Re: [GKD-DOTCOM] Use of GIS to Support Local Administration of Municipalities

2005-05-24 Thread Peter Burgess
Dear Colleagues, I find the conversations we have very frustrating ... they take time and rarely tell me what I need to know. > http://www.gisdevelopment.net/thesis/thesis1/less4.htm > http://www.suny-cld.edu.lb/ui/systems.aspx Interesting ... but what do they really tell us. In the case of GIS

Re: [GKD-DOTCOM] Use of GIS to Support Local Administration of Municipalities

2005-05-24 Thread Edward Cherlin
On Tuesday, 17 May 2005, Barbara Fillip wrote: > Earlier this year, USAID organized a workshop on Decentralization and > Local Governance in the Asia and Near East Region. > > The workshop took place in Cairo, Egypt. You can find out more on the > workshop's web site

Re: [GKD-DOTCOM] Use of GIS to Support Local Administration of Municipalities

2005-05-19 Thread Miraj Khaled
Dear GKD Members, In light of Barbara Fillip's message on GIS applications for Local Government, here's a BBC report on the subject. --- "Satellite Mapping Fights Corruption" By Alfred Hermida BBC News Online in Bangladesh http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology

[GKD-DOTCOM] Use of GIS to Support Local Administration of Municipalities

2005-05-17 Thread Barbara Fillip
Dear GKD List Members, Earlier this year, USAID organized a workshop on Decentralization and Local Governance in the Asia and Near East Region. The workshop took place in Cairo, Egypt. You can find out more on the workshop's web site . I was lucky enough to be atten