Geographic Information Network in Europe

Workshop on GI & Data Policies

Marne-la-Vallée 23-24 May 02Organisers: AFIGEOHosts: EUROGEOGRAPHICS

Max CragliaGINIE Co-ordinator

Outline

The GINIE project Household matters for 23-24 May Workshop on Data Policies

Geographic Information Network in Europe

1990s characterized by discussions at regional, national, and European levels to promote wider use of GI for policy-making, business, research, and society at large

Currently Europe characterized by fragmentation – multi-cultural, multi-lingual, and multi-national nature of

Europe, – main challenges are organisational, institutional, and political

in nature

Geographic Information Network in Europe

Aim: Develop a cohesive Geographic Information Strategy at the European level

Key activities:– Developing a sound knowledge base through the comparative policy

analysis of frameworks for access, use, and dissemination of GI– Raising awareness and capacity building which includes targeted

actions for policy-makers at national and European levels– Strategic input to INSPIRE and contributing to the international debate

taking place at the GSDI Conference (Budapest, Sept. 2002)– Establishing government and industry panels to help formulate a

cohesive European Strategy for GI, and a business model to make it work.

Geographic Information Network in Europe

GINIE will result in fully functioning Advisory Board on Geographic Information (ABGI)

Representatives of – governments – industry – research– European Commission

ABGI is to promote and co-ordinate the use of GI in Europe for business, citizens, research, and policy-making

Geographic Information Network in Europe

Partners:– University of Sheffield, Project Co-ordinator– Open GIS Consortium Europe, Ltd. – European Umbrella Organisation for Geographic Information -

EUROGI– Joint Research Centre of the European Commission

Accompanying Measures, IST Programme Funded timeframe: 1st November 2001 to the 31st

October 2003

Household matters

Dinner of 23rd offered by EUROGEOGRAPHICS

Refund of expenses - being handled by Chris Corbin

Other household matters

Workshop on Data Policies

Objectives Update on recent developments in

national/regional polices affecting GI use Link GI policy to wider debates (enlargement,

environment, information society) Develop framework to inform policy at EU (e.g.

INSPIRE) and national/regional levels, including accession countries.

Workshop on Data Policies

23 May 2002 Welcome, presentation of GINIE’s objectives

09:00 – 09:30

09:30 – 10:45 Current European activities on data policiesINSPIRE - AGILE - EUROGEOGRAPHICS

(will include a coffee break 15 minutes)

11:00 – 13:00 Current status of National data polices in Europe F - UK - I

14:30 – 15.30

Coffee

16:00 – 18:00 Summary of national presentation and Discussion establishing Working Groups

18:00 – 20:00 Free

20:00 Dinner offered by EuroGeographics

Current status of National data polices in Europe N - CZ - LTI

Workshop on Data Policies

24 May 2002 WG 1 WG2 WG3

09:00 – 12:30

12:30 – 13:30 Buffet lunch

13:30-16:00 Presentation of findings and Discussion