Space for Geo-information (RGI):

Connecting worlds!

Jacqueline MeerkerkWorkshop SDI Assessments, Wageningen, 24 May 2007

Overview presentation

1. What is RGI?2. RGI & NSDI user demands3. Conclusion

1. What is RGI?

Lisbon Agenda for EU Investment in knowledge Economy:

New knowledge (more innovation) Better flow of knowledge from

universities to companies (shorter time to market)

Additional budget of 800 M Euro Space for geo-information was funded (20 M Euro)!

Ambition Better services and citizen interaction

Top R&D (internat.)

Moredemand

orientation

Moredemand

orientation More coherence More coherence

More awareness More awareness

More flow of knowledge

More flow of knowledge

More innovation More innovation

Enhancement and innovation of the NSDI and

the geo-knowledge community

Enhancement and innovation of the NSDI and

the geo-knowledge community

Sound and efficient public administration

Robust business

Role RGI: Catalyst for geo-innovation

Flow of NSDI knowledgeNSDI Knowledge developmentCatalyst for NSDI implementation

Consortium

Aspects of the program

GI-science and GI-practice4 Knowledge themes (45 projects and 35 innovation pilots)Total budget 40 M euro (20 M euro new money)From 2004-2009250 participating organizations (20 international) Similar to Geoide (Canada) en CRC-SI (Australia)

E.g.: Public order and safety

3 projects and 7 innovation pilots A few examples: Mobile services for fire brigades Spatial planning and risk

management Real-time data collection &

emergency

Experiences NSDI is difficult to communicate NSDI is BIG (and dynamic) NSDI awareness is growing Connecting user worlds is difficult but valuable (inspiration & anchoring) “What’s the problem” syndrome

Challenge: reducing complexity!

2. NSDI user demands - Users

Why do we need NSDI assessments results? To communicate the benefits of NSDI To make investment decisions

Who are potential users of NSDI assessments results?

Decision makers (decision making): “GI-Beraad”, GeoManagers, Industry

Lobby/ Policymakers (promoting & advise): Policymakers at the Ministries, RGI, GeoNovum, GeoMeeting…

Stakeholders in the world of Supply AND Demand

RGI & NSDI assessments results

Value for RGI: To strengthen the role of catalyst for

implementation SDI (To strengthen the scientific output of RGI )

Usability demands Simple & Comprehensive (brochure?) Illustration (what is SDI)? Concrete facts Good and Best practices!

RGI & Demands on results

Qualitative, quantitative, monetary? Yes

Special interest:

View on organization roles and their interestsSearch for the common interest Culture of decision making (Dutch “polder” culture) Benchmarking

RGI & indicators

Scientificoutput

Societal output

- Sectoral SDI’s- Transparent business model- Use by industry/ # licencies

Innovationoutput

Economicoutput

-New user fields,e.g. health

- Concrete NSDI vision- % awareness

3. Conclusions

Users, suggestion: stakeholders in the world of Demand to convince the world of supply Keep it simple Focus on organization roles

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