1. Converging Opportunities Ghana Geospatial Forum 2014 Niraj, Director – Middle East & Africa, Geospatial Media & Communications

2. Creating Geospatial Value & Momentum

3. SOUTH ASIA (1800 – 2000) EUROPE (1500 – 2000) MIDDLE EAST (500 – 700) AFRICA (600 – 800) LATIN AMERICA (900 – 1000) APAC (1000 – 1200) CONNECTING WORLD GEOSPATIAL STAKEHOLDERS VIA CONFERENCES

4. CONNECTING WORLD GEOSPATIAL STAKEHOLDERS VIA PUBLICATIONS SOUTH ASIA (20,000+) EUROPE (2000+) MIDDLE EAST (7500+) AFRICA (5000+) LATIN AMERICA (2500+) APAC (15,000+)

5. PARTNERSHIP WITH NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS UAE Qatar Nepal Sri Lanka The Netherlands South Africa Brazil India Indonesia Singapore Malaysia China Hong Kong Thailand Brunei Vietnam Philippines Chile Kenya Ghana

6. GHANA: POTENTIAL UNLIMITED Amongst the fastest growing economies in the world Abundance of natural resources Agriculture: Employs more than half of the population Large investments planned in infrastructure, extractive industries and commercial agriculture Allocation of 1% of the country’s GDP to science, technology and innovation

7. WHY GHANA GEOSPATIAL FORUM 2014? Geospatial technology is the key to tackling development challenges Technology providers are key players in the overall development of the country Theme: Envisioning Spatially Enabled Ghana Objective and Mandate: Bring together stakeholders. Chalk out ways for growth of geospatial technology in the country Focus Areas: Land Administration, City Management, Agriculture, Renewable Energy, Mining, Infrastructure, Natural Resource Management This is the 101 st conference being organised by Geospatial Media and Communications

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