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<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">GeoEthics is an important topic that needs more attention and GeoEthics Awareness Dialogues are a way to build and share ideas for developing GeoEthics and ethical business practices. It is
important to find the courage to speak out on ethical issues affecting humanity.</span><span class="x_x_x_x_x_x_x_Apple-converted-space x_x_x_x_x_x_x_ContentPasted0" style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><b class="x_x_x_x_x_x_x_ContentPasted0">Is publicly funded Earth Observation (EO) data now being used for benefit of few Billionaire Vendor Owners and </b></span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><b class="x_x_x_x_x_x_x_ContentPasted0"><strong class="x_x_x_x_x_x_x_ContentPasted1" style="color:rgb(26,26,26)">shareholders
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<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><b class="x_x_x_x_x_x_x_ContentPasted0">Who owns Africa EO Data Portals?</b></span><b class="x_x_x_x_x_x_x_ContentPasted0"><span class="x_x_x_x_x_x_x_Apple-converted-space x_x_x_x_x_x_x_ContentPasted0" style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> </span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; color:rgb(0,0,0)">
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countries and citizens in a few years' time for accessing EO</b></span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><b class="x_x_x_x_x_x_x_ContentPasted0"> data and insights?
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<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Initially the GIS vendors usually give free subscription for a few years to get governments and users to adopt the vendor's service and then start charging huge amounts per year . You can
get some ideas from the discussions on GIS subscription model costs and GIS Vendor's Education agenda at </span><a href="https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/discuss/2015-June/032104.html" data-auth="NotApplicable" class="x_x_x_x_x_x_x_ContentPasted0"><span style="color:rgb(220,161,13); font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/discuss/2015-June/032104.html</span></a></p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Read this email thread few years back (2015) to get an idea of the wider Geo data and services subscription model costs charged by some GIS vendors .</span><span class="x_x_x_x_x_x_x_Apple-converted-space x_x_x_x_x_x_x_ContentPasted0" style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">
</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">The cost information is for one department in one city in USA ( $15,000 + per year!)</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">You can read the full discussion at</span><span class="x_x_x_x_x_x_x_Apple-converted-space x_x_x_x_x_x_x_ContentPasted0" style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">“</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><i>The world has enough for everyone's needs, but not everyone's greed.</i></span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">”
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<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">There is a need to promote greater understanding of GeoEthics.</span><span class="x_x_x_x_x_x_x_Apple-converted-space x_x_x_x_x_x_x_ContentPasted0" style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">
</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">There has been some information of unethical business practices by some GIS vendors from pay discrimination against female employees to vendor</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> lobbying
to racism etc .</span><span class="x_x_x_x_x_x_x_Apple-converted-space x_x_x_x_x_x_x_ContentPasted0" style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> <span class="x_x_x_x_x_x_x_ContentPasted2" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255); display:inline!important">It
is important to find the courage to speak out on ethical issues affecting humanity.</span></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">These GeoEthics Awareness Dialogues are informal and can be part of any meetings, events , conferences etc</span><span class="x_x_x_x_x_x_x_Apple-converted-space x_x_x_x_x_x_x_ContentPasted0" style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">
</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">in the GIS community (for example in Geography Awareness week, GIS Day,</span><span class="x_x_x_x_x_x_x_Apple-converted-space x_x_x_x_x_x_x_ContentPasted0" style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">
</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">GEO meetings , OGC meetings, GEO week etc) to build and share ideas for developing GeoEthics and ethical business practices.</span><span class="x_x_x_x_x_x_x_Apple-converted-space x_x_x_x_x_x_x_ContentPasted0" style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Ethical frameworks in governance at all levels (from global to national to local) are important to protect democracy, protect human rights and prevent corruption.</span><br class="x_x_x_x_x_x_x_ContentPasted0">
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