[SDI-Africa] RE : SDI-Africa Digest, Vol 22, Issue 7

[Wycliffe Abiero]

Hi kate, 

 

Lots of appreciation. I believe SDI Africa Email list is expansive and all
should try and send news about data availability, GIS sttandards, new
mapping applications expecially offshore – where we are not well briefed. I
am from kenya and we have a user group – still in  the process of
developments; sooner or later we will required all organizations to be
linked into one. 

 

Anyway still, I may say on my own behalf we have done little but just to be
passive and not active enough. 

 

Regards 

Wycliffe 

 

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From: sdi-africa-bounces at lists.gsdi.org
[mailto:sdi-africa-bounces at lists.gsdi.org] On Behalf Of Kate Lance
Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 10:53 AM
To: heinz.ruther at ebe.uct.ac.za; robert wanie
Cc: sdi-africa at lists.gsdi.org
Subject: Re: [SDI-Africa] RE : SDI-Africa Digest, Vol 22, Issue 7

 

Hi Heinz, thanks for the words of encouragement... it's nice to hear that
the information is valued / appreciated.

 

This list does tend to seem like a one-sided affair... with me sending
message.... with hardly any inputs from others.

 

More than just serving as a medium for job information... I really like to
see this list as a forum for some dialogue about SDI issues in Africa.

 

Robert, what is your reaction to the idea of a GIS association in your
country.... is there one.... and what role does it play... and if there
isn't one, what do you think of the possibility of forming one... and
sustaining it?

 

Regards,

Kate



Heinz Ruther <heinz.ruther at ebe.uct.ac.za> wrote:

Dear Kate 

For what it is worth, I just want you to know that I believe that. you are
doing a really great job regarding information about employment
opportunities and that your initiative is  extremely  valuable , please keep
tit up. 

Thank you for the effort 

best wishes 

heinz ruther 
Professor for Geomatics 

  

  

Kate Lance wrote: 

Robert,I just pass on what I come across online, on the web.  And these tend
to be jobs for 'experts'.  I am sure there are more junior positions out
there, but the question is how to find out about them. Ideally, your country
would have an association of GIS users, and this association would help
circulate information about potential opportunties.  Or the local university
or center providing GIS training in your area, too, would provide
announcements of opportunties.  There needs to be some local focal point
that servers as an outlet for circulating job information.  If this does not
exist in your country, then I hope you and colleagues can help create such a
facility.  It may take time, but you then you help pave the way for a better
career environment for yourself and others. Of course, whenever I do hear
about opportunties, I pass them on.   I also include news of training
opportunities, especially those that provide a scholarship or support of
some kind to applicants.  Most are included in the SDI-Africa newsletters,
http://www.gsdi.org/newsletters.asp.  Or if the deadline comes before the
next monthly newsletters is to be published, I sent the details to the
SDI-Africa list. If you are not reading the SDI-Africa newsletters, I
encourage you to do so. But I am only one person.....   and I don't see many
others 'out there' trying to help pass on information about opportunities.
Perhaps if more people made an effort, you would have a better chance of
finding an opportunity that suited your needs/expertise. Best of luck. Kate


robert wanie <wanieroberto at yahoo.fr> wrote: 

  

i only want to why all these jobs anonced are only concerned experts? isn't
there opotunity to get access to any formation project; because i whould
like to be one environmental expert.
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