Sub-Regions of the Development Needs Taskforce


PCGIAP is determining a program of GIS related development needs across the region and is carrying this out through its Development Needs Taskforce. The PCGIAP Taskforce will carry out its work across four sub-regions of the Asia and the Pacific region. The sub-regions and their chairman are as follows:

Sub-region - West Asia

Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan.

Sub-region Chairman (Iran)

Mr Abbas Rajabifard
Head of GIS Department
National Cartographic Centre
PO Box 13185/1684 TEHRAN IRAN
Tel: +98 21 600 1391 Fax: +98 21 60001971
Email: nccinfo@dci.iran.com

Sub-region – SE Asia

Brunei Darussalam, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam.

Sub-region Chairman (Malaysia)

Dato' Abdul Majid bin Mohamed
Director General
Department of Survey & Mapping
Bangunan Ukur, Jalan Semarak, KUALA LUMPUR
50578 MALAYSIA
Tel: +60 3 292 5932 Fax: +60 3 291 7457
Email: majid@pop.jaring.my

Sub-region – North Asia

China, Hong Kong - China, Japan, Korea South (Republic of), Korea North (Democratic People's Republic), Macau, Mongolia, Russian Federation.

Sub-region Chairman (Japan)

Mr Motoyuki Kidokoro
Director General
Geographical Survey Institute
Kitasato-1, TSUKUBA-SHI 305-0031 JAPAN
Tel: +81 298 64 2650 Fax: +81 298 64 7481
Email: kidokoro@gsi.go.jp

Sub-region – Oceania

Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Northern Marianas, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa (American), Samoa (Western), Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.

Sub-region Chairman (Australia)

Mr Drew Clarke
Head, Analytical and Mapping Division
Department of Industry Science & Resources
c/-o AUSLIG, PO Box 2,
BELCONNEN ACT 2616 AUSTRALIA
Tel: +61 2 6213 6900 Fax: +61 2 6201 4368
Email: permcom@auslig.gov.au


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