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<span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt; color:rgb(0,36,81)">The United Nations initiative on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM) aims at playing a leading role in setting the agenda for the development of global geospatial
information and to promote its use to address key global challenges. It provides a forum to liaise and coordinate among Member States, and between Member States and international organizations. Details at
</span><a href="https://ggim.un.org"><span style="color:rgb(0,36,81); font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">https://ggim.un.org</span></a></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt; color:rgb(0,36,81)">The draft of Third Edition of Future Trends in geospatial information management: the five to ten year vision is now available for global consultation and review by the
United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management . Details at
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<span style="text-decoration:underline"><a href="https://ggim.un.org/documents/DRAFT_Future_Trends_report_3rd_edition.pdf"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt; color:rgb(0,36,81)">https://ggim.un.org/documents/DRAFT_Future_Trends_report_3rd_edition.pdf</span></a></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt; color:rgb(0,36,81)">The section on Open Science (Section 6.3 ; page 50-51) might be of interest. I wish to thank all colleagues who</span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt; color:rgb(0,36,81)">
</span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt; color:rgb(0,36,81)">contribute to open education and open science for bridging the geospatial digital divide.[1],[2],[3]</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt; color:rgb(0,36,81)">I am grateful to everyone working to make geoeducation and digital economy opportunities available for everyone.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt; color:rgb(0,36,81)">Best wishes,</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt; color:rgb(0,36,81)">Suchith</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt; color:rgb(0,36,81)">Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition</span></p>
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<span style="text-decoration:underline"><a href="https://www.godan.info/"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt; color:rgb(0,36,81)">https://www.godan.info</span></a></span></p>
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<span style="color:rgb(0,36,81); font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">[1]
</span><span style="color:#454545"><a href="https://www.osgeo.org/foundation-news/bridging-the-geospatial-digital-divide/"><span style="color:rgb(0,36,81); font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">https://www.osgeo.org/foundation-news/bridging-the-geospatial-digital-divide/</span></a></span></p>
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<span style="color:rgb(0,36,81); font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">[2]
</span><span style="color:#454545"><a href="https://www.osgeo.org/foundation-news/geography-awareness-week/"><span style="color:rgb(0,36,81); font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">https://www.osgeo.org/foundation-news/geography-awareness-week/</span></a></span></p>
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<span style="color:rgb(0,36,81); font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">[3]
</span><span style="color:#454545"><a href="https://www.osgeo.org/foundation-news/please-share-geoforall-teaching-research-resources-colleagues-students/"><span style="color:rgb(0,36,81); font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">https://www.osgeo.org/foundation-news/please-share-geoforall-teaching-research-resources-colleagues-students/</span></a></span></p>
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