1. Ingrid Vanden Berghe ivb@ngi.be Geo-kennis zonder grenzen

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4. EuroGeographics Membership Full Associate member Out of scope Malta 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 56 members 45 countries 2 2 2 3 Noordstraat 76 1000 Brussels Belgium www.eurogeographics.org

5. European Spatial Data Research – www.eurosdr.net 5 Distance elearning courses EduServ

6. European Spatial Data Research – www.eurosdr.net EduServ – Participant Countries •EuroSDR –Austria Belgium Croatia Cyprus Denmark Finland Germany Ireland Italy Netherlands Norway Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom •Other European –Albania Bulgaria Czech Republic Greece Hungary Latvia Poland Turkey 6 •International –Angola Ecuador Ethiopia India Kenya Nigeria Oman South Korea Sri Lanka Taiwan

7. Cartesius Eén poort voor historisch geografisch materiaal

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10. How to make an NSDI in Belgium? ■Spatialist/Prof Bouckaert  Hierarchy / market / network ■3 conditions for ‘good governance’  From organisations with databases to databases with organisations  Demand driven supply  Multidisciplinary approach

11. How to make an NSDI? ■GDI doesn’t create itself ■a law cannot make it work in practice ■Data <> information ■GDI has to be the ‘backbone’ of the ‘back- office’ of all facets of public authority ■Governance is the key, burocracy and power thinking are the bolts

12. Ingrid Vanden Berghe ivb@ngi.be -Samenwerking is noodzakelijk -Kennisdeling is essentieel -Vertrouwen is onmisbaar