Vientiane (VNA) - The Republic ofKorea has granted more than 49.7 billion kip (6 million USD) through the KoreaInternational Cooperation Agency (KOICA) to finance a project that willstrengthen geospatial data in the Lao province of Savannakhet.
The Project for the Establishment of Geospatial Data Infrastructure andCapacity Building for Developing Special Economic Zone in Savannakhet provinceaims to create a large-scale digital topographic map for use in socio-economicdevelopment in the province, the English-language newspaper Vientiane Timesreported.
The project will also build the capacity ofofficials and provide technical support so that Lao officials can createtopographic maps themselves.
It will also support the government’s socio-economic development plan,especially the development of infrastructure including roads, electricity,water supply, and urban planning.
The RoK is also providing mapping information, equipment and vehicles for usein the project.
The four-year project runs from 2018 to 2021. This is the second phase andfollows on from the successful digital topographic mapping and capacitybuilding project carried out in Vientiane from 2014 to 2017.
The project agreement was signed in Vientiane on March 14 by Khongkham Souliya,Director General of the Survey and Mapping Department, Ministry of Home Affairs,and Sung-soo Oh, a representative of the KOICA office in Laos.
Apart from this project, KOICA is currently operating 12 projects in Laos,mainly in the sectors of health, rural development, education, and energy. -VNA
The Project for the Establishment of Geospatial Data Infrastructure andCapacity Building for Developing Special Economic Zone in Savannakhet provinceaims to create a large-scale digital topographic map for use in socio-economicdevelopment in the province, the English-language newspaper Vientiane Timesreported.
The project will also build the capacity ofofficials and provide technical support so that Lao officials can createtopographic maps themselves.
It will also support the government’s socio-economic development plan,especially the development of infrastructure including roads, electricity,water supply, and urban planning.
The RoK is also providing mapping information, equipment and vehicles for usein the project.
The four-year project runs from 2018 to 2021. This is the second phase andfollows on from the successful digital topographic mapping and capacitybuilding project carried out in Vientiane from 2014 to 2017.
The project agreement was signed in Vientiane on March 14 by Khongkham Souliya,Director General of the Survey and Mapping Department, Ministry of Home Affairs,and Sung-soo Oh, a representative of the KOICA office in Laos.
Apart from this project, KOICA is currently operating 12 projects in Laos,mainly in the sectors of health, rural development, education, and energy. -VNA
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