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<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Bell MT","serif"">I am a postgraduate student undertaking PhD in
Geomatics at Ardhi University, in the School of Geospatial Sciences and
Technology. I am working on a research titled <b style><i style>“A Geospatial Framework for
Adoption of Geospatial Governance in the context of e-Government in Tanzania”</i></b></span></p>

<p class="" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Bell MT","serif""> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Bell MT","serif"">The main objective of this research is to develop a
geospatial framework for adoption of geospatial governance in the context of
e-government in Tanzania. Specifically, (1) to propose an institutional
geospatial framework for geospatial governance; and (2) to propose a mechanism
for a<span style>  </span>spatially enabled government via
e-Government and come up with the structure for the Tanzania National Spatial
Data Infrastructure (TanSDI) or Tanzania Geospatial One-Stop (TanGeo One-Stop).</span> </p><p class="" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><br></p><b style><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">ABOUT THIS QUESTIONNAIRE</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><br>
This
questionnaire is aimed at helping gather information on the status of
geospatial data collection, management, and sharing in Tanzania, and explore
how best geospatial data can be managed and shared. Information obtained will help
the researcher to formulate a framework and mechanism for a spatially enabled
government, but also develop an institutional framework for geospatial
governance in the context of e-Government in Tanzania.</span>

<p class="" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">You are
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<p class="" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style>1.<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">  </span></span></span><b style><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Spatial Data Infrastructure</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> - are defined as the technology,
policies, standards, human resources, and related activities necessary to
acquire, process, distribute, use, maintain, and preserve geospatial data.</span></p>

<p class="" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style>2.<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><b style><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Geospatial data</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> - is a collection of data that are
individually or collectively attached to geographic location. <br></span></p><p class="" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The online link to the questionnaire is found here <a href="https://www.surveyplanet.com/portal#questions/4993">https://www.surveyplanet.com/portal#questions/4993</a></span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Zakaria Robert Ngereja</span></p><p class="" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal">
<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">PhD Candidate</span></p><p class="" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Ardhi University, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania<br>
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 <b>Zakaria Robert Ngereja</b><br></p><b>Ardhi University</b><br><b>Department of Geomatics<br>P.O. Box 35176<br>Dar es Salaam, Tanzania<br></b>E-mail: <a href="mailto:ngereja@gmail.com" target="_blank">ngereja@gmail.com</a><br>
           <a href="mailto:ngereja@aru.ac.tz" target="_blank">ngereja@aru.ac.tz</a><br><br><a href="mailto:10901880r@polyu.edu.hk" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt"></span></a>Alternate email: <a href="mailto:10901880r@polyu.edu.hk" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt">zakaria.ngereja@connect.polyu.hk</span></a><br>
mobile: +255 754 387429<br>==<br>"The fear of the LORD <i>is</i> the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One <i>is</i> understanding" Proverbs 9:10 (NKJV).<br><br><div></div><div></div><div></div>
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