4. SAO Meeting, 13-14 March 2019, Ruka, Finland
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Item Status Report on Arctic Spatial Data Infrastructure (Arctic SDI) 2019(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2019-05) Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF)The Arctic SDI was established to address the need for readily available geospatial data in the northern areas of the globe. The Arctic SDI works with stakeholder organizations to make their key data accessible and interoperable. With a focus on the Arctic Council and its working groups, the Arctic SDI facilitates data sharing at all levels: local, national, regional and global. Arctic SDI documents and applies information management best practices, based on open international standards, to build communities of practice around sharing and using geospatial data.Item Report: SAO plenary meeting Ruka, Finland | 13-14 March 2019(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2019-05) Arctic Council SecretariatThe SAO Chair (SAOC) welcomed delegates to the fourth and final plenary meeting of SAOs during the Chairmanship of Finland (2017-2019). He invited the new Head of Delegation (HoD) for the Russian Federation, Nikolay Korchunov, to introduce himself to the plenary delegates.Item Observer regular reporting 2018 compilation(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2019-05) Arctic Council SecretariatThis document provides the template for Observer reports and instructions for submission of reports for Observers.Item Task Force on Improved Connectivity in the Arctic, Reykjavik 11-12 December 2018 Draft summary submitted by co-chairs(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2019-05) Task Force on Improved Connectivity in the Arctic (TFICA)Marjukka Vihavainen-Pitkänen (FI) and Freja Lisby Nielsen (KoD) co-chaired the fourth meeting of the Task Force on Improving Connectivity in the Arctic (TFICA). The meeting was held at Nordens Hus in Reykjavik. In total, 23 participants attended the meeting including all Arctic States, the Aleut International Association (AIA) and the Emergency Prevention Preparedness and Response Working Group (EPPR). Two Observers attended the meeting: Germany and Italy. The Arctic Council Secretariat provided secretarial support.Item Task Force on Improved Connectivity in the Arctic (TFICA) Draft Report(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2019-05) Task Force on Improved Connectivity in the Arctic (TFICA)At the Arctic Council 2017 Ministerial meeting in Fairbanks, Alaska, the Ministers established the Task Force on Improved Connectivity in the Arctic (TFICA) and gave it a mandate to compare the needs of those who live, operate, and work in the Arctic with available infrastructure, and to work with the telecommunications industry and the Arctic Economic Council to encourage the creation of the required infrastructure with an eye toward pan-Arctic solutions and to report to Ministers in 2019.1. As the Arctic is opening up, modern connectivity will underpin economic growth, and allow for the delivery of better services to Arctic peoples. By commissioning this report, Arctic states have delivered a strong message that further improvements to connectivity are needed. This work builds upon member states’ commitments under the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN-SDGs) to strive towards providing “universal and affordable access,” in order to help achieve sustainable development and to empower communities.