Workshop by EUROGI
Purpose of the workshop including specific learning objectives
The main purposes of the workshop are:
- To present the EUROGI policy position papers on various topics of vital importance in the emerging future geospatial environment (Big Data, Linked Data, Internet of Things, Open Data, Promoting SMEs, Promoting Sustainable Urban and Regional Development);
- To facilitate discussion about the papers in the topic areas;
- To identify how best to promote the policy proposals set out in the papers.
Target workshop audience
The main target audiences are policy and decision makers in both the public and private sectors at the European and national levels in particular;
Technical people who are directly involved in the various fields covered by the policy position papers.
Workshop duration
1300-1500 hrs Technical Challenges in Implementation of Selected Policies Seen from a GeoICT Perspective (Big Data, Linked Data and Internet of Things)
1600-1730 hrs Societal Challenges in Implementation of Selected Policies Seen from a GeoICT Perspective (Open Data, SME Promotion, Sustainable Urban and Regional Development)
Instructions for participants - materials required
Policy position papers will be delivered to the participants
Detailed description of workshop
For last 2 year EUROGI has been going through process defining some topic areas which might be important as seen from the GeoICT perspective when setting up and implementing various policies on European and national level. Its members prioritized six of these topic areas:
- Internet of Things
- Big Data
- Linked Data
- Open data
- SME promotion
- Sustainable Urban and Regional Development
All of these topic areas have been discussed in working groups among the members and during two workshops with some other European organizations and Policy/Decision makers and collected together in six policy position papers.
The workshop will be divided into two parts "Technical" challenges (Big Data, Linked Data and Internet of Things) and "Societal" challenges (Open Data, SME Promotion, Sustainable Urban and Regional Development).