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The UN GIS team is very interested in having OSGeo “at the table”. Mr. Kyoung-Soo Eom, chief of the UN Geospatial Information Section, has invited OSGeo to be part of a working group on Geospatial Information and Services for Disasters to support the UN migration to Open Source Geospatial software solutions.</p> <p>News and Updates:</p> <ul> <li><a href="/foundation-news/osgeo-un-committee-educational-challenge/">OSGeo UN Committee Educational Challenge</a></li> <li><a href="/resources/un-opengis-initiative-presentation/">FOSS4G 2017 Presentation</a> (<a href="https://vimeo.com/237469564">video</a>)</li> </ul> <h2>About UN Open GIS Initiative</h2> <p style="padding-left: 30px;"><em>… it is to identify and develop an Open Source GIS bundle that meets the requirements of UN operations, taking full advantage of the expertise of mission partners (partner nations, technology contributing countries, international organizations, academia, NGOs, private sector). 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