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Joint Meeting of SCA Member Countries and Members of the United Nations Regional Committee on Global Geospatial Information Management for the Americas (UN-GGIM-Americas)

5 April 2017|Event

ECLAC Hosts Regional Meeting, the First of its Kind Globally, between the Statistics and Geospatial Communities of Latin America and the Caribbean.

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Imagen de los asistentes a la reunión conjunta de los países miembros de la Conferencia Estadística de las Américas (CEA) y miembros del Comité Regional de las Naciones Unidas sobre la Gestión Global de Información Geoespacial para las Américas (UN-GGIM Américas). / Image of those attending the joint meeting of member countries of the Statistical Conference of the Americas (SCA) and members of the United Nations Regional Committee on Global Geospatial Information Management for the Americas (UN-GGIM Americas).

5 Apr 2017

  • Opening and Welcome Remarks

    15:00 to 15:20

    ▪ Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL / Executive Secretary of ECLAC)
    ▪ Mario Palma, Presidente de la CEA-CEPAL / President of SCA-ECLAC
    ▪ Rolando Ocampo, Presidente de UN-GGIM: Américas / President of UN-GGIM: Americas

  • Introduction of participants

    15:20 to 15:30
  • ECOSOC Resolution for the Strengthening of UN-GGIM

    15:30 to 15:40
    • Cecille Blake. Secretariado de UN-GGM / UN-GGM Secretariat
      ECOSOC Resolution on Strengthening UN-GGIM, the Process and Implications
  • ECLAC Resolution for the Integration of Statistical and Geospatial Information in the Americas

    15:40 to 15:50
  • Expert Group on the Integration of Statistical and Geospatial Information (EG-ISGI). Statistical Commission - UN-GGIM

    15:50 to 16:00
    • Rolando Ocampo, Co-chair del EG-ISGI / Co-chair of EG-ISGI.
      Integración de Información Estadística y Geográfica
  • Progress and Perspectives of the Geospatial Statistical Framework for the Americas

    16:00 to 16:10
    • Carlos Augusto Molina, Delegado del DANE, Coordinador del GT-ISGI Américas / Delegate of DANE, Coordinator of EG-ISGI Americas
      Marco Estadístico y Geoespacial para las Américas (MEGA)
  • Integration of Statistical and Geospatial Information in Agenda 2030 in the Americas

    16:10 to 16:30
  • Opportunities for the integration of statistical and geospatial information: the Censal Round 2020

    16:30 to 16:40
    • Pascual Gerstenfeld, CEPAL, ECLAC, SCA Secretariat / Secretariado CEA
  • Consultations and comments by Member States

    16:55 to 17:30
  • Proposals for joint work steps and expected results for the next meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas

    17:30 to 17:50
  • Conclusions and closure . Official Photography

    17:50 to 18:00