatial Forum 2014
Niraj, Director – Middle East & Africa, Geospatial Media & Communications
Creating Geospatial
Value & Momentum
SOUTH ASIA (1800 – 2000)
EUROPE (1500 – 2000)
MIDDLE EAST(500 – 700)
AFRICA (600 – 800)LATIN AMERICA
(900 – 1000)
APAC(1000 – 1200)
CONNECTING WORLD GEOSPATIAL STAKEHOLDERS VIA CONFERENCES
CONNECTING WORLD GEOSPATIAL STAKEHOLDERS VIA PUBLICATIONS
SOUTH ASIA (20,000+)
EUROPE (2000+)
MIDDLE EAST(7500+)
AFRICA (5000+)LATIN
AMERICA (2500+)
APAC(15,000+)
PARTNERSHIP WITH NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
UAE
QatarNepal
Sri Lanka
The Netherlands
SouthAfrica
Brazil
India
Indonesia
Singapore
Malaysia
China
Hong Kong
Thailand
Brunei
VietnamPhilippines
Chile
Kenya
Ghana
GHANA: POTENTIAL UNLIMITED
• Amongst the fastest growing economies in the world
• Abundance of natural resources
• Agriculture: Employs more than half of the population
• Large investments planned in infrastructure, extractive industries and commercial agriculture
•Allocation of 1% of the country’s GDP to science, technology and innovation
WHY GHANA GEOSPATIAL FORUM 2014?
• Geospatial technology is the key to tackling development challenges
• Technology providers are key players in the overall development of the country
• Theme: Envisioning Spatially Enabled Ghana
• Objective and Mandate: Bring together stakeholders. Chalk out ways for growth of geospatial technology in the country
• Focus Areas: Land Administration, City Management, Agriculture, Renewable Energy, Mining, Infrastructure, Natural Resource Management
•This is the 101st conference being organised by Geospatial Media and Communications
Thank You