Vision, Mission, Objectives & Target groups

VISION:
Creating and enhancing value within geo community by using FOSS.

MISSION:
Growing in regional training center by providing comprehensive training programs on FOSS, with professional team of trainers, aimed to fulfill the career objectives of geo community in a GI field in all levels.

OBJECTIVES:
  • Research & Development in area of FOSS
  • Deployment of FOSS tools & technologies
  • Training & Support
  • Human Resource Development within geo/GI community
  • Transparency by providing online issued certificates;
  • Understanding of the importance of FOSS among the geo community;
  • Increasing the knowledge and awareness for utilization of FOSS;
  • Recognizing FOSS as tool for access and data sharing;
  • Utilization of FOSS for multidisciplinary spatial analyzes;
  • Utilization open and free software and data for teaching lectures and research projects in universities and research institutes;
  • Recognizing the international standards and standardization organizations such as OGC;
  • Became familiar with regional and global initiatives in a field of GI; etc.

TARGET GROUPS:
Governmental organizations, local government, professional authorities, private sector, NGO’s, non-profit organizations,  educational and research institutions,  independent researchers, and experts/researchers on geo sciences.

ONGOING ACTIVITIES:
  • Updating training manuals and materials, by adopting to latest QGIS version;
  • Survey on demand and supply in geo market (selected institutions from target groups), in relation with training programme’s;
  • Evaluation of experiences from former participants (analyzing the correlation of market requirements with training programme and obtained knowledge in training courses) . ..

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