Converging Opportunities

Ghana Geospatial Forum 2014

Niraj, Director – Middle East & Africa, Geospatial Media & Communications

Creating Geospatial

Value & Momentum

SOUTH ASIA (1800 – 2000)

EUROPE (1500 – 2000)

MIDDLE EAST(500 – 700)

AFRICA (600 – 800)LATIN AMERICA

(900 – 1000)

APAC(1000 – 1200)

CONNECTING WORLD GEOSPATIAL STAKEHOLDERS VIA CONFERENCES

CONNECTING WORLD GEOSPATIAL STAKEHOLDERS VIA PUBLICATIONS

SOUTH ASIA (20,000+)

EUROPE (2000+)

MIDDLE EAST(7500+)

AFRICA (5000+)LATIN

AMERICA (2500+)

APAC(15,000+)

PARTNERSHIP WITH NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS

UAE

QatarNepal

Sri Lanka

The Netherlands

SouthAfrica

Brazil

India

Indonesia

Singapore

Malaysia

China

Hong Kong

Thailand

Brunei

VietnamPhilippines

Chile

Kenya

Ghana

GHANA: POTENTIAL UNLIMITED

• Amongst the fastest growing economies in the world

• Abundance of natural resources

• Agriculture: Employs more than half of the population

• Large investments planned in infrastructure, extractive industries and commercial agriculture

•Allocation of 1% of the country’s GDP to science, technology and innovation

WHY GHANA GEOSPATIAL FORUM 2014?

• Geospatial technology is the key to tackling development challenges

• Technology providers are key players in the overall development of the country

• Theme: Envisioning Spatially Enabled Ghana

• Objective and Mandate: Bring together stakeholders. Chalk out ways for growth of geospatial technology in the country

• Focus Areas: Land Administration, City Management, Agriculture, Renewable Energy, Mining, Infrastructure, Natural Resource Management

•This is the 101st conference being organised by Geospatial Media and Communications

Thank You