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Academic Network Americas - ANA
UN-GGIM Americas Meeting
August 2, 2017
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http://unggim.academicnetwork.org/
UN-GGIM - World Academic Network
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UN-GGIM Americas
Initiative of Prof Bheshem Ramlal.
After conversations with multiple academic members in the region, with the support of Prof. Daniel Páez.
Proposed to UN-GGIM Americas:
Support the Formation of a task team to develop the ANA (Academic Network Americas).
Request the Task force to prepare ToR.
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Taskforce
• Daniel Del Cogliano - Universidad de La Plata, Argentina.
• Daniel Páez - Universidad de los Andes, Colombia.
• Bheshem Ramlal – University of The West Indies, Trinidad y Tobago.
• Jorge Prado, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
• Rosario Casanova - Universidad de la República, Uruguay.
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Virtual Meetings
Meeting in Chile
02/2017 03/2017
04/2017
Virtual Work
First virtual meeting:
• Over 35 live participants.
• Allowed constitution of the Workforce.
Second virtual meeting:
• Discuss main ideas of ToR.
• Invitation to the UN-GGIM Americas Meeting.
06/2017 Sent TOR to Members
Process
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Proposal of Committees of
ANA
Inclusion of
Comments
07-08 /2017
Final TOR
Comments and
reviewing
Process
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Objectives: Terms of Reference:
Support aims and objectives of the UN-
GGIM Americas.
Facilitate access to research and education - producing
knowledge (region´s languages).
Be a subsidiary of the UN-GGIM World
Academic Network.
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UN-GGIM Americas
• Academic advice: involving strategic knowledge, research, education and training in geospatial information management.
• Elaborate academic strategies according to the UN-GGIM Americas Plan of Action.
• Advise on UN-GGIM capacity building programs in the
Americas region.
• Identify and inform UN-GGIM concerning gaps in academic knowledge or problems that may exist
or arise, and propose initiatives, when appropriate, to address such challenges.
Functions:
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• Serve as subsidiary, linking World view with Americas needs. • Identify the challenges and opportunities in
which UN-GGIM World Academic Network and UN- GGIM Academic Network Americas
can promote inclusion based on an academic response.
• Translate important documents from the World Network
(Spanish, Portuguese, and French when appropriate).
•
UN-GGIM World Academic Network
Functions:
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• Forum of dialogue for academics and researchers of GIM community, focused on topics of interest of UN-GGIM Americas.
• Build activities in common with the different centers member.
• Promote links with the UN-GGIM Americas
Private Sector Network.
• …
Community Functions:
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• Create an inventory of leading education programs and recommend them to UN-GGIM stakeholders.
• Encourage countries in the Americas to undertake research and academic work that contributes to the UN Sustainable Development Goals and other areas related to the UN-GGIM
Americas specific agenda.
• Encourage the development and sharing of geospatial analytical tools and technologies in the Americas.
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Organization:
Executive Committee
Chair
Deputy Chair
Secretary
Advisory Board
4 Members
Decide on the management of ANA and coordinate tasks.
Define general guidelines, membership applications and academic actions.
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WHO ?
Universities, academic
institutions, and research centers
Person affiliated (faculty, researcher,
administrator, student, etc.)
HOW ?
Apply through an online
application form Free of charge
Members of the UN-GGIM World Academic Network
Membership:
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universities/research centers answering the
questionnaire.
Indicators of success:
members involved (members and affiliates)
Annual Number of:
ANA representatives attending UN-GGIM
meetings
academic activities promoted by ANA.
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Proposed Activities: Phase 1
Reviewing the current UN-GGIM WGs’ work plan to identify areas that may need support.
Promoting America´s Network to potential member institutions.
Meeting in Cartagena, Colombia as part of the FIG Commission 7 Conference and Annual Meeting –
4 to 8 December 2017. www.FIG717.net
FIG Annual meeting
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Survey of demands and needs of training courses – UN-GGIM Americas´ Members
Survey of current offers of degree
and postgraduate programs, training
courses, etc
Survey resources to give possibilities to
make regional training
Proposed Activities: Phase 2
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Discuss the possibility of a Regional School of Geospatial Information Management.
• Joint courses that satisfy the needs of UN-GGIM Americas and Academic Global Network.
• Accreditation: Regional Universities.
• Join researchers of areas in common.
• Postgraduate degree.
Proposed Activities: Phase 3
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Thank you