A4_Blue Spatially enabling government: a new vision for spatial information within an e-government environment Ian Williamson, Jude Wallace and Abbas Rajabifard Centre for SDIs and Land Administration Department of Geomatics University of Melbourne Australia A4_Blue Australian Government, Ministerial Online and Communications Council 8 September, 2006 • “…spatially-enabled government is an exciting area for government. Spatially-enabled government uses place or location to manage and integrate government services and enhance business opportunities.” • • The Hon Gary Nairn MP, Special Minister for State, Australian Government • A4_Blue Less than 1% of people are specialists in using SI Less than 5% understand SI technology 95% do not understand SI technology The problem: Spatial enablement of government (or society) - few people know what we are talking about! A4_Blue The answer: Provide the systems and people use them!!! A4_Blue Three visions to support spatially enabled government as part of e-government •A land management vision: incorporating spatially enabled land administration •A spatial data infrastructure (SDI) vision: SDI as an enabling platform •A vision for a spatially enabled society • A4_Blue But first understand three fundamental concepts •Land in society •Spatial information in society •Importance of integration of natural and built environment in delivering sustainable development A4_Blue Land in Society Land policy Land management Land administration system Cadastre Land parcel A4_Blue Spatial Information in Society Spatial enablement of society and government Spatial information policy as part of e-government SDI Spatial Data layers Objects A4_Blue The challenge is the relationship between Built (cadastral) and Natural (topographic) Environmental Datasets Built Dataset Sustainable Development Natural Dataset A4_Blue Land Management Vision A4_Blue cadas_concept The traditional view of the cadastre A4_Blue Evolution of Land Markets A4_Blue Land administration generates information about places. SDIs organise spatial information Together they provide information about unique places people create (built) and use (natural). Spatially Enabling LAS LA SDI Sustainable Development Land Management Vision Geo-referenced information from LAS, land registry, cadastre, parcels etc. A4_Blue SDI Vision A4_Blue Components of SDI People Access Network Policy Standards Data Dynamic Technological components Data Models, Metadata, Transfer Access, Distribution, Storage Policy, Legislation Communication, Partnerships A4_Blue Changing Role of SDI •Facilitate access/sharing; •Through web services; •Move to a new business paradigm of a ‘virtual jurisdiction’ or ‘virtual enterprise’ to promote partnership of SI-organisations; •Develop an integrated platform to support the linking of services across participating organisations; •Change “Whole of Government” business processes to use spatial information as part of e-government. A4_Blue Continuum of SDI Development based on the 1st and 2nd Generations of SDI 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 Future Developing Countries Emerging Economies Product-Based SDI development model Process Based SDI development model National/Federal Government Influence – Data Focus National, Sub-national Govt. and Private Sector Influence – Process Focus 1st Generation Developed Countries Developed, Emerging and Developing Countries 2nd Generation Towards the Next Generation Sub-national Govt. and Private Sector Influence – Strategic National focus Delivery of a Virtual Environment in support of spatial enablement of society as part of an e-government strategy A4_Blue Land Administration System (includes a cadastral component) Marine Administration System (includes a cadastral component) Coastal Zone LAND SEA Spatial Data Infrastructure (includes cadastral data) Administering the Land and Marine Environments (Resolution 3 – UN PCGIAP Workshop on Administering the Marine Environment – Malaysia 2004) A4_Blue Strategic Challenges for SDI Development Governance of SDIs Data Sharing Creation of Enabling Platforms Spatially Enabled Government A4_Blue Vision of spatially enabled government A4_Blue •Location is used to organise their information •and •Location and spatial information are common goods available to citizens and businesses to encourage creativity and product development. Governments are spatially enabled when - A4_Blue Challenges and Issues for spatially enabled society •SDI to facilitate spatially enabled government as part of an e-government strategy •SDI to facilitate integration of natural and built environment datasets •Development of SDI vision, mission and road map – where are we heading? •Role of government, private and academic sectors •Capacity building • A4_Blue •Understanding the Continuum • Co-operation • No formal rules • Minimal resources • Independent power • Vague goals Co-ordination • Few rules • Limited resources • Some interdependency • Agency goals Collaboration • High degree of formality • High resource commitment • Interagency control • Collective goals • (McDougall et al 2004) Collaboration, Cooperation and Partnerships Key to Development of SDI Initiatives An excellent perspective of SDI is to view it as a hierarchy This perspective parallels the structure of many governments and institutions and is appropriate within the Australian context. The importance of detailed data to support services should not be overlooked. The goal to build a GSDI is laudable, but people want services at a local level. A4_Blue Conclusion •SDI is a new and evolving concept •SDI development is multi-disciplinary with policy, legal, institutional and technical dimensions •SDI will be a virtual environment supported by an enabling platform - spatially enabling society and government within an e-government environment •Innovations in use of information will involve private and government sectors. •Research is central to SDI development A4_Blue The way forward for UNRCC-AP and PCGIAP • Key focus on the development and implementation of a spatially enabled society (or government) within an e-government strategy in member nations