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FirstExpertGroupMee/ngMexicoCity12–14December2016

IAEG-SDGs WorkingGrouponGeospa=alInforma=onInter-agencyExpertGrouponSDGIndicators

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UnitedNa/onsCommi?eeofExpertsonGlobalGeospa/alInforma/onManagement(UN-GGIM)

Aformalinter-governmentalUNCommi?eeofExpertsto:•  Discuss,enhanceandcoordinateGlobalGeospa9al

Informa9onManagementac9vi9esbyinvolvingMemberStatesatthehighestlevel;

•  WorkwithGovernmentstomakejointdecisionsandsetdirec9onsontheuseofgeospa9alinforma9onwithinna9onalandglobalpolicyframeworks;

•  Addressglobalissuesandcontributecollec9veknowledgeasacommunitywithsharedinterestsandconcerns;

•  Developeffec9vestrategiestoraisegeospa9alawarenessandusefulness;todevelopcapacitypar9cularlyindevelopingcountries;

•  Tomake9mely,reliableandauthorita9vegeospa9alinforma9onconsistentlyandreadilyavailabletosupportna9onal,regionalandglobaldevelopment.

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The peak inter-governmental mechanism provides a forum for Member States tomake joint decisions, set direc9ons and strengthen geospa9al informa9onmanagementcapaci9esforbeLerna9onalandglobalpolicymakinganddecisions

RegionalarchitectureUN-GGIMBureau:Co-Chairs:USA,ChinaandMexico;Rapporteur:BurkinaFasoUN-GGIMRegionalCommi?ees&Chairs:•  Asia-Pacific:Japan•  Americas:Mexico•  Europe:Sweden•  Africa:Ethiopia•  ArabStates:SaudiArabiaUN-GGIMInterna/onalNetworks:•  JBGIS,AcademicNetwork,PrivateSectorNetwork

UnitedNa/onsCommi?eeofExpertsonGlobalGeospa/alInforma/onManagement(UN-GGIM)

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“Thisresolu9onacknowledgestheconsiderableachievementsandprogressmadeoverthepast5yearsinthecoordina9onandcoherenceofgeospa9alinforma9onmanagement.ItnotonlystreamlinestheworkofthesubsidiarybodiesoftheCouncilinthefieldofgeospa9alinforma9onmanagement,butitalsostrengthensandbroadensthemandateofthisCommi?eeastherelevantbodytoreporttotheCouncilonallma?ersrela/ngtogeography,geospa/alinforma/onandrelatedtopics.Inshort,thisresolu9onrecognizestheincreasingroleandrelevanceoftheCommiLee.”

WuHongboUnder-Secretary-Generalfor

UnitedNa3onsEconomicandSocialAffairs

SixthSessionoftheCommiEeeofExperts,3–5August2016

UnitedNa/onsEconomicandSocialCouncilResolu9on2016/27“Strengtheningins=tu=onalarrangementsongeospa=alinforma=onmanagement”(27July2016)

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TermsofReference:Theprimaryobjec9veoftheWorkingGrouponGeospa9alInforma9onistoensurefromasta/s/calandgeographicloca/onperspec/vethatthekeyprincipleofthe2030AgendatoleavenoonebehindisreflectedintheGlobalindicatorframework.Taskswillincludetoconsiderhowgeospa9alinforma9oncancontributetotheindicatorsandmetadata:a)  asadirectindicatorinitself;b)  tosupportandaugmentsta9s9caldata;c)  toimprovetheproduc9onprocessofsta9s9caldata;d)  tovalidatena9onalsta9s9caldatainputs;e)  tocommunicateandvisualizethegeographicdimensionsandcontextofthe

indicatorswhereappropriate;andf)  toprovidegranularityanddisaggrega9onoftheindicatorswhereappropriate.

IAEG-SDGs WorkingGrouponGeospa=alInforma=onInter-agencyExpertGrouponSDGIndicators

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TRANSFORMINGOURWORLD:THE2030AGENDAFORSUSTAINABLEDEVELOPMENT

GeneralAssemblyResolu/onA/RES/70/1

Para.76;FollowupandReview....Wewillpromotetransparentandaccountablescaling-upofappropriatepublic-privatecoopera9ontoexploitthecontribu9ontobemadebyawiderangeofdata,includingearthobserva=onandgeospa=alinforma=on,whileensuringna/onalownershipinsuppor9ngandtrackingprogress.Thefollow-upandreviewprocessesatalllevelswillbeguidedbyaseriesofprinciples,oneofwhichisthat–

“Theywillberigorousandbasedonevidence,informedbycountry-ledevalua9onsanddatawhichishigh-quality,accessible,9mely,reliableanddisaggregated,includingbygeographicloca/ons,relevantinna/onalcontexts”.(Para74.g).

