期刊名称：ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
印刷版ISSN：2194-9042
电子版ISSN：2194-9050
出版年度：2008
卷号：XXXVII Part B6a
页码：279-284
出版社：Copernicus Publications
摘要：A working definition of international cooperation or collaboration used in this paper is the linking up of institutions for the purpose of providing Geo-information science related solutions for training and capacity building for sustainable development. International cooperation exists either as a North-North, South-South or North-South regional links. The benefit of the interactions between institutions is assessed based on their regional effectiveness. Using the joint education programme between the Regional Centre for Training in Aerospace Surveys (RECTAS) and the International Institute for Geo-information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) as example, the benefits, challenges and lessons learnt were discussed. As a sample population to indicate the efficacy of collaborative training, the graduates from two out of three academic sessions of the programme provided information on the impact that the RECTAS/ITC collaborative education have had on their performances since returning to their different organizations. The obvious benefits include higher capacity utilization, the development of personnel who understand both foreign and local concepts of the GI technology applications and all these at a highly reduced cost. Secondly; they are beginning to form the bulk of the trainers in this field in other educational institutes. On the other hand the challenges include the tendency for high personnel turnover and inadequate infrastructure in the home organisations of the trained personnel to put what has been learnt into practice
关键词：International cooperation; Capacity building; Geo-information; Spatial data infrastructure; Joint education; ; Technology transfer
