Why in news?

• India has been elected as the Co-Chair of UN-GGIM-AP (Asia-Pacific) for the term 2025–2028, reflecting its growing influence in geospatial innovation, capacity building, and regional cooperation.
• Under this leadership, the focus will be on secure digital transformation, good governance, and data-driven decision-making in line with the UN-GGIM Strategic Framework.

About UN-GGIM

• Originally established in 1995 as the Permanent Committee on GIS Infrastructure for Asia and the Pacific (PCGIAP), it was rebranded as UN-GGIM-AP in 2012 following the launch of the global UN-GGIM in 2011.
• Since 2018, its secretariat is hosted by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP).

Key functions and programs of UN-GGIM-AP

• Strengthening regional geospatial information management
• Addressing regional challenges with geospatial solutions
• Nationally integrated geospatial information systems
• Geospatial information use for sustainable development and disaster response
• Marine geospatial information management
• Policy and legal framework development
• Land administration and resource management

Thus, UN-GGIM-AP acts as a critical regional mechanism to leverage geospatial information for advancing regional development agendas, environmental sustainability, disaster resilience, and good governance across Asia and the Pacific.

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