5 May 2010

Institute of Spatial Management and Housing hosts National Contact Point (NCP) of

Institute of Spatial Management and Housing hosts National Contact Point (NCP) of emerging Polish
sub-network of Plan4All e-Contentplus, finance Project. NCP is being formed through Cooperation Agreement
with Plan4All Consortium and due to the support of :

- Institute od Spatial Management and Housing,Warsaw (IGPiM) , www.igpim.pl
- Institute of Spatial and Cadastral Systems, Gliwice (ISPIK) , www.ispik.pl
- Space Research Centre of Polish Academy of Sciences(SRC PAS), www.cbk.waw.pl

So far, 4 Presidents of Regions of Poland have declared their willingness to participate in Plan4All activities, including,

- Region of Mazovia (Warsaw),
- Region of Silesia (Katowice),
- Region of Upper Silesia(Wroclaw),
- Region Kujawsko-Pomorski(Toruñ)

It is planned that also the biggest Cities of Poland will join soon, as well as smaller cities, counties and small
rural municipalities as well. Initial network is being planned in the way, where its first year (2010)
Affiliate Members would be in a position to promote Plan4All in further years, so that the Polish sub-network
might grow in future years. This is why NCP of Plan4All Project, is planning a media (internet) campaign to
reach all the self-government networks and to invite them for close cooperation.

It is planned to organize International Conference devoted to issues of internet-based publication of spatial planning information, on June 8th and 9th, in Katowice, under auspices of President of Silesia Region.
Programme of the Conference soon to be announced. Plan4All Consortium Representative will be present there.

Further information will be added soon. In case of the need of contact, please contact
Mr Robert Lach, Secretary of NCP of Plan4All at : robertlach@igpim.plor leave information at his mobile phone :
+48 509 791 682

More information on activities of Polish sub-network of Plan4All project can be found at web page :
www.plan4all-pl.ws

On 23-25 June 2004 r. in Warsaw, Poland took place :

10th EC-GI&GIS Workshop

The workshop theme “European Spatial Data Infrastructure (ESDI): State of the Art” reflects the maturing condition of the development of SDIs in Europe, at local, regional, cross-border, National and European levels. The workshop aims to present, through presentations, discussion panels and poster sessions, the broad range of SDIs implemented or currently under development across Europe. Through these presentations and discussions we were hoping to identify any problems or bottlenecks, and to propose solutions and strategies to be adopted in order to guarantee the ongoing development of a comprehensive and efficient ESDI.

The proceedings of the workshop will be published on the Internet. In addition there will also be a special scientific publication entitled “ESDI 2004: State of the Art”. This publication will contain selected papers from the workshop and the recommendations arising from the discussions during the workshop. Selection of papers for inclusion in the special publication will be subject to a review process.

Workshop Organisers

The Workshop was organised by the GI & GIS Team of the Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES), Joint Research Centre (JRC), European Commission.

Local Organisers and Hosts

Institute of Geodesy and Cartography (IGIK), Warsaw, Poland Institute of Spatial Management and Housing (ISHM), Warsaw, Poland Under the auspices of Vice Prime Minister of Poland, Mr Marek Pol Minister of Scientific Research and Information Technology, Professor Michal Kleiber.

Download the presentations Here

Visit our Workshop PHOTO GALLERY Here

Find Out More At : http://www.ec-gis.org/Workshops/10ec-gis/

Workshop on Spatial Planning and Geographic Information

22nd June 2004 r. Warsaw, Poland - Sheraton Hotel
Street: B. Prusa 2

How to discover the power and benefits of GI&GIT in a field of Spatial Planning?
Scientists and practitioners will share case studies on how to leverage of an effectiveness of the decision-making processes? How to attract participation of citizens in spatial planning procedure and foster competitiveness of local communes and regions? One day workshop organized by The Centre for Excellence of GI&GIT for Spatial Planning and Institute of Spatial Management and Housing in Warsaw will take place in Sheraton Warsaw a day prior to the 10th EC GI & GIS Workshop, ESDI: State of the Art. The Centre (www.igpik.waw.pl) launched its activities in September 2002 in a frame of 5th FP IST-2001-38720 project. The Centre’s mission is the improvement of the spatial planning process through efficient use of geospatial information technology. The main goal of the European Union that we join is to create the strongest economy in the world while creating the society of knowledge and information. Supporting creation of local and regional economy and putting an end to perceiving spatial planning as a factor hampering economic development are challenges for spatial planning. At the same time one can expect that the processes of spatial planning will gradually use more and more electronic information flows and appropriate technology, including technology necessary for management of spatial information. Local communities and regions in Poland, some facing intensive growth, meet new challenges like absorption of structure funds. At the same time the practice of planning in networked democracy is far away from efficiency. It seems that a lot can be gained in that field from knowledge exchange between old and new member countries. In general event is intended as an overview of trends and good practices of the use of GI&GIS in a field of Spatial Planning all over Europe. Local and regional administrative staff responsible for spatial planning, governmental and business representatives and invited experts will participate in Workshop. Participation in Workshop is free of charge but only limited amount of places is available and will be assigned on a first-come basis. Applications can be send only by email to: fogel@igpik.waw.pl. Deadline for the applications is 15th June 2004. Successful Applicants will be in informed by e-mail.
Download Wokshop Program here