CB 08 01: Recognition of cross-border Capacity Building in Earth Observation

Task Report back template

• Short Background and objective

• Milestones achieved to date

• Expected milestones for 2008

• Extent of Participation/Recommendations for additional participants

• Coordination points with other GEO work plan tasks

• Potential risks that may impede completion of task

• Gaps that have been identified that need to be addressed independently

• Potential Contributions to the CB portal /GEO Portal

• Expected products & date of completion of task

• Expectations of task lead from CBC

Short background and objectives• Special issue in CB-07-01b task – 2007 work plan• Issue of increasing importance in int’l education

provision, also in EO and Geo-information GI sectors, professional orgs. (ISPRS, ABET, etc.)

• Drivers: globalization, ICT developments, e-learning, global environmental issues,..

• In EU e.g. Bologna process (in higher edu)• Practical example: decentralized joint education delivery

process (e.g. in Africa by ITC & partner institutions).. Course accreditation, certification of diploma??

• ..

Milestones to date• Executive Seminar ITC GEO ISPRS

Nov,1-2 2007, ITC, Enschede, NL

• Goal / aim:– Bring together education providers, experts in

recognition (accreditation), governance (quality assurance), professionals (GI sector)

– Jointly analyze problems, formulate potential solutions and set out pathway to initiate process -> internationally acceptable solutions

Executive seminar

Recognition of cross-border capacity building in Earth

Observation

1-2 November 2007ITC Enschede, the Netherlands

Executive seminar• Countries / regions (small but global sample):

– Netherlands, Finland, Belgium– India(3), Thailand, Indonesia, Iran, China– Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Morocco– Mexico, Brasil, (cancellation ABET, USA)

• Orgs: universities, AIT, ITC, UNOOSA, ISPRS, NVAO, UNESCO/OECD, AIU,…

• Pls. See report available here (and CD)

Proposed workplan 2008 -..• Side event (expert meeting), ISPRS

Congress, (Comm.VI), Beijing, July 2008• For discussion CBC7

• ..

• ISPRS ITC 2010 ?

Extend for participation, contributors

• Executive seminar (sample) to be extended with:• Int’l higher education providers, universities,…• Accreditation experts / advisors in e.g.:

– Professional organizations (e.g. NVAO, ABET, ISPRS,….

– Int’l organizations (e.g. UN system,…)

• Governance for quality assurance (national or int’l e.g. EU level, UN,…)

• GEO and affiliated prof. organizations,…• Others..

Expected milestones 2008 & beyond• New task -> definition process, for

discussion