Updated Abrelatam 2023 Integrating Open Cartography Into The Open Dat…

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 [Patricia Llanos](https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-patricia-llanos-5b891247/?originalSubdomain=bo), from the San Andrés University [UMSA](https://www.umsa.bo/), Bolivia, thinks that AbreLatam was simply "great", and "a space to learn and share experiences":
 
-> I received many new ideas (for me) that I would like to realize at Bolivia scale. If I had to go back, I'd leave with more things to share and already with some results. Regarding the collaboration with the HUB, I saw what they are doing and I like this bond, since** forming projects with the support of experts or with visions on a specific topic helps us generate networks that can benefit disadvantaged populations or groups and society in general**. This also allows me to involve other actors in this initiative: other municipalities, other cities, other universities in Bolivia.
+> I received many new ideas (for me) that I would like to realize at Bolivia scale. If I had to go back, I'd leave with more things to share and already with some results. Regarding the collaboration with the HUB, I saw what they are doing and I like this bond, since\*\* forming projects with the support of experts or with visions on a specific topic helps us generate networks that can benefit disadvantaged populations or groups and society in general\*\*. This also allows me to involve other actors in this initiative: other municipalities, other cities, other universities in Bolivia.
 
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 Virgilio Benavides, Deputy Secretary of the [Risk Management Secretariat](https://www.gestionderiesgos.gob.ec/) of Ecuador, considers himself a novice on the subject of open data but says that he found the experience "particularly enriching and revealing":
 
-> Although I was already familiar with many aspects of open data in my sector, this event allowed me to discover dimensions that I had not previously considered. Without a doubt,** the integration of open cartography and its implications in the context of open data were revealed as fundamental aspects**. By observing the maturity of experiences at the regional level, I envision the potential to achieve significant progress and share valuable learnings. My participation in this dual event has awakened in me a renewed interest in exploring and developing this concept more deeply in the processes of my specialization. I aspire to integrate these perspectives to improve the results in the public service of my institution and, gradually, contribute to the progress of Ecuador and eventually, the Latin American region.
+> Although I was already familiar with many aspects of open data in my sector, this event allowed me to discover dimensions that I had not previously considered. Without a doubt,\*\* the integration of open cartography and its implications in the context of open data were revealed as fundamental aspects\*\*. By observing the maturity of experiences at the regional level, I envision the potential to achieve significant progress and share valuable learnings. My participation in this dual event has awakened in me a renewed interest in exploring and developing this concept more deeply in the processes of my specialization. I aspire to integrate these perspectives to improve the results in the public service of my institution and, gradually, contribute to the progress of Ecuador and eventually, the Latin American region.
 
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 See you in Brazil for AbreLatam 2024!
 
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+*If you are part of an organization that wants to explore how to collaborate on a project, write an email to [[email protected]](https://www.hotosm.org/updates/mapping-as-a-response-to-the-disaster-in-esmeraldas-ecuador/[email protected]) with **Subject: LAC Projects**.*
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