GEO Week 2019 and Ministerial Summit

Under the theme “Earth observations: investments in the digital economy,” Ministers from GEO’s 105 Member governments will gather for a roundtable discussion, dinner and Ministerial Summit to discuss the integration of Earth observation data into the broader digital economy – critical for sustained, inclusive, economic growth.

In the rapidly changing world, almost all economic activity and almost all business decisions must consider how the planet on which we depend is changing. At the same time, digital technologies are disrupting our societies and economies, changing how we work and how we live. This change is happening at an extremely rapid pace and presents us with new challenges and opportunities to deliver sustained and inclusive economic growth. The integration of Earth observation data into the broader digital economy will be critical to achieving this goal.

The summit will include Ministerial deliberation on Earth observations as a critical driver of economic growth and development in a changing world, and engaging with vulnerable and developing nations Including people from vulnerable, minority or disadvantaged backgrounds.

The summit will also provide the platform for Ministers to provide guidance to the GEO community on important strategic topics, including:

• Future of Work
• Trade-in Digital Services
• Privacy in a Big Data World
• Sharing Economy

The Summit will highlight the business case for investing in Earth observations, in terms of the economic dividend these investments provide to the governments, businesses and communities.

The summit will include a focus on the integration of GEO and its work into the broader multilateral economic cooperation framework, reflecting the increasing emphasis in those forums on issues where GEO is active.

VENUE:

Canberra, Australia
4-9 September 2019

Original source: GEO
Published on 22 August 2019