Indonesia: The Geospatial Information Agency, in close partnership with Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) and Esri Indonesia has launched the ITB-Esri Community Centre in order to facilitate the development of the geospatial industry through synergies between the government, academe and the private sector.
According to an official statement, the community centre aims to create new collaborative opportunities to promote the use of GIS to support various socio economic initiatives and to facilitate the co-creation of innovative geospatial technologies. “Through this Centre we can equip our human resources with the skills and know-how that are relevant to needs of a globally competitive geospatial industry,” said Asep Karsidi, Head of the Geospatial Information Agency.
Source: Futuregov
