Collaborating to Improve & Sharing Data

Collecting, Compiling & Sharing Data

Key Issues• Revised Organization Structure• Revised Strategy – “Geo-Spatial Strategy”• New and Revised Standards & Policies – Including Proposed Data Management & Sharing

Methods and Plans• Basic & Advanced Tools/Ideas – Catalogs,

Portals, Subscription Plans • Work Plan

Concerns• Communication• Collaboration

Solve Human Interoperability First.Collaborate to Improve Data and Share.

Geo-Spatial Advisory Group

Geo-Spatial Coordination

Office

User Dept or Office

User Dept or Office

User Dept or Office

Expert/SpecializedCommittees

Working Groups/Task force

Executive Group

Proposed Organization Structure

Main Components of Structure

• Advisory Group – Ideas and Support from various Stakeholders

• Expert/Specialized Committee – Experts appointed to audit & advise on methods and standard for improvement of Specific Dataset

• Task Force – Technical Experts to work together (Work Plan, Time Frame and Budget) on Specific Dataset

Sharing

• Selling to Giving • Now Focus Quality Improvement and Sharing• Have to assure Custodians – it is sharing, not

duplicating.• “Sharing may help improve data”• Quality & Version Control• MOUs and Agreements

Next…

• Selection/Nomination for Advisory Group• Workshops/Consultations

• Training/Workshop Room – with 10 Computers for Technical Training or Demonstration– Working area– Meeting Room

• Official Data Viewer Online

Reality Check…• We have all thought of this, Will it work

– Not easy…but..possible

– This year, after the first FLIC meeting for the first time in History we have formed Sharing partnerships… starting with give and take and agreeing to