I-“EthicalGEO” - isidingo sokubuyekeza ubungozi bezitayela ze-geospatial

I-American Geographical Society (AGS) ithole uxhaso oluvela ku-Omidyar Network ukuze iqale ingxoxo yomhlaba wonke mayelana nezimiso zokuziphatha ze-geospatial technologies. Njengoba iklanyelwe “i-EthicalGEO”, lesi sinyathelo sibiza ongqondongqondo abavela kuyo yonke imikhakha yempilo emhlabeni wonke ukuthi balethe imibono yabo engcono kakhulu ngezinselele zokuziphatha zobuchwepheshe obusha be-geospatial obusa kabusha umhlaba wethu. Ngenxa yenani elikhulayo lezinto ezintsha ezisebenzisa idatha yendawo/ubuchwepheshe kanye nezindaba zezinkombandlela ezicacile zokuziphatha, i-EthicalGEO ifuna ukwakha inkundla yomhlaba wonke yokuqhubekisela phambili inkhulumomphendvulwano edingekayo.

“Kwi-American Geographical Society sijabule ukusebenzisana ne-Omidyar Network kulolu hlelo olubalulekile. Silangazelela ukuvula ubuhlakani obuhle bomphakathi owandisiwe we-geospatial kanye nokwabelana ngemibono yabo nomhlaba kule nkundla yomhlaba, ”kusho uDkt Christopher Tucker, umongameli we-AGS.

"Ubuchwepheshe be-Geospatial buqhubeka bunamandla angenakuqhathaniswa okuhle, kodwa kunesidingo esikhulayo sokubhekana nemiphumela engahlosiwe engavela ngokusungulwa okunjalo kwezobuchwepheshe," kusho uPeter Rabley, umlingani webhizinisi ku-Omidyar Network. “Sijabule ukweseka ukwethulwa kwe-EthicalGEO, ezosisiza ukuthi siqonde kangcono ukuthi singazivikela kanjani ezingozini ezingase zibe khona ngenkathi sithuthukisa umthelela omuhle ubuchwepheshe be-geospatial obungaba nawo ekuthuthukiseni izixazululo kwezinye zezinkinga ezicindezela kakhulu abantu, ngenxa yokuntuleka amalungelo empahla, ukushintsha kwesimo sezulu, nokuthuthukiswa komhlaba wonke.”

I-EthicalGEO Initiative izomema abacabangi ukuthi bathumele amavidiyo amafushane agqamisa umbono wabo ongcono kakhulu wokubhekana nemibuzo ye-“GEO” yokuziphatha. Eqoqweni lamavidiyo, kuzokhethwa inani elincane ukuthola uxhaso lokuqhubekisela phambili imibono yalo, futhi linikeze isisekelo senkhulumomphendvulwano eyengeziwe, eyakha ikilasi lokuqala le-AGS EthicalGEO Fellows.

Ukuze uthole olunye ulwazi, vakashela www.ethicalgeo.org.