This document discusses open technologies for the United Nations. It provides an overview of open hardware, open source, open data, open standards, open education, and open science as part of an open ecosystem. The document outlines how open data from sources like OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, and mapathons can help involve many people. It also questions how open technologies can help the UN through interoperability, and discusses the potential roles of universities, research centers, and the private sector in supporting open technologies for the UN.

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Mar i a Ant oni a Br ovel l i
OSGeo UN Commi t t ee
5t h I nt er nat i onal Par t ner shi p f or
Technol ogy i n Peacekeepi ng Symposi um
Nur Sul t an (Kazakhst an) 28-31 May 2019

2. Panel i st s
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• Pr of . Ki -Joune Li – Depart ment of
Comput er Sci ence and Engi neeri ng,
Pusan Nat i onal Uni versi t y, Republi c
of Korea
• Dr . Pekka Sar kol a - CEO, Owner at
Gi spo Oy, Helsi nki , Fi nland, OSGeo UN
Commi t t ee
• Mr . Kyoung-Soo Eom, Chi ef UN
Geospat i al I nformat i on Sect i on, OI CT
Depart ment of Operat i onal Support

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• Open Hardware
• Open Source
• Open Data
• Open Standards
• Open Education
• Open Science
Open Ecosyst em

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5. OpenSt r eet Map
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6. How many peopl e ar e i nvol ved?
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Googl e Maps

8. Mapat hons - Mappi ng Par t i es
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9. Geo Open Sour ce
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10. FOSS4G
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11. Quest i ons t o our panel i st s
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• Why goi ng t oward openness? Are open
t echnologi es mat ure?
• I nt eroperabi li t y and st andardi zat i on:
how i mport ant are t hey? What are open
st andards?
• Advant ages and di sadvant ages of t he open
ecosyst em for UN. Could you provi de
some?

12. Quest i ons t o our panel i st s
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• What can be t he role and i nvolvement of
Uni versi t i es and Research Cent ers i n support i ng
open t echnologi es for UN?
• What can be t he role and i nvolvement of Pri vat e
Sect or i n support i ng open t echnologi es for UN?
• What are t he possi bi li t y for UN of co-creat i ng
open solut i ons wi t h Educat i on Net works and t he
Pri vat e Sect or?

13. Thank you!
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Cont act s:
• mari a.brovelli @poli mi .i t
• li k@pnu.edu
• pekka.sarkola@gi spo.fi
• eom@un.org