A Local-State Government Spatial Data Sharing Partnership

A Local-State Spatial Data Sharing Partnership Model to Facilitate SDI Development
To assist in the development of the model the identified issues were classified into four
areas namely jurisdictional environment, institutional environment, collaborative process
and outcomes. The importance of the contextual factors in the collaboration i.e.
jurisdictional and institutional environments, have been identified by a number of authors
(Alter & Hage 1993; Gray 1985; Mulford & Rogers 1982; Nedovic-Budic & Pinto 1999;
Pfeffer & Salancik 1978; Pinto & Onsrud 1995; Prefontaine et al. 2003). The findings from
chapter 5 also support the inclusion of jurisdictional and institutional environments in the
model.
The collaborative process has been identified as a core element of the model. This is also
well supported by literature (Bergquist et al. 1995; Child & Faulkner 1998; Child et al.
2005; Gerdes 2003; Kevany 1995; Lank 2006; Nedovic-Budic & Pinto 1999) and the
findings of chapters 5 and 6. The case studies in Chapter 5 identified the issues of shared
goals, defined business needs, resourcing, leadership, policy, governance, training, project
management, performance management, standards, negotiations and exchange
mechanisms. The LGA survey results confirm these factors and also highlight trust,
technical capacity, responsibilities, communication, policies, resourcing, organisational
support, training and exchange mechanisms. Finally, the outcomes from data sharing are
important in measuring the progress of the initiative and are now a critical factor in
determining ongoing funding and hence the sustainability of the collaboration.
Jurisdictional
Environment
Economic Environment
Geographical Context
Political Policy
Social Context
Legislative Framework
Institutional
Environment
Economic Environment
Technical Capacity
Vision
Shared Goals
Defined Business Needs
Leadership
Policies on access and pricing
Training
Standards and Metadata
Communication
Legal environment
Resourcing
Control issues
Governance
Figure 7.2 Classification of issues
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Collaborative
Process
Shared Goals
Defined Business Needs
Resourcing
Leadership
Organisational Support
Policies on access and pricing
Governance
Training
Standards and Metadata
Communication
Project Management
Performance Management
Defined Responsibilities
Legal environment
Control issues
Trust
Exchange Mechanisms
Negotiation
Technical Capacity
Outcomes
Measurable Outcomes
The grouping of the factors within these classifications is shown in Figure 7.2. It can be
seen that a number of issues such as communication and legal environment have been
identified to occur across multiple areas. Other issues such as project and performance
management appear to be much more important to the collaborative process.