Expert Group Meeting on Data-Driven Smart Government

06/12/2017 – 07/12/2017, Manila, Philippines

Organized by the Asian and Pacific Training Centre for Information and Communication Technology for Development (APCICT/ESCAP) and the Department of ICT of the Philippines, the expert group meeting will provide a platform for experts and practitioners to discuss trends and practices on data policy and data utilization in government in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It will review a draft Academy Module on Data-Driven Smart Government being developed by APCICT in cooperation with the National Information Society Agency of the Republic of Korea…more

Geospatial Solutions for Sustainable Development

06/12/2017, New York, USA

Hosted by the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs and the UN Development Programme, the aim of the event is to bring together geospatial solutions that can speed and shift the sustainable development in multiple sectors such as: damage assessment, disaster risk reduction, early warning, social protection, infrastructure and rehabilitation, deforestation, land use, water monitoring, carbon footprint, climate change, mining sector, projects formulation, Natural Bio Diversity, M&E, planning, communication, coordination, and policy support…more