[Geo4All] UN SDG mapping book updates

[Suchith Anand]

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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