Events and meetings on land tenure
Digitally Enabled Development for a Sustainable Future in Eastern Europe
Vrdnik (Serbia), 18/09/2019 - 20/09/2019
Highlights potential for digital technologies to address global challenges
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Engaging stakeholders in eastern europe for a sustainable future
Climate change adaptation and mitigation, rapid urbanization, increasing natural disasters, migration issues and unresolved humanitarian conflicts... how can digital technologies, data, related policies and legislation help address these complex challenges in today’s world?
More than 200 experts from 21 countries met in Vrdnik, Serbia from 18-20 September to discuss this question and its relevance to the region at a conference titled “Digitally enabled development for a sustainable future in Eastern Europe.”
The three-day event brought together a variety of experts from the public sector, civil society, academia, intergovernmental organizations and the private sector to discuss challenges and opportunities in the implementation of digital technologies, to exchange good practices in digital transformation, to establish partnerships and share knowledge.
Particular emphasis was put on technological enablers of digital transformation, digital data, good tenure governance, as well as innovative services and applications, combined with a focus on regional and national spatial planning, next-generation farming, smart cities, and governance of land tenure.
The conference was jointly organized by the Serbian Republic Geodetic Authority, the European Commission's Joint Research Centre, the World Bank, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management in Europe and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.