07 March 2013
KEPA delegation consiting of, Dr.sc. Ilir Morina, Chief Executive Officer and Dr.sc. Rifat Morina, responsible for cooperation with the European Environment Agency, attended the first conference of users "Eye on earth", which was held in Dublin, Ireland from 4th to 6th of March.
The conference was organized by the European Environment Agency and its main aim was to address issues such as the environment, the economy and governance.
Along with the motto "sharing of information is everything", this conference was intended to inspire the new users to contribute to the network "Eye on Earth", through the use of the new applications in support of environmental data and environmental information.
Further issues that were discussed throughout the three-day conference were: innovation in the distribution of environmental information, environmental information flow from regional to global level as well as the challenges and perspectives of the initiative for the formation of global environmental information network.
During their stay in Dublin, KEPA delegation, also participated in the regular meetings of the European Environment Agency with National Focal Points (NFP), in order to discuss the priority areas of work of the European Environment Agency / EEA for 2013 and the role of the European Environment Information and Observation Network / EIONET, for the implementation of the annual work plan.
In addition to the “Eye in Earth” conference and the meeting of the European Environment Agency with the National Focal Points (NFP), which are organized as a part of the Digital Geographic Information conference week, there are two additional conferences that focus on digital geographical infomation systems.
