Positioning geospatial information to address global challenges Greg Scott Global Geospatial Information Management United Nations Statistics Division Department of Economic and Social Affairs United Nations, New York 4th Plenary of UN-GGIM: Europe UN-GGIM: Strengthening the Global Data Ecosystem Positioning geospatial information to address global challenges REQUIRES COURAGE TO COMMIT STRENGTH IS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION Positioning geospatial information to address global challenges ECOSOC Resolution 2016/27 • Acknowledged the considerable achievements and progress made by the Committee of Experts in the area of global geospatial information management, its contribution to the strengthening of geospatial information management capacities and utilization in developing countries, and recognized the relevance of geospatial information for the various United Nations policy agendas. • Stressed the need to strengthen the coordination and coherence of global geospatial information management, in capacity-building, norm-setting, data collection, dissemination and sharing, among others, through appropriate coordination mechanisms, including in the broader United Nations system, building on the work of the Committee. • Item on the Council’s agenda changed from ‘Cartography’ to ‘Geospatial information, and invited the Committee to report on all matters relating to geography, geospatial information and related topics; and to report back to the Council within five years on the implementation of the present resolution. Strengthening the Global Data Ecosystem Positioning geospatial information to address global challenges Digital Rich Implementing Nationally Integrated Information Systems Digital Poor Global Data Ecosystem Digital Earth Digital Transformation Digital Divide Digital Evolution Digital Maturity Positioning geospatial information to address global challenges Global development policy framework Positioning geospatial information to address global challenges Technology and society are driving digital transformation, but are we yet leveraging this new ‘data ecosystem’ effectively? Positioning geospatial information to address global challenges Do we really understand the scale of the problems, where they are, whom they impact, what are the causes, and how they can be remedied? Do we have the data for development?? Can we make it ‘production ready’ information for all? GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT POLICY FRAMEWORK How do we bridge the Digital Divide? How does Digital Transformation to achieve Sustainable Development?enable the ‘data ecosystem’ Positioning geospatial information to address global challenges 2030 Agenda: Goals, targets, indicators 17 SDGs 169 Targets 232 global indicators to follow-up and review progress Implementation via national planning processes, policies, strategies and frameworks Measuring and monitoring: Statistics, geospatial information, Earth observations and other Big Data Positioning geospatial information to address global challenges Addressing the data needs for the 2030 Agenda Positioning geospatial information to address global challenges • The scope of the 2030 Agenda requires high-quality and disaggregated data that are timely, open, accessible, understandable and easy to use for a large range of users, including for decision making at all levels. • There is a need for a reporting system on the SDGs that would have benefit from the sub-national (local) to the national level; and allow for global reporting that builds directly on the data shared by countries. • Important to create an opportunity for countries to directly contribute to the global reporting. While the challenges are immense, the digital technology that is available today allows the necessary transformation. • An aspiration is to strengthen countries’ national geospatial and statistical information systems to facilitate and enable a ‘data ecosystem’ that leverages an accessible, integrative and interoperable local to global system-of-systems. Addressing the data needs for the 2030 Agenda Positioning geospatial information to address global challenges UN-GGIM: 2011-2016 – Develop the global understanding of geospatial information UN-GGIM: 2017-2021 – Coordination, coherence and implementation • Facilitate the strengthening and normative capacity building of global geospatial information management in support of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda. • Efforts include promoting the use of geospatial information systems and services for modern mapping; methodological development; national and regional capacitybuilding; standards-setting; data collection, dissemination and sharing; and better integration of geospatial and statistical information systems for Member States. • Regional Commissions provide relevant support, upon request and as appropriate, to the work of the regional committees of UN-GGIM, and that the outcomes and benefits of the activities be equally disseminated to all Member States in each region. Strengthening the Global Data Ecosystem Positioning geospatial information to address global challenges UN-GGIM: 2017-2021 – Coordination, coherence and implementation 1. Maturity: Moving from “GGIM 1.0 to GGIM 2.0” – determining our value proposition to ECOSOC in the next 2-3 year horizon. 2. Strategy and roadmap on the ECOSOC resolution and how we implement the new and strengthened mandate. 3. A new Strategic Plan for UN-GGIM that considers 2020 and beyond in 5 year time steps. 4. Raising more awareness, including political, of UN-GGIM and connecting the political technical levels within Member States. 5. Connecting more to the activities of the regional committees, Regional Commissions, and relevant statistical bodies. 6. Ensuring effective coordination and linkages across global/regional Expert & Working Groups. 7. Seek extra-budgetary and funding options, including ways of implementation. 8. More capacity development for countries in next 5 years – developing guides, standards, methods and norms. Strengthening the Global Data Ecosystem Positioning geospatial information to address global challenges Strengthening the Global Data Ecosystem Positioning geospatial information to address global challenges Strengthening global geospatial information management Contribution of regional committees, thematic groups and networks Legal and policy frameworks and issues related to authoritative data Trends in national institutional arrangements Adoption of standards and technical specifications Strengthening collaboration with UNGEGN United Nations activities in geospatial information management Secretariat programme management Frameworks, guides, norms, standards and methodological development Global geodetic reference frame Global fundamental geospatial data themes Integration of geospatial, statistical and other information Geospatial information and services for disasters Land administration and management Geospatial information for sustainable development