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About Hans van der Kwast
I'm a physical geographer, specialised in GIS and Remote Sensing for water applications. In my teaching and capacity-development projects I actively promote the use of open source tools and open data by young professionals from the water sector in the Global South. For this purpose I have developed free and commercial educational products and am coordinating eLearning with partners of IHE Delft. In this symposium I'm the lead of Track 8.
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Devendra Kumar Jha
Senior Divisionla Engineer (SDE), MInistry of Water Supply , Department of Water Supply and Sewerage, Ministry of Water Supply (MOWS) , Department of Water Supply and Sewerage (DWSSM) , Government of Nepal , Kathmandu
Gladys Chipalabela
Community Development Manager, Seeds of Hope International Partnerships(SHIP-AFMAC)
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Track 8 Wed 27 May: How to improve data re-use: from data acquisition to capacity development Track 8 Thur 28 May: Data and tools for water applicationsRecent Conversations
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Whether it flooding, drought or environmental pollution, we cannot mitigate or respond to disasters without data. However, prediction models, mobile apps and web services for policy support can only be used if sufficient data are freely available. Those data are usually collected by governments, funded by taxpayers. Taxpayers should therefore be entitled to access these data, provided they do not infringe the privacy and safety of citizens.I wrote a blog about this for Open Data Day 2019 and I'm curious about your opinions and experiences.
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The minutes of the 2 webinars and video panels of Track 8 are posted under Topic 2.
Thanks to all for contributing to the discussion. The minutes are an input the Delft Agenda.
Driven by the SDG process, the need and value of hydrological data for regional to global assessments and informed-decision making has been increasingly brought into perception. However, especial...
Driven by the SDG process, the need and value of hydrological data for regional to global assessments and informed-decision making has been increasingly brought into perception. However, especia...