1. Karl DonertPresident EUROGEODirector European Centre of Excellencedigital-earth.eu, University of Salzburg@GeoSkills_Plus Geo Skills +EUGISES Conference, Cork, Ireland4-7 September 2014

2. EUROGEO European Association of Geographers International NGO established 1979 by theEuropean Commission to network geographers A professional association for geographers,geo- scientists and related areas Participative status in the Council of Europe Developed from the HERODOT (BolognaProcess) Network for higher education inEurope 3. Economic Value of Geospatial Data(Arup Dasgupta, 2013)Dusgupta A (2013), Economic Value of Geospatial Data: The great enablerhttp://tinyurl.com/nj9fbj2 4. Benefits of theGeospatial Industry 5. Innovation and Leadership inGeospatial Education 6. Geospatial: not part of themainstream250,000trainingcourses 7. EUROGEO: geospatial projectsNetworking: Digital-earth.euTools: I-UseTraining: iGuess & iGuess2Education: Spatial CitizenshipCareers: GeoSkills PlusGI: need to know 8. 8 9. Capacity BuildingInnovation andchangeEvolution ofrelationshipsGain influenceMake an impactAffect policyEtzkowitz, H. and Leydesdorff, L. (2000), The dynamics of innovation: fromNational Systems and Mode 2 to a Triple Helix of universityindustrygovernment relations Research Policy, 29(2): 109-123 10. 10 11. Geo Skills PlusGEOEducationLabourMarket11 12. 12Why this project is relevant?Geo- is everywhere24/09/14 13. 14 14. 15 15. Job Profile: Geocoder16 16. Job Profile: Surveyor17 17. Data Scientist18 18. GIS Analyst19 19. Skills Shortages: no defined geo-workforceLittle or no research on thegeo-workforce in Europe afew countries starting to react(Belgium, Estonia, Finland)50,000 unfilled jobs NOW!USA data: http://www.onetonline.org/find/quick?s=geospatialChui J et al. (2011), Big data: The next fronteir for innovation, competition andproductivity, McKinsey Global Institute 20. Leadership in Geo- data / analyticsexpertise building newbusinesses corporateconformists maverick - culturallyvery different21 21. The Netherlands 2008 - first signs of a mismatch betweendemands of GEO labour market and quantityand quality of students and graduates Establishment of an NGO: Geo-EmploymentMarket Foundation22 22. Research Supply and DemandGEO Labour Market in NL 2008 Labour market in 2008 Yearly turnover + 1.4 billion euros. More than 15,000 full-time employees 1) Labour market demands a year in 2008 125 graduate Vocational level 120 graduate Bachelor level 80 graduate Masters level. Only 16 only 23% of this demand is realized231) Source: Geo-informatiesector in kaart, Heliview, WUR, Geofort 20092) Source: Mismatch vraag en aanbod geo-sector, Hernam Janssen mei 2008 23. Geo Labour Demands (2008)Industry:900 M turnover/yr10,000 employees.300 employersGovernment:465 M turnover/yr4.650 employeesSource: Geo Employment Market Foundation 28 May 2009Research:45 M turnover/yr450 employees.24 24. European needs 25. http://eskillsassociation.eu/ 26. 27European approachGEO SKILLS PLUS will examine andreport on additional examples... Of ccooooppeerraattiioonn Of rraaiissiinngg aawwaarreenneessss building activities Of bbrriiddggiinngg tthhee ggaapp activities... in Europe.24/09/14 27 27. GeoSkills+ has 5 Work packagesWork package 1: Cooperation ModelWork package 2: Awareness RaisingWork package 3: Bridging the GapWork package 4: Dissemination28 28. 29Project Partners 29. Work Packages 1, 2, 3 Results Define Work Packages (Oct 2013-May 2014) Identify existing examples (Oct 2013-May 2014) Report with Recommendations (Jun-Sept 2014) Implementation Plan (Sept 2014) Execute Implementation Plan in BE, BG, LT (Oct2014) Measure Impact (May 2015) Dissemination (Oct 2013 Oct 2015).30Cooperation ModelAwareness RaisingBridging the Gap 30. Work Package 4 Results Dissemination Plan Promotional MaterialsWebsiteNewsletterSocial Media Identifying dissemination opportunitiesConferencesSeminarsWorkshops31Dissemination 31. Work Package 5Results Kick-off Meeting Coordinate the implementation of alltechnical and financial tasks Official reporting to the EuropeanCommission Quality Management Plan32 32. 33Awareness Raising24/09/14 33 33. Events Kick-off Meeting: Brussels, Belgium6-7 November 2013 Workshop 1 + Partner Meeting 1: SOMA College,Harderwijk, The Netherlands 21-22 May 2014 Workshop 2 + Partner Meeting 2: Sofia, Bulgaria17-18 November 2014 Workshop 3 + Partner Meeting 3: Vilnius, LithuaniaMay 2015 Joint Event (Final conference): Brussels, BelgiumEnd August / Beginning September 201534 34. Web: http://www.geoskillsplus.eu35 35. Twitter @Geoskills_Plus36 36. Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/groups/1484458188448204/37 37. ?NETWORKING38PROJECTS AND RESEARCH? 38. 39www.geoskillsplus.eu@GeoSkills_Plus Geo Skills +TThhaannkk yyoouu for your attentionleonardo.project@kadaster.nleurogeomail@yahoo.co.uk