SANTIAGO BORRERO
Secretary General, Pan-American Institute for Geography and History
(PAIGH), Organization of American States (OAS)
Born in Bogotá, Colombia, graduated from MIT. Extensive experience in
Development, mainly in the production and application of spatial
information to land administration and the strategic value of geographic
information for developing nations. In Colombia, has been Director
General of the "Agustin Codazzi" Geographic Institute (1994-2002),
General Manager of the Bogotá's Water Supply Company and the National
Fund for Development Projects. Internationally, has chaired the Global
Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI), the Permanent Committee on SDI for
the Americas (PC-IDEA) and the PAIGH Cartographic Commission.
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