From this Wednesday until Friday, July 3rd, Concordia will host the XX Spatial Data Infrastructure Conference of the Argentine Republic (IDERA) and the International Seminar on the United Nations Integrated Geospatial Information Framework.
The most important meeting in the country regarding geospatial information will be held at the Concordia Convention Center and the Concordia Regional Faculty of the National Technological University (UTN), sponsored by the Municipality of Concordia and the Government of Entre Ríos, with the presence of international organizations such as ECLAC; Center for Spatial Law and Policy; IDE Chile/UN-GGIM; IDE Uruguay, Colombia, Ecuador, and Paraguay; Wuhan University (China); Copernicus LAC Chile; and the UN-GGIM Academic Network: Americas.
Under the motto “Data that connects territories, intelligent decisions that drive development,” this edition proposes to reflect on the evolution of SDIs towards territorial intelligence infrastructures capable of integrating data, territories, and actors from different sectors and jurisdictions, strengthening evidence-based planning and management.
INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE
The event will bring together authorities, specialists, technical teams, and representatives of national and international organizations to participate in a broad agenda of conferences, panels, workshops, and exchange spaces.
These conferences will feature the participation of 13 international leaders from 9 countries and multilateral organizations, reflecting the global recognition of the event and the positioning of Concordia as the venue for a geospatial agenda of Latin American and global reach:
Rolando Ocampo (Director, Statistics Division - ECLAC).
Álvaro Monett (Regional Expert in Geospatial Information Management, Statistics Division ECLAC).
Markéta Šteflová (President of UN-GGIM: Americas / Executive Secretary of IDE Chile).
Kevin Pomfret (Centre for Spatial Law and Policy).
Jean Maurice Muneza (UN-GGKIC. Geospatial Information Officer at the United Nations Global Geospatial Knowledge and Innovation Centre).
Germán Iglesias (IDE Uruguay).
Diana Alexandra Ruiz Bedoya (ICDE Colombia).
María Fernanda León Pazmiño (IDE Ecuador).
Ubalda Zárate Carballo (IDE Paraguay).
Rogério Borba (IBGE Brazil).
Deren Li (Wuhan University, China)
Rosario Casanova (President of the UN-GGIM Academic Network: Americas).
Macarena Pérez (Executive Coordinator of CopernicusLAC Chile).
PROGRAM OF ACTIVITIES
Day 1 - Wednesday, July 1st (Convention Center)
08:00 hours: Accreditation
08:30 hours: Official Opening Ceremony.
Panel: The value of Geospatial Information and the importance of the UN-IGIF.
Block: Policies and Legal Frameworks: regulatory and institutional challenges.
Block: Sustainable Financing Guide for Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDI).
Panel: User engagement strategies.
Panel: Disaster Risk Management and the use of geospatial information for resilience.
Presentation of SDI experiences on territorial cadastre, investment location, urban trees, and open data.
Workshops: Territorial analysis and satellite imagery and MVT Server.
XVI IDERA Assembly
Day 2 - Thursday, July 2nd (Convention Center)
Block: Management, exchange, and reuse of fundamental data and regional standards.
Block: GeoAI and Earth Observation tools.
Academic Panel: Technical cooperation and the role of universities in SDIs.
Private Sector: Public-private synergies for regional geospatial development.
Panel: Statistical-geospatial integration.
Presentation of SDI experiences from Brazil, Paraguay, IDECABA, and the Municipality of Santa Fe SDI.
Panel: Evidence-based geospatial decisions.
Workshops: Copernicus LAC Chile, Web map design, and QGIS.
Day 3 – Friday, July 3rd (UTN Regional Faculty)
Meeting of Technical Working Groups – Concordia Regional Faculty (UTN).
UN-IGIF Workshop: Implementation in South America – Future perspectives (by invitation).
Sharing of conclusions and official closing of the XX IDERA Conference.
Those who wish to obtain more information about schedules and registration for the free and open activities may visit jornadas.idera.gob.ar
The XX IDERA Conference represents an opportunity for Concordia and Entre Ríos to position themselves as leaders in intelligent territorial management at a national and international level. The active participation of officials and technical teams will allow access to cutting-edge knowledge, the establishment of links with multilateral organizations and other governments, and the incorporation of concrete tools to improve data-driven decision-making.
The most important meeting in the country regarding geospatial information will be held at the Concordia Convention Center and the Concordia Regional Faculty of the National Technological University (UTN), sponsored by the Municipality of Concordia and the Government of Entre Ríos, with the presence of international organizations such as ECLAC; Center for Spatial Law and Policy; IDE Chile/UN-GGIM; IDE Uruguay, Colombia, Ecuador, and Paraguay; Wuhan University (China); Copernicus LAC Chile; and the UN-GGIM Academic Network: Americas.
Under the motto “Data that connects territories, intelligent decisions that drive development,” this edition proposes to reflect on the evolution of SDIs towards territorial intelligence infrastructures capable of integrating data, territories, and actors from different sectors and jurisdictions, strengthening evidence-based planning and management.
INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE
The event will bring together authorities, specialists, technical teams, and representatives of national and international organizations to participate in a broad agenda of conferences, panels, workshops, and exchange spaces.
These conferences will feature the participation of 13 international leaders from 9 countries and multilateral organizations, reflecting the global recognition of the event and the positioning of Concordia as the venue for a geospatial agenda of Latin American and global reach:
Rolando Ocampo (Director, Statistics Division - ECLAC).
Álvaro Monett (Regional Expert in Geospatial Information Management, Statistics Division ECLAC).
Markéta Šteflová (President of UN-GGIM: Americas / Executive Secretary of IDE Chile).
Kevin Pomfret (Centre for Spatial Law and Policy).
Jean Maurice Muneza (UN-GGKIC. Geospatial Information Officer at the United Nations Global Geospatial Knowledge and Innovation Centre).
Germán Iglesias (IDE Uruguay).
Diana Alexandra Ruiz Bedoya (ICDE Colombia).
María Fernanda León Pazmiño (IDE Ecuador).
Ubalda Zárate Carballo (IDE Paraguay).
Rogério Borba (IBGE Brazil).
Deren Li (Wuhan University, China)
Rosario Casanova (President of the UN-GGIM Academic Network: Americas).
Macarena Pérez (Executive Coordinator of CopernicusLAC Chile).
PROGRAM OF ACTIVITIES
Day 1 - Wednesday, July 1st (Convention Center)
08:00 hours: Accreditation
08:30 hours: Official Opening Ceremony.
Panel: The value of Geospatial Information and the importance of the UN-IGIF.
Block: Policies and Legal Frameworks: regulatory and institutional challenges.
Block: Sustainable Financing Guide for Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDI).
Panel: User engagement strategies.
Panel: Disaster Risk Management and the use of geospatial information for resilience.
Presentation of SDI experiences on territorial cadastre, investment location, urban trees, and open data.
Workshops: Territorial analysis and satellite imagery and MVT Server.
XVI IDERA Assembly
Day 2 - Thursday, July 2nd (Convention Center)
Block: Management, exchange, and reuse of fundamental data and regional standards.
Block: GeoAI and Earth Observation tools.
Academic Panel: Technical cooperation and the role of universities in SDIs.
Private Sector: Public-private synergies for regional geospatial development.
Panel: Statistical-geospatial integration.
Presentation of SDI experiences from Brazil, Paraguay, IDECABA, and the Municipality of Santa Fe SDI.
Panel: Evidence-based geospatial decisions.
Workshops: Copernicus LAC Chile, Web map design, and QGIS.
Day 3 – Friday, July 3rd (UTN Regional Faculty)
Meeting of Technical Working Groups – Concordia Regional Faculty (UTN).
UN-IGIF Workshop: Implementation in South America – Future perspectives (by invitation).
Sharing of conclusions and official closing of the XX IDERA Conference.
Those who wish to obtain more information about schedules and registration for the free and open activities may visit jornadas.idera.gob.ar
The XX IDERA Conference represents an opportunity for Concordia and Entre Ríos to position themselves as leaders in intelligent territorial management at a national and international level. The active participation of officials and technical teams will allow access to cutting-edge knowledge, the establishment of links with multilateral organizations and other governments, and the incorporation of concrete tools to improve data-driven decision-making.