1. Jan Cees Venema Head UNSDI-NCO http://www.unsdi.nl National Coordination Offices for UNSDI United Nations Spatial Data Infrastructure Netherlands Coordination Office

2. Role of NCOs (1)  One PoC for UNSDI & Member Country  Delivering as One / Collecting as One  Delivering Products & Services  Geo-info / capacity building / institutional strengthening  National UNSDI portal  Harmonization / linking with National SDIs  Disclose international geo-info for national users  Disclose national (generated) geo-info for international users

3. Role of NCOs (2) UN-OCHA UNEP UN-WFP WHO Public sector Government, NGOs, Institutes, Universities UN-DPKO Private sector SMEs UN-FAO UNHCR Other UN bodies ++ Institutional and human capacity Thematic geo-info addressing “the Issues” NSDI & GIS Capacity building portal NSDI Corporate Governance Large Enterprises, Multi-nationals portal

4. (UN)SDI success factors SDI = infrastructure tool (long-term) SDI = infrastructure tool (long-term) All elements needed All elements needed National Policy / Government supportNational Policy / Government support Institutional CapacityInstitutional Capacity Skilled PeopleSkilled People Data / InformationData / Information Technical infrastructureTechnical infrastructure StandardsStandards Address Relevant Issues in the countries Address Relevant Issues in the countries Food / agro / water / …Food / agro / water / …