Highlight June 2012
INSPIRE Conference 2012
The INSPIRE Conference 2012 took place from Saturday 23rd – Wednesday 27th June 2012 at the Istanbul Congress Center (ICC) in Istanbul, Turkey. The theme of this year's event, which was co-organised by the JRC and the Turkish Ministry of Environment and Urbanization, was "Sharing environmental information, sharing innovation".
With 20 dedicated workshops, 48 parallel sessions, and more than 200 presenters, the INSPIRE Conference 2012 promised to be the biggest event to date relating to the INSPIRE Directive.
Conference Details
With the introduction of the INSPIRE Directive 2007/2, the policy landscape for sharing environmental information has changed drastically. The Commission Communication on the Shared Environmental Information System (SEIS 2008) and follow-up activities at national and European levels have further helped to cultivate a new vision for a coordinated framework for the implementation and monitoring of environmental policies. The governance, content, and supporting technologies are the three pillars with which this vision can be consolidated and implemented.
The aim of this year's INSPIRE Conference was therefore to look at how innovations in these three areas have further shaped the landscape of sharing environmental information. The conference also took stock of how Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) reap the benefits of an improved European landscape for sharing environmental information.
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