A Local-State Government Spatial Data Sharing Partnership

A Local-State Spatial Data Sharing Partnership Model to Facilitate SDI Development
collaboration. The strategy for engagement with the partners should be based on shared
goals and aligned to each organisation’s business needs.
Governance
The research identified that with formal state-wide data
sharing partnerships, policy changes and decision making
in the partnership must be transparent and supported by the
stakeholders. Good governance is now recognised as being
an important component of collaborative efforts, and
therefore it is essential that any formalised data sharing
partnership model have an appropriate governance
structure. The governance model should not only represent
the interests of state and local governments, but also the
interests of existing users and the private sector where
appropriate. The role of the governance body may include
the monitoring of the progress of the data sharing
partnership, development of appropriate policies to
facilitate the data sharing arrangements and identifying
strategic directions for future partnership initiatives.
The spatial information policies on access and pricing of information were identified in
chapters 5 and 6 as critical to the development of a spatial data sharing partnership. The
Queensland case study illustrated that if the policies for accessing and pricing of the
information are not appropriately aligned with the objectives of the data sharing
partnership, they will have a negative impact on partnership participation. Pricing of
information should be balanced with the need to sustain the infrastructure and the
obligations to make information available across government and the community.
Increasingly, spatial information is being viewed by both state and local governments as
simply another form of business information, albeit an important one. To this end the
policy development with respect to spatial information should be closely aligned with
wider ICT policies on information management and use. It was shown in chapter 6 that
leadership in state government policy development has a close relationship with spatial
information policy development at the local level.
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Governance
Stakeholder representation
Policy development
Partnership monitoring
Strategic directions
Partnership
Strategy and
Formulation
Governance
Partnership
Management
Business Rules
and
Responsibilities
Data Exchange
and Maintenance
Performance
Monitoring