SatNav Africa Joint Programme office (JPO)
Mission
JPO's mission is "As a Pan African specialized 'entity' to support the implementation of seamless and sustainable satellite navigation services in all sectors with aviation as the main driver."
The SatNav Africa JPO champions the development of Satellite Navigation (GNSS/SBAS) services in Africa based on European solutions EGNOS and Galileo. As a component of the Joint Africa-EU Strategy (JAES), JPO promotes the implementation and use of GNSS/SBAS in various market segments.
JPO strategic areas of intervention include support to GNSS/SBAS services Implementation and; applications development; promotion and communication; Training and capacity building and R&D-specific support services in the future.
Voluntary Commitments
The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.