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13/10/22 07:24 AM IST

2nd UN World Geospatial International Congress

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  • The second edition of the UN World Geospatial International Congress is being organized in Hyderabad, Telangana from October 10 to 14 this year.
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  • The 2nd United Nations World Geospatial Information Congress (UNWGIC 2022) is being hosted by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and convened by the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM).
  • It is organized by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.
  • It will promote dialogues on the global geospatial information management that would help governments, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), private entities and academia.
  • The theme of the event is “Geo-Enabling the Global Village: No one should be left behind”.
  • It will focus on achieving an inclusive and equitable global society by creating a community for the collection of human data.
  • It also emphasises on the importance of international cooperation and coordination in the development of human data-linked to geography. This could help in the creation of a high-quality and reliable geospatial data that can help in the international and national policy agenda.
  • Its goal was to strengthen the geospatial information management, innovation and related technologies to help in the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. 
Source- Indian Express 

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