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<DIV>The Spatial Data Infrastructure - Africa (SDI-Africa) newsletter is a </DIV>
<DIV>free, electronic publication for people interested in georgraphic </DIV>
<DIV>information systems, remote sensing, and data management issues </DIV>
<DIV>in Africa, such as access to public sector data and technology </DIV>
<DIV>interoperability. SDI-Africa aims to raise awareness and provide </DIV>
<DIV>useful information to strengthen national SDI initiatives and support </DIV>
<DIV>synchronization of regional activities. Each month, the newsletter </DIV>
<DIV>highlights recent activities, provides information about available data </DIV>
<DIV>and tools, and includes notices about upcoming training, </DIV>
<DIV>employment opportunities, and events.</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>The December<FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> 2006 SDI regional newsletter for Africa has been posted on<BR>the GSDI home page, <A href="https://webmail.itc.nl/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=https://webmail.itc.nl/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.gsdi.org" target=_blank rel=nofollow><FONT color=#003399>http://www.gsdi.org</FONT></A><BR>You may also download the newsletter directly:<BR><A href="http://www.gsdi.org/newsletters/SDIAfricav5n12.pdf" target=_blank rel=nofollow><FONT color=#003399>http://www.gsdi.org/newsletters/SDIAfricav5n12.pdf</FONT></A><BR><BR>Past and current SDI regional newsletters also are accessible in the<BR>archives at <A href="https://webmail.itc.nl/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=https://webmail.itc.nl/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.gsdi.org/newsletters.asp" target=_blank rel=nofollow><FONT color=#003399>http://www.gsdi.org/newsletters.asp</FONT></A><BR><BR>****************************<BR>If
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