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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt;">Dear colleagues and friends,</span><br>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt;">I wish to take this opportunity to thank</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt;">
</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt;">everyone for your support and contributions for Open Principles in Science and Education. </span></p>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt;">Access to quality education opportunities is everyone’s birthright. Open Education is a simple and powerful idea that the world’s knowledge is a public good. Openness is key for true empowerment and sustainability. </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt;">
</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt;">GeoForAll is committed to work towards the vision of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development for building a better world for everyone.</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt;">Let
us all keep working together to enable open principles in education to help create a world that is more accessible, equitable and full of innovation and opportunities for everyone. </span></p>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt;">I am grateful to all of you for your contributions for making geoeducation opportunities available for everyone.</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt;">
</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt;">Let us all work to bridge the geospatial digital divide and provide digital economy opportunities for everyone.
</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt;">I wish you and your families very happy holidays and a successful new year.</span></p>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt;">Best wishes,</span></p>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt;">Suchith</span></p>
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