[Ica-osgeo-labs] Geo4All Cartographic Challenge – How Openness can help to reduce inequality

[Silvana Camboim]

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This year is International Map Year [1], a worldwide celebration of maps
and their unique role in our world. It’s organized by the International
Cartographic Association (ICA) and supported by the United Nations (UN).

To celebrate this year, ICA Commissions are preparing a series of
activities to demonstrate the ability of Cartography helping to solve
global issues, accordingly to the UN Sustainable Development Goals [2]

The result of this will be a poster exposition and an Atlas published by
ICA. Each goal (there are 17) will have one poster. The Open Source
Geotechnologies Commission got the Goal number 10 (“Reduce inequality
within and among countries”). Under this goal, there are 7 targets detailed
in page 21 of this document [3].

*UN Sustainable Development Goal 10 –  Reduce inequality within and among
countries*

10.1  By  2030,  progressively  achieve  and  sustain  income  growth  of
the  bottom 40 per cent of the population at a rate higher than the
national average
10.2  By 2030, empower and promote the social, economic and political
inclusion of  all, irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity,
origin, religion or economic or other status
10.3  Ensure  equal  opportunity  and  reduce  inequalities  of  outcome,
including  by eliminating discriminatory laws, policies and practices and
promoting appropriate legislation, policies and action in this regard
10.4  Adopt  policies,  especially  fiscal,  wage  and  social  protection
policies,  and progressively achieve greater equality
10.5  Improve  the  regulation  and  monitoring  of  global  financial
markets  and institutions and strengthen the implementation of such
regulations
10.6  Ensure  enhanced  representation  and  voice  for  developing
countries  in decision-making in global international economic and
financial institutions in order to deliver more effective, credible,
accountable and legitimate institutions
10.7  Facilitate  orderly,  safe,  regular  and  responsible  migration
and  mobility  of people,  including  through  the  implementation  of
planned  and  well-managed migration policies
10.a  Implement the principle of special and differential treatment for
developing countries, in particular least developed countries,in accordance
with World Trade Organization agreements
10.b  Encourage  official  development  assistance  and financial  flows,
including foreign direct investment, to States where the needis greatest,
in particular least developed  countries,  African  countries,  small
island  developing  States  and landlocked  developing  countries,  in
accordance  withtheir  national  plans  and programmes
10.c  By  2030,  reduce  to  less  than  3 per cent  the  transaction
costs  of  migrant remittances and eliminate remittance corridors withcosts
higher than 5 percent

This challenge is a call for all Geo4labs for inputs to construct this
poster in an open and collaborative way. The idea is to expand the poster
to a website, where projects, applications, and other solutions could be
shared. This is a great opportunity to showcase the labs outcomes in the UN
environment in this very sensitive and important global issue.  Any other
ideas on this project are welcome!

*How to participate:*

   - Send and abstract from 500 to 1000 words include as many pictures of
   classes, projects, field works, mapathons, and, of course, maps and map
   interfaces.
   -  Optional: Video with up to 5 minutes presenting your lab activities.
   -  Send the results to geo4all.cartographicchallenge at gmail.com until
   March 31st, 2016.

During the month of April, the posters layout ideas will be open to vote
and collaboration.

*Outputs :*

   -    Poster and ICA Atlas
   -    Website with results and edited video
   -    Publication of the abstracts with ISBN

Best regards,

Silvana Camboim (chair) – silvanacamboim at gmail.com

Mike Finn (co-chair) - mfinn at usgs.gov

Open Source Geotechnologies Commission –
http://opensourcegeospatial.icaci.org/

[1] http://mapyear.org//

[2] https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/

[3] http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/RES/70/1&Lang=EICA
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