Capacity Building Issues ADC-3 Meeting Geneva – 3 March 2007 Errol Levy CBC Co-Chair (European Commission)

Contents CBC Developments –GEO-III Outcomes –GEO CB Strategy –CBC-3, 1-3 Feb 2007, Spain CBC-ADC Liaison –Committee Co-Chair Liaison –GEO Portal –GEONETCast

CBC Developments

Amendment of the CBC Terms of Reference Acceptance of CB Strategy ( ) Acceptance of CBC recommendations on WP Approval of S. Africa and UNESCO as new CBC co-chairs GEO-III Outcomes

GEO CB Strategy ( ) Responds to call for a strategy in 10-Year Implementation Plan Created to focus and co-ordinate GEO CB activities Reviews current status of initiatives and identifies priority actions: –Capacity building coordination through the GEO Web Portal. –Sustainable infrastructure e.g. GEONETCast –Strengthening networks of experts and stakeholders. –Promoting development of open source software/courseware. –Facilitating development of national and regional institutional capacity. –Engagement of, and coordination with donors. Requires strengthening of outreach activities & development of performance indicators

CBC-3 Meeting 1-2 Feb 2007, Tenerife, Spain Outcomes of GEO-III Plenary Meeting Work Plan Implementation Guidance Work Plan –Task sheets review and update –Capacity Building in other GEO Tasks CB Donor Symposium – Sept 2007, Seville GEO Outreach Plan GEO Ministerial Meeting

CBC-ADC Liaison

Committee Co-Chair Liaison Personnel –Joao Vianei Soares (Brazil) –Errol Levy (EC) –Alternate: Yolanda Berenguer (UNESCO) Telecons and meetings –Meetings are difficult to support; regular telecons were agreed in 2006 –Task linkages and synergies remain to be identified (for most committees) –Next CBC meetings to be co-ordinated with co-chair co-ordination and other large meetings

GEO Portal An excellent tool to serve human, institutional and infrastructure CB activities in all SBAs Top-level CB “requirements” are being drafted to enable access to: –EO education, training and software resources –Info on CB standards and best practise –CB co-ordination networks and expertise –Means to identify needs and match them to available funding –CB outreach materials, etc CBC task liaison: Gordan Bridge (EUMETSAT)

GEONETCast An example of infrastructure and human capacity building; need for institutional CB? Can the CBC assist the ADC with GEONETCast? e.g. –Identifying CB needs of GEONETCast users –Finding donors for infrastructure provision and training –Provision of open source software and open courseware for dissemination –Etc…