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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Greetings to everyone on </span><b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">World Science Day for Peace and Development.</span></b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">The theme for 2018 is
<b>“Science, a Human Right"</b></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">, in celebration of the 70th anniversary of the
</span><a href="http://www.un.org/en/universal-declaration-human-rights/" id="LPlnk563408" class="x_OWAAutoLink" previewremoved="true"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Universal Declaration of Human Rights</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"> (art. 27),
and of the Recommendation on Science and Scientific Researchers. Recalling that everyone has a right to participate in and benefit from science, it will serve to spark a global discussion on ways to improve access to science and to the benefits of science
for sustainable development [1].</span></p>
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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">How do we enable access to geoeducational and digital economy opportunities for all? How can we help everyone enjoy the benefits of geospatial scientific progress and its applications? How can we create a global community of practitioners
committed to advancing open principles in geospatial education? [2],[3].</span><br>
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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Access to quality education and digital economy opportunities is key for getting rid of extreme poverty and enabling broadly shared prosperity for all.</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span></p>
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<span style="color:#454545">[1] <a href="http://www.un.org/en/events/scienceday/index.shtml" id="LPlnk312573" class="x_OWAAutoLink" previewremoved="true">
<span style="color:#e4af0a">http://www.un.org/en/events/scienceday/index.shtml</span></a></span><br>
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<span style="color:#454545">[2] <a href="https://www.osgeo.org/foundation-news/sharing-the-digital-economy-with-everyone/" id="LPlnk128789" class="x_OWAAutoLink" previewremoved="true">
<span style="color:#e4af0a">https://www.osgeo.org/foundation-news/sharing-the-digital-economy-with-everyone/</span></a></span><br>
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<span style="color:#454545">[3] <a href="https://aag.secure-abstracts.com/AAG%20Annual%20Meeting%202019/sessions-gallery/23613" id="LPlnk533706" class="x_OWAAutoLink" previewremoved="true">
<span style="color:#e4af0a">https://aag.secure-abstracts.com/AAG%20Annual%20Meeting%202019/sessions-gallery/23613</span></a></span></p>
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