The partnership of Columbia University's Center for Sustainable Development (CSD), School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), SIPA's Master of Public Administration (MPA-DP) and SIPA Pan-African Network (SPAN) is delighted to welcome Kaduna State government of Nigeria in SIPA's Master of Public Administration in Development Practice (MDP) Seminar series.

The session will feature a presentation by Columbia University’s Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) with their data work in Nigeria for Geo-referenced Infrastructure and Demographic Data for Development (GRID3) Project.

Representative of Kaduna State government will share SDG implementation with a focus on highlighting the use of data in guiding policy and SDG implementation decisions.

The seminar event will include presentations from GRID3 Project, Kaduna delegation, and a Q&A session:

• Balaraba Aliyu-Inuwa, Hon. Commissioner,Ministry of Public Works and Infrastructure
• Emilie L. Schnarr, Senior Research Associate/GRID3 Nigeria Project Manager
• Anela Laguyan, Senior Research Staff Assistant/GRID3 Nigeria Project
• Tara Stafford Ocansey, Senior Education Technology Specialist, Center for Sustainable Development

Please register for the event & we look forward to seeing you!

The event will also be live streamed @ https://livestream.com/accounts/3744593/events/8823071