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Appendix to item 26.2
FEEDBACK FROM ACCO AND THE BREAK-OUT DISCUSSIONS AT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON
THE 'GREEN PAPER' THE FUTURE STRATEGY OF FIG
1. Introduction
The outline ideas included in the Green Paper on the Future Strategy for FIG
was discussed during the breakout sessions during the first General Assembly and
also during the ACCO Meeting.
Considerable progress was made during these very useful discussions and the
results outlined below will now be integrated by the Shadow FIG Council into the
next version of the strategic plan. This will lead in due course to the draft
work plan to be adopted at the next GA in Washington, 2002.
2. Outcomes from ACCO Meeting
During the discussions at the ACCO meeting a number of important additional
issues were raised for consideration by the Shadow Council, including, among
others;
- Consumer protection
- Mutual recognition of qualifications
- Public/Private partnerships
- Quality management
- Low-cost surveying technologies
- End-user approach - i.e. the plans being responsive to user needs.
They further emphasized the need for and importance of enhanced coordination
of work plans between the Commissions and the integration of these plans with
the overall FIG Strategy as developed by the Council.
The importance of the outcomes of the Task Force on the future structure was
noted, and the results of the Task Force report will also be included in the
overall work plan.
3. Outcomes from Breakout Session
More than 30 people from nearly 20 countries participated in the breakout
discussions. A number of important policy issues and ideas for implementation
were raised for further consideration by the Shadow Council. The most important
can be summarized as follows:
- To further enhance the profile of the profession and the contribution
which surveyors can make to resolving economic and social issues by
strengthening contact with politicians at both the national and
international level and through relationships with bodies such as the UN,
the World Bank etc.
- To reinforce and communicate the benefits of membership of FIG to member
associations and their members by providing regular and relevant
information, e.g. by resolutions after each event. The suggestion to publish
an FIG world report on Best Practices was considered worthy of further
development, particularly if this could be made available to individual
members of member associations.
- To continue to make progress on enhancing the efficiency of FIG working
practices by, for example,
- Reducing overlapping activities, particularly by increasing
cooperation and collaboration with other organizations (through joint
activities)
- Encouraging further collaboration between Commissions
- Ensuring an appropriate balance is achieved between the interests of
the Commissions and member associations
- Involving more than one Vice President in the process of coordinating
and integrating Commission, Task Force and Permanent Institution work
plans
- Providing more support to member associations
- To include more women and younger members in FIG activities and integrate
the outcomes from the Task Force on this issue into the work plan.
- To try to enhance the income to FIG by exploring the possibility of FIG
gaining revenue from increasing its involvement in organizing Working Weeks
and Congresses together with gaining additional income from corporate
membership and from trade fairs.
FIG Shadow Council
11 May 2001
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