National geospatial data and information systems Marine geospatial information Normative strengthening, capacity building and implementation of GGIM in support of the 2030 Agenda UN-GGIM: Strengthening the Global Data Ecosystem The activities and efforts that contribute to the unique local-to-global value of UN-GGIM for Member States Positioning geospatial information to address global challenges • Strategic Framework is presented as a starting point for discussion towards a strategic plan and road map that will enable the Committee to be better supported by the regional committee architecture and the Regional Commissions. • Continue to work on global policies for geospatial information management in tandem with producing tangible outputs such as norms, handbooks, methodologies, standards and guidelines. • Need for closer synergies with the activities of the regional committees and working groups, Regional Commissions, and relevant statistical bodies. • Substantively improve and strengthen the national geospatial information management capacities of developing countries towards implementing the 2030 Agenda and other global policies. Strengthening the Global Data Ecosystem Positioning geospatial information to address global challenges • Effort by UNSD and the World Bank to explore and develop possible mechanisms for geospatial data, infrastructure and policies to be embedded more holistically within concessional financing, technical assistance and knowledge–sharing services and their subsequent implementation in developing countries. • Recognizes the need for collaboration in developing an overarching geospatial framework that countries could reference when using geospatial information to develop national systems tailored to their own situations. • The framework would include an action plan and road map on means for implementation, as well as elements such as the economic impact and value of geospatial information systems, investment needs and associated principles, tools, guides and good practices. Strengthening the Global Data Ecosystem Positioning geospatial information to address global challenges 169 Targets 232 Global Indicators 17 Goals Global Outputs and Reporting SDG metrics for measuring and monitoring progress. Data compiled and disaggregated by income, gender, age, race, ethnicity, migratory status, disability, geographic location, etc. Official Aggregation and Integration into Indicator Framework by National Statistical Offices. Captures data integrity and validation. National Sustainable Development Indicators National Information Systems Data Inputs National Statistics, Accounts, Administrative Registers, Demographics National Spatial Data Infrastructure Other Sources of Data, incl. Big Data Earth Observations and Monitoring Geodetic positioning Elevation Topography Land use & cover Transport/Infrastruct. Cadastre/Parcels Water & Oceans Cities & Settlements Administrative Bdys. Imagery Water/Ocean Land use/cover Observations In situ monitoring Air/Pollution Ecosystems Forest/Agriculture Climate Population Demographics Poverty Trade/Business Environment Labour/Economics Agriculture Disability/Gender Civil Registration & Vital Stats. Mobile phone Social media Sensors Automated devices Satellite imagery VGI Crowd sourcing ?? Fundamental baseline data and new data sources Local to national social, economic and environmental conditions and circumstances An integrative data ecosystem Positioning geospatial information to address global challenges Positioning geospatial information to address global challenges Geospatial Information Services to Support Emergency Response: Current situation (fact finding analysis) and way forward (strategic framework) Kyoung-Soo Eom Chief UN Geospatial Information Section (former UN Cartographic Section) UN-GGIM Secretariat Positioning geospatial information to address global challenges Positioning geospatial information to address global challenges Fact finding analysis • Allowed identifying not only the challenges and bottlenecks encountered by stakeholders and partners during recent crisis but also the major success factors and opportunities to address them; • These finding got crystallized into a proposed strategic framework which, if implemented, would allow for the necessary geospatial information and services to be available, of quality and accessible in a coordinated way to decision making and operations during disasters. Positioning geospatial information to address global challenges Proposed strategic framework and flowcharts Positioning geospatial information to address global challenges Side Event (3 August 2015) The discussions that followed highlight the importance of: • Getting all the lead players to agree on their respective roles and mandate regarding geospatial information and services during disasters; • Conducting drills involving all the players prior to disasters; • Looking at the bigger picture to ensure UN-GGIM does assist existing processes • 55 participants; • 25 countries; • 4 presentations Positioning geospatial information to address global challenges Other references to Disasters • The 22nd meeting of the ISCGM and led to resolution emphasizing how National Geospatial Information Authorities (NGIA) can contribute to Disaster Risk Reduction; • The session on Activities related to SD & Post 2015 where the link with the Sendai Framework and the geospatial role have been highlighted. Disaster Risk Reduction and/or Disaster management have been discussed and mentioned during several sessions including, but not limited to: Topic that federates, goes across sectors and talks to decision makers Positioning geospatial information to address global challenges UN-GGIM contribution The UN-GGIM, through its mandate, is well placed to contribute to several of the core strategies included in the framework, and this starting with: • Raising the awareness of Member States on the importance of data preparedness, National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) and open data policies; • Developing and promoting common standards, protocols and processes aiming at improving data quality and data interoperability at the global level; • Developing and implementing policies aiming at improving the availability, quality and accessibility of geospatial information and services. Positioning geospatial information to address global challenges For the UN-GGIM Committee to: Recommendations • Consider including geospatial information and services in disasters as a formal UN-GGIM agenda item; • Establish a Working Group on geospatial information and services in disasters within UN-GGIM with the main objective to develop a policy framework to be presented to ECOSOC and the General Assembly for consideration; • Advocate for humanitarian and response community to review the framework as a way to improve geospatial information and services to support disaster response. Positioning geospatial information to address global challenges Thank you for your kind attention!