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A Local-State Government Spatial Data Sharing Partnership

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A <strong>Local</strong>-<strong>State</strong> <strong>Spatial</strong> <strong>Data</strong> <strong>Sharing</strong> <strong>Partnership</strong> Model to Facilitate SDI Development<br />

activities. The Tasmanian case study provided a good example of a jurisdiction that<br />

encouraged and promoted collaborative activities to improve the delivery of government<br />

services. The model illustrates how the institutional or organisational environment<br />

interacts with the wider jurisdictional environment. This component of the model is<br />

discussed in detail in 7.3.1.<br />

The collaborative process component consists of six main elements namely: partnership<br />

strategy and formulation, governance partnership management, business rules and<br />

responsibilities, data exchange and maintenance, and performance monitoring. This<br />

component of the model is discussed in detail in 7.3.2.<br />

The outcomes component is an important measure of the effectiveness of the partnership<br />

and facilitates a number of outcomes including SDI development. Each of these<br />

components is important and must interact with other components for the partnership to<br />

operate effectively. The details of each of these components are now discussed. This<br />

component of the model is discussed in detail in 7.3.3.<br />

7.3.1 Contextual Factors<br />

Institutional and Jurisdictional Relationship<br />

Developing an understanding of the relationship between the jurisdictional and the<br />

institutional environments can assist in the partnership development process. Figure 7.4<br />

illustrates this relationship graphically by showing how the model interfaces dynamically<br />

at both an institutional and a jurisdictional level. The jurisdictional environment reflects<br />

the economic, social and environmental policies of the ruling government. Political<br />

environments are dynamic and the policies developed impact on individual agencies or<br />

departments in terms of resources, legal framework and mission.<br />

Jurisdictional<br />

Environment<br />

Political, Economic, Social,<br />

Environmental, Geographical<br />

and Legal<br />

Dynamic<br />

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Institutional<br />

Environment<br />

Business needs, Policy,<br />

Legal, Resources, Goals,<br />

Leadership, communication,<br />

ICT, Standards, people<br />

Figure 7.4 Jurisdictional and institutional relationships<br />

<strong>Partnership</strong>s may be promoted at a relatively high political level, but eventually operate<br />

within an institutional or organisational framework. Therefore, government agencies are<br />

influenced by the current political policies which are operationalised through<br />

organisational policies in line with the agency’s core function and mission. Often<br />

government policy and the agency’s mission conflict, as politicians attempt to implement

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