Department of Science and Technology (DST), the nodal department of Government of India for organizing, coordinating, promoting activities and formulating policies related to science and technology, has announced that they are going to organize a conference titled “Geospatial Policy for National Development” on 21-22 February 2023. The conference is scheduled to be held at Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi.
Honourable Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh is going to grace the occasion as the Chief Guest of the conference.
Geospatial World is the proud strategic partner for the conference and the Association of Geospatial Industries (AGI) and FICCI are the official associate partners.
Addressing the Ministries, State Governments, Public Sector Undertakings, and Data Producing Agencies, the conference aims to broaden the discussions on the recently notified National Geospatial Policy, 2022. The policy released by the Government of India’s Ministry of Science and Technology, aims to strengthen the country’s geospatial data and develop a national framework to use the data for improving citizen-centric services.
“Geospatial industry has emerged as one of the fastest growing industries globally. Today, it is helping in translation of innovation into business practices across governance, developmental activities, enterprises and society. Over the years, it has transformed itself from a mere mapping tool to an industrial process offering value in terms of enhancing productivity, cost effectiveness, transparency, safety and project management,” said Dr. S. Chandrasekhar, Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Science & Technology.
“With the new policy in place, this conference aims to open the window of discussion with all the stakeholders, so that we can build a resilient geospatial infrastructure in the country. This conference aims to help each other address the challenges, look for innovative solutions, and overcome them,” he added.
The conference will target academia and research, as well as start-up in order to bridge the gap between skill and resource development. This conference is being organized to shed light on the enablement of innovation and incubation of ideas, especially in the start-up initiatives that will help leapfrog the industry from outdated policies, practices, and laws.
Discussions to be held to address the issues and gaps to have real-world impact of the geospatial data for national good. The conference will focus on best practices and innovative approaches to address common challenges faced in the implementation process to improve efficiency.
It will help identify challenges and develop strategies to overcome them, facilitate networking, and promote collaboration and knowledge sharing among participants to advance the implementation of geospatial policies in India.
The registration for the conference is free of cost. Those interested in participating the conference can register here: https://registration.geospatialworld.net/2023/dst/index.php.
About Department of Science and Technology
The Department of Science and Technology (DST) is a department within the Ministry of Science and Technology in India. The DST is the nodal department of Government in India for the co-ordination of overall research and development programmes of the Government. The Department is responsible for conceptualization and implementation of Science and Technology (S&T) programmes. It formulates S&T policy and advises Government on matters related to S&T.
