Abu Dhabi Spatial Data Infrastructure Concludes First Stakeholders Meeting for 2014

Abu Dhabi, 04 May 2014: Abu Dhabi Systems and Information Centre (ADSIC), the government entity in charge of Abu Dhabi’s ICT agenda, announced the revamp of its Abu Dhabi Spatial Data Infrastructure (AD-SDI) programme brand identity during its first AD-SDI Stakeholders Meeting for 2014 at Fairmont Bab-Al-Bahr, Abu Dhabi. 

The AD-SDI programme is a shared infrastructure of the Abu Dhabi government, initiated within the ADSIC e-Government programme in 2007 to facilitate the sharing of geospatial data among government agencies and other stakeholders. The programme’s new identity and logo constitute of data layers as visual elements that were inspired by colors from earth’s geographical data and place visual emphasis on ‘Abu Dhabi’. 
    
Over the years, AD-SDI Programme has developed tremendously by facilitating continuous process improvement and streamlining business operations, as well as improving government services via spatial information and service sharing. The programme also periodically assesses the utilization of its service portfolio to ensure any gaps are identified for improvement.

Khawla Al Fahim, Acting Executive Director, Spatial Data Centre at ADSIC, said, “In the process of continuously evolving the AD-SDI programme, ADSIC holds regular AD-SDI meetings, bringing together stakeholders to strengthen our collaboration. The meetings help us recognize project achievements, share best practices and ensure every member is up to date on the programme’s latest developments.”

She added, “The sustained collaboration and knowledge sharing among our AD-SDI stakeholder entities have contributed to the success of the programme. Another key factor of our success is investments in our human capital. ADSIC is keen on organizing trainings and workshops to build upon employee’s capacities to meet Abu Dhabi e-Government’s vision of empowering IT solutions to deliver world class services.”

During the stakeholder meeting, presentations were held to shed light on GIS Workshops and Exhibitions (GISWORX '14), Esri International User Conference, SDI technology and infrastructure, Portal 3.0, Roadmap guidelines, Geo maturity and the new Abu Dhabi.ae portal. 

The projects implemented in collaboration with leading government entities were highlighted in the meeting that include Department of Municipal Affairs (DMA), Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority (ADWEA), New School Model (NSM), Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC), Statistics Center Abu Dhabi (SCAD), Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) and Health Authority- Abu Dhabi (HAAD).

The meeting also introduced stakeholders to newly recruited members from ADSIC and new entities collaborating in the programme, including Abu Dhabi Housing Authority and Mubadala Petroleum.