[Geo4All] UN SDG mapping book updates

[Helena Mitasova]

>
> Finally, I'll add that I think it is quite problematic that there appears
> to
> be no collaborative decision making process by which GeoForAll speaks out
> on
> issues like this one. If I'm wrong about that I'd be happy to be corrected.
>

Anthony - this is just to clarify:
we do have a collaborative decision making process  to speak out -
the issues can be presented to geoforall advisory board for discussion and
potential geoforall official statement or if it is a broader issue OSGeo
board can take it up as well. But anybody can initiate an open discussion
and I think that is what Suchith is doing - sharing his ideas and thoughts
on his issue.

>
> Regards,
>
> -Anthony
>
> Anthony C. Robinson, PhD
> Assistant Professor, Department of Geography
> Director for Online Geospatial Education, John A. Dutton e-Education
> Institute
> Assistant Director, GeoVISTA Center
> The Pennsylvania State University
> sites.psu.edu/arobinson/
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: GeoForAll [mailto:geoforall-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of
> Suchith Anand
> Sent: Friday, June 2, 2017 9:39 AM
> To: geoforall at lists.osgeo.org; m.j.kraak at utwente.nl; sg at icaci.org
> Subject: [Geo4All] UN SDG mapping book updates
>
> Dear  colleagues,
>
> As you are aware there is some excellent work done by our ICA colleagues by
> highlighting the value of cartography by “mapping” the UN sustainable
> development goals. Silvana and our colleagues have done excellent work
> highlighting the importance of openness in reducing inequalities.
>
> I believe this is a very important activity  but recently  I came to know
> that the book  proposal that is planned  to be developed from this is being
> planned to be published through a properitery GIS vendor ‘s publishing
> house. Hence I have written to Menno-Jan requesting him to consider
> publication on this important issue through  any neutral academic
> publishing
> houses as publishing this through properitery GIS vendor ‘s publishing
> company is against the spirit of openness in geo education and ICA-OSGeo
> MoU
> .  I think it is important to have both properitery and open solutions but
> ICA as an organisation should be neutral . Hence very important not to
> promote Properitery vendor agenda esp in UN SDG work by having the
> properitery GIS vendor publishing this. As an ordinary ICA volunteer  I am
> disappointed to see this.  I am grateful that Menno-Jan has understood my
> concern and I hope this will be rectified asap.
>
> I will keep you updated on the developments.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Suchith
>
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Helena Mitasova
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