On October 22nd, the second United Nations Earth Information Week opened in Deqing County, Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province. The event is themed "Geospatial Intelligence for the Benefit of the World" and focuses on the exchange and discussion of innovative and integrated applications of geographic information technology. At the opening ceremony, speeches were delivered by Bj ö rg Sandkell, Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Sun Shuxian, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Director of the State Oceanic Administration, Xu Wenguang, Executive Vice Governor of Zhejiang Province, and Chen Hao, Secretary of the Huzhou Municipal Committee of Zhejiang Province. Li Pengde, Director of the United Nations Global Centre for Geographic Information Knowledge and Innovation, presided over the opening ceremony.
Opening Ceremony Scene In recent years, the Chinese government has accelerated the transformation and upgrading of the surveying and mapping geographic information industry, and has made positive progress. The Ministry of Natural Resources actively participates in international exchanges and cooperation, supports the development of the United Nations Global Center for Geographic Information Knowledge and Innovation, shares the practice of using geographic information to assess sustainable development goals, collaborates with ASEAN and African countries on satellite remote sensing data and technology applications, and promotes the development of geographic information technology towards a more open, inclusive, and universal direction. High level dialogue Opening Ceremony Scene Currently, the digital wave is reshaping the global development landscape, and the United Nations' 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development has entered its final five-year sprint period. Geographic information is facing unprecedented opportunities and challenges for development. Sun Shuxian, on behalf of the Ministry of Natural Resources, proposed to strengthen technological innovation and build spatiotemporal intelligence; Encourage data sharing and deepen empowering applications; Deepen international cooperation and promote common development. At the opening ceremony, the United Nations Global Center for Geographic Information Knowledge and Innovation announced the initiative to establish the World Geographic Information Industry Alliance and the Global Geographic Information Public Goods Innovation Alliance. Opening Ceremony Scene The Earth Information Week will last for 5 days, during which multiple sub topic dialogue sessions will be held to exchange and discuss topics such as artificial intelligence and future sustainable development, geospatial intelligence accelerating the achievement of sustainable development goals, ocean exploration and blue economy, Earth observation supporting the construction of a beautiful and healthy Earth, natural resource investigation and national spatial planning, urban-rural integration development and social governance. The United Nations Geographic Information Technology and Applications Exhibition is held simultaneously. This year's Earth Information Week is hosted by the United Nations Global Center for Geographic Information Knowledge and Innovation, and co organized by the Deqing County People's Government and the Moganshan Information Laboratory. Hundreds of representatives from relevant United Nations agencies, Chinese ministries and departments, as well as various national institutions participated. 
