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Karl Donert, President EUROGEO, Director: European Centre of Excellence: digital-earth.eu

eurogeomail@yahoo.co.ukeurogeomail@yahoo.co.uk

Geospatial World Forum , Geneva, Switzerland, May 5-9 2014

• European Association of Geographers • European Association of Geographers

• Legally based in Belgium

• International NGO– established 1979 by the • International NGO– established 1979 by the European Commission to network geographers

• A professional association for geographers, geo-• A professional association for geographers, geo-scientists and related areas

• Developed from the HERODOT (Bologna Process) • Developed from the HERODOT (Bologna Process) Network for higher education in Europe

• EUROGEO at the Council of Europe (since 1983) • EUROGEO at the Council of Europe (since 1983) • Participatory status• Culture, Education, Environment, Economy groups• Culture, Education, Environment, Economy groups

– Lobbying in the European Parliament– Respond to statements and policy proposals (Rio + 20)– Respond to statements and policy proposals (Rio + 20)– Attendance at major meetings and events (WFD)

Capacity Building for the futurethe future

(BBC 2013)(BBC 2013)

Waves of innovation, innovation, after Kondratiev(1925)

Gakstatter E. (2014), Will the Next Industrial Revolution Be Bigger than the First? Will Geospatial Technology be Part of It?, Geospatial Solutions, http://tinyurl.com/qxhohomGeospatial Solutions, http://tinyurl.com/qxhohom

Gakstatter E. (2014), Will the Next Industrial Revolution Be Bigger than the First? Will Geospatial Technology be Part of It?, Geospatial Solutions, http://tinyurl.com/qxhohomGeospatial Solutions, http://tinyurl.com/qxhohom

ISDE Digital Earth 2020 Workshop, Beijing, March 18-20 2011, www.digitalearth-isde.org/ssw/147

(Arup Dasgupta, 2013)

Dusgupta A (2013), Economic Value of Geospatial Data: The great enabler http://tinyurl.com/nj9fbj2Dusgupta A (2013), Economic Value of Geospatial Data: The great enabler http://tinyurl.com/nj9fbj2

250,000 250,000 training coursescourses

social learning, geographic (geo-)media, spatial citizenship)media, spatial citizenship

Gryl I, Jekel T and Donert K (2010), Spatial Citizenship, p2-12, In Jekel T, Donert K and Koller A (eds.) Learning with GeoInformation V, Berlin, WichmanDonert K and Koller A (eds.) Learning with GeoInformation V, Berlin, WichmanVerlag

Skills Shortages: no defined geospatial workforce

USA data: http://www.onetonline.org/find/quick?s=geospatialUSA data: http://www.onetonline.org/find/quick?s=geospatial

Chui J et al. (2011), Big data: The next frontier for innovation, competition and productivity, McKinsey Global Institute

UNEP data Misguided’ nations lock up valuable geospatial data http://t.co/5hy5WE9RJ6

Triple Helix ModelModel

• Innovation and changechange

• Evolution of relationships

• Gain influence• Gain influence• Make an impact• Affect policy

Etzkowitz, H. and Leydesdorff, L. (2000), The dynamics of innovation: from National Systems and “Mode 2” to a Triple Helix of university–industry–government relations Research Policy, 29(2): 109-123

(Leydesdord, 2012)

Who / What fills this space?this space?

Leydesdorff, L. (2012). The triple helix, quadruple helix,…, and an n-tuple of helices: explanatory models for analyzing the knowledge-based economy?. Journal of the Knowledge Economy, 3(1), 25-35.

(after Navarro et al. 2009)

need help with thiswith this

Navarro, M., Gibaja, J. J., Bilbao-Osorio, B., and Aguado, R. (2009). Patterns of innovation in EU-25 regions: a typology and policy recommendations. Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, 27(5), 815-840.

• Money ….. support from industry• Money ….. support from industry• Long-term commitment …… from stakeholders • Common public message – media – investment • Common public message – media – investment

= valuation of the sector• Research and information gathering• Research and information gathering• Strong risk evaluation …. • Strong risk evaluation …. • “What happens if we don’t develop capacity?”

Survey of Geospatial Capacity Builders, carried out in March-April 2014 Survey of Geospatial Capacity Builders, carried out in March-April 2014

four characteristics (Hausman and Goldring, 2001)four characteristics (Hausman and Goldring, 2001)

• shared valuesamong members, • a common set of eventsthat promote face-to-• a common set of eventsthat promote face-to-

face interaction between participants, • collaboration among stakeholders and • collaboration among stakeholders and • a commitment to the organisation and its

decisionsdecisionsHausman, C. S. and Goldring, E. B. (2001), Sustaining Teacher Commitment: The Role of Professional Communities, Peabody Journal of Education, 76(2): 30-51Professional Communities, Peabody Journal of Education, 76(2): 30-51

Geospatial sector

GWF 2014 Geneva

GWF 2013 Rotterdam

GWF 2012 Amsterdam

Karl Donertkdonert@yahoo.comkdonert@yahoo.com

office@digital-earth.eu@karldonert@karldonert