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MembershipoftheWorkingGroup

IAEG-SDGs WorkingGrouponGeospa=alInforma=onInter-agencyExpertGrouponSDGIndicators

Co-Chair: Sweden Co-Chair: Mexico

Members: Botswana Members: Brazil Members: UN-GGIM:Africa(Ethiopia)

CaboVerde Colombia UN-GGIM:Americas(USA)

France Germany UN-GGIM:ArabStates(tba)

Jamaica Uganda UN-GGIM-AsiaPacific(China)

Denmark GWG-BigData(tba)

UN-GGIM:Europe(Germany)

WHO

UN-GGIMEG-ISGI(UnitedKingdom)

UN-GGIM:Europe(Italy)

EuroStat

OECD

GEO

Currently: 17Na9onalRepresenta9ves(from16MemberStates);and5Representa9vesfrom4mul9lateralorganiza9ons

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TermsofReference:TheWorkingGroupwill(i)  iden9fyitsmainmilestones;(ii)  conductitsac9vi9esun9lcomple9onofitstasks;and(iii)  providea9meframefortheircomple9on.

(RegularreviewoftheworkofthegroupwillbeundertakenbytheIAEG-SDGsandtheHLG).

TheWorkingGroupwilldecideonitsdetailedworkplanandorganiza9onofwork,itscommunica9onandcoordina9onwithothergroupsandcountries

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2016/2017WorkPlan:ImmediateAc/vi/es:TheTermsofReferencecalledforanini9alanalysisofgeospa9alinputsandmetadataneedsfortheindicatorstobedevelopedandpresentedtotheIAEG-SDGsforconsidera9oninthenearhorizon.Forthis2016/2017period,theworkplanwillthusfocusonaseriesofac9vi9esasfollows–a)  Reviewtheagreedglobalindicatorsthrougha‘geographicloca9on’lens;b)  Reviewthemetadatacompiledfortheglobalindicatorsthrougha‘geographic

loca9on’lens;c)  Considerandreviewthe9erclassifica9onsfortheagreedglobalindicator,their

levelof“maturity”andappropriatenessfroma‘geographicloca9on’lens;d)  Iden9fyexis9nggeospa9aldatagaps,geospa9almethodologicaland

measurementissues;e)  Considerhowgeospa9alinforma9oncancontributetotheindicatorsand

metadata;

IAEG-SDGs WorkingGrouponGeospa=alInforma=onInter-agencyExpertGrouponSDGIndicators

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IAEG-SDGs WorkingGrouponGeospa=alInforma=onInter-agencyExpertGrouponSDGIndicators

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Throughthiskindofanalysis,systema/cally-a)  Reviewedindicatorbyindicatorthrougha‘geographicloca/on’lens;b)  Reviewedeachsetofmetadatacompiledfortheindicatorsthrougha

‘geographicloca/on’lens;c)  Consideredthe/erclassifica/onsfortheindicator;d)  Iden/fiedexis/nggeospa/aldataissuesandopportuni/es.CouldconcludeforIndicator2.4.1a)  Geospa/alinforma/onisneededtosupportandaugmentsta/s/caland

administra/vedatatoinformandmonitorprogress;b)  Couldimprovetheproduc/onprocessofsta/s/caldata;c)  Willprovidegranularityandsupportdisaggrega/onaccordingto

geographicareasasrequired.

2016/2017WorkPlan:ImmediateAc/vi/es-Ini9alanalysiswithgeographiclens

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IAEG-SDGs WorkingGrouponGeospa=alInforma=onInter-agencyExpertGrouponSDGIndicators

30Mar-1Apr2016,MexicoCity

Firstestab

lishedbyIAEG-SDGs

May–Jun2016

TermsofReferencefinalized

Jul2016

ComposedmembershipofWG

Sep2016

2016/17W

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4Aug2016,UNHQ,NewYork

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12–14Dec,2016(Mexico)

2nd Mee9ngofW

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15–18November,2016(Geneva)

IAEG-SD

GsFourthMee9ng

7–10Mar,2017,UNHQ,NewYork

48th Sta9

s9calCommission

Overviewofprogresstodate

Oct2016

Planning&Prepara3on(inclConceptNote)for

2nd Mee9ngofW

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Mar,2017(Canada)

IAEG-SD

GsFihhMee9ng

3rd Mee9ngofW

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The 48th session of the United Na/onsSta/s/cal Commission is scheduled tobeheldfrom7to10March2017

The 7th session of the United Na/onsCommi?ee of Experts on GlobalGeospa/al Informa/on Management isscheduledtobeheldfrom2to4August2017

ThankYou

GlobalGeospa/alInforma/onManagementUnitedNa9onsSta9s9csDivision

DepartmentofEconomicandSocialAffairs