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All VideosVideo: Kapil Sibal, Minister of Human Resources, Science & Technology Expands Vision of Geospatial Data, Education for India #GWF
Speaking to an audience estimated at 1,000 people, Kapil Sibal, the Honorable Minister for Human Resources Development, Science & Technology, Earth Sciences, Communications and Information Technology addressed the Geospatial World Forum in Hyderabad, India, with his vision for the expansion of a more open data policy. His vision includes a radical approach towards educating the next generation of GIS users at the primary and secondary school levels. Sibal recognized the value of geospatial technology for his country and has been accorded wide acclaim for instituting new policies for both government and private industry.
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Towards a Global Licensing Framework for Geospatial Data
Is it time for a global licensing framework for geospatial data? The GSDI Legal and Economic Working group thinks so and offered a presentation and a way forward at the GSDI 13 conference held in Quebec City in May. The effort aims to harmonize existing licensing without changing fundamental access policies and funding models and be compatible with the diferences in national legal systems. That's a tall order, but an important one as the world moves toward geodata sharing. Geoff Zeiss reports.
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