CB 08 01 Recognition of cross border Capacity

CB 08 01: Recognition of cross -border Capacity Building in Earth Observation

Task Report back template • Short Background and objective • Milestones achieved to date • Expected milestones for 2008 • Extent of Participation/Recommendations for additional participants • Coordination points with other GEO work plan tasks • Potential risks that may impede completion of task • Gaps that have been identified that need to be addressed independently • Potential Contributions to the CB portal /GEO Portal • Expected products & date of completion of task • Expectations of task lead from CBC

Short background and objectives • Special issue in CB-07 -01 b task – 2007 work plan • Issue of increasing importance in int’l education provision, also in EO and Geo-information GI sectors, professional orgs. (ISPRS, ABET, etc. ) • Drivers: globalization, ICT developments, e-learning, global environmental issues, . . • In EU e. g. Bologna process (in higher edu) • Practical example: decentralized joint education delivery process (e. g. in Africa by ITC & partner institutions). . Course accreditation, certification of diploma? ? • . .

Milestones to date • Executive Seminar ITC GEO ISPRS Nov, 1 -2 2007, ITC, Enschede, NL • Goal / aim: – Bring together education providers, experts in recognition (accreditation), governance (quality assurance), professionals (GI sector) – Jointly analyze problems, formulate potential solutions and set out pathway to initiate process -> internationally acceptable solutions

Executive seminar Recognition of cross-border capacity building in Earth Observation 1 -2 November 2007 ITC Enschede, the Netherlands

Executive seminar • Countries / regions (small but global sample): – – Netherlands, Finland, Belgium India(3), Thailand, Indonesia, Iran, China Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Morocco Mexico, Brasil, (cancellation ABET, USA) • Orgs: universities, AIT, ITC, UNOOSA, ISPRS, NVAO, UNESCO/OECD, AIU, … • Pls. See report available here (and CD)

Proposed workplan 2008 -. . • Side event (expert meeting), ISPRS Congress, (Comm. VI), Beijing, July 2008 • For discussion CBC 6 • . . • ISPRS ITC 2010 ?

Extend for participation, contributors • Executive seminar (sample) to be extended with: • Int’l higher education providers, universities, … • Accreditation experts / advisors in e. g. : – Professional organizations (e. g. NVAO, ABET, ISPRS, …. – Int’l organizations (e. g. UN system, …) • Governance for quality assurance (national or int’l e. g. EU level, UN, …) • GEO and affiliated prof. organizations, … • Others. .

Expected milestones 2008 & beyond • New task -> definition process, for discussion