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UN Office of Outer Space Affairs (OOSA) organised togenther with the UN International Committee

on GNSS (ICG) its annual workshop on the applications on Global Navigation Satellite Systems in the

UN premises in Vienna, Austria, 5th – 9th Decmber, 2022. According to the organisers, the meeting has

been organised to ‘ … contribute to international cooperation by providing opportunity to exchange

updated information on the use of GNSS technology and its applications. The specific objectives of this

meeting and the expected outcomes are: increase awareness among decision makers and representatives

of research and academic community about on-going activities and trends in the use of GNSS

technology, applications and services; Review of on-going and planned initiatives as well as case

studies that could contribute to the wider use of GNSS technology and its applications, including the

possibility of one or more national, regional and international pilot projects, in which interested

institutions could incorporate the use of GNSS technology; Identify a functional partnership that could

be established in order to promote the use of GNSS and its applications, as well as recommend how

such a partnership could be established through voluntary actions that could include Governments,

international organizations and other relevant stakeholders; Define recommendations and findings to be

forwarded as a contribution to the ICG.

University of Applied Sciences Hrvatsko Zagorje Krapina (UASHZK) traditionally participates to the

UN ICG and UN OOSA meetings, presenting its research results, extending the existing and forming

new partnerships and collaborations on the international basis, and contribute to knowledge

development and transfer in the important segment and technology of satellite navigation. Delegation

from UASHZK participated in the recent United Nations International Meeting on the Applications of

Global Navigation Satellite Systems with presentation of research results and agreements on bilateral

research and knwledge transfer activities with numerous participants from all over the world. The

UASHZK delegation was led by dean Nenad Sikirica, Sr Lecturer, who participated to sessions, and

held bi-lateral discussions on collaboration with the UN African Regional Centre for Space Science,

Technology, and Education in Nabuja, Nigerija, the already established partner of UASHZK, and with

representatives of Japan, Italy, Indonesia, Finland, and UK. Additionally, peparatory meeting was held

with the UN ICG representatives on the subject of Baška SIF Meeting the UASHZK organises next

year in Baška, Krk Island, Croatia. Dean Sikirica expressed satisfaction with the results of numerous

discussions, which expand the international academic collaboration and visibility of UASHZK.

As it is the case with all the UN meetings and workshops, materials presented during United Nations

International Meeting on the Applications of Global Navigation Satellite Systems are availbale freely

at: https://www.unoosa.org/oosa/en/ourwork/psa/schedule/2022/un-international-meeting-

gnss_presentations.html