A Local-State Government Spatial Data Sharing Partnership

Appendix 2 – Semi Structured Interview Questions
Appendix 2 – Semi Structured Interview Questions
1. What is your current role in the data sharing operation?
2. What was the main driver for establishing the data sharing arrangements and when
and how did they first commence? What was the situation before the data share
processes?
3. What is the current status of the data sharing partnership, especially the current
number of LGAs who have signed, those in the process and the number who have
not signed? What is the period of the agreement?
4. Can you provide me a copy of a sample data share agreement?
5. Does the data sharing initiative have a specified project manager or a project
management structure? Please explain the management processes.
6. What are the responsibilities of each partner?
7. Do you have any performance monitoring processes in place and if so please
explain how they work?
8. Which group is responsible for the processing and matching of the shared data?
Do the updated data sets get returned to the original custodians? Who are the
custodians of the various data sets?
9. How do you communicate with local governments and what is the frequency of the
communication?
10. Can you describe the level of trust between your state government and the local
government?
11. How many staff are involved in the negotiation, management and processing of
exchanged data within this particular partnership?
12. Has there been or is it intended to have a review of the project or operations?
13. What is the relationship between this project and other projects?
14. How do you rate the issue of standards and technological issues which relate to the
exchange of data?
15. What is the current state government on the pricing and access to spatial
information and are there any changes intended?
16. What are the major business drivers for the state government to engage in the data
sharing partnerships?
17. Are there any governance arrangements in place for the partnership?
18. What have been the key benefits and issues in the development and operation of
the data sharing partnership? eg resources, technical, policy, people
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