VISION:
Creating
and enhancing value within geo community by using FOSS.
MISSION:
Growing
in regional training center by providing comprehensive training programs on
FOSS, with professional team of trainers, aimed to fulfill the career
objectives of geo community in a GI field in all levels.
OBJECTIVES:
- Research
& Development in area of FOSS
- Deployment
of FOSS tools & technologies
- Training
& Support
- Human
Resource Development within geo/GI community
- Transparency
by providing online issued certificates;
- Understanding
of the importance of FOSS among the geo community;
- Increasing
the knowledge and awareness for utilization of FOSS;
- Recognizing
FOSS as tool for access and data sharing;
- Utilization
of FOSS for multidisciplinary spatial analyzes;
- Utilization
open and free software and data for teaching lectures and research
projects in universities and research institutes;
- Recognizing
the international standards and standardization organizations such as OGC;
- Became
familiar with regional and global initiatives in a field of GI; etc.
TARGET GROUPS:
Governmental
organizations, local government, professional authorities, private sector,
NGO’s, non-profit organizations, educational and research
institutions, independent researchers, and experts/researchers on geo
sciences.
ONGOING ACTIVITIES:
- Updating
training manuals and materials, by adopting to latest QGIS version;
- Survey
on demand and supply in geo market (selected institutions from target
groups), in relation with training programme’s;
- Evaluation
of experiences from former participants (analyzing the correlation of
market requirements with training programme and obtained knowledge in
training courses) . ..
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