UNU/GVU WORKSHOP: 29 –
30 March 2005, at the University of Pretoria.
Participants:
Dave MacDevette. EASD (SA)
Jacob Gyamfi-Aidoo. EIS Consultant (SA)
Gerard Brady. United Nations University
(Japan)
Paulo Jorge Sithoe. University Eduardo
Mondel (Mozambique)
Amon Murwira. University of Zimbabwe
Reuben Mavima. SADC RRSU (Zimbabwe)
Sives Govender. EIS-Africa
Paul van Helden. University of Pretoria
Harald Holt. GVU Norway
Ake Bjorke. GVU Norway
Bodil Ask. Agder University Norway
Clare Peddie. SADC Regional EE Programme
Dolf Jordaan. University of Pretoria
Kristine Storholt, NORAD (Part of the
time)
Summary of the workshop.
The workshop partisipants agreed that
there is a need for EIM capacity building
and that we should go ahead to establish a network of institutions that could
develop and present education programmes in EIM. The network will be managed
by a network committee under the auspices of the GVU and consisting of three
types of partners – universities, research institutions and NGOs. The committee
will initially consist of all present and chaired by Paul van Helden. The first task
would be to identify other partners to represent all SADC countries. The second
task will be to open a discussion on the scope and content of EIM capacity building
programmes and modules. To facilitate the discussions a web site will be created
hosting all the documents and discussions of the workshop as well as a
communication tool for future discussions. It was also decide to arrange a follow-up
workshop during the AfricaGIS Conference to be held in Pretoria from 31 Oct –
4Novermber 2005. All network participants are requested to bring the GVU
Charter to the attention of the management of their university/institution.
1. Welcome - aims of the workshop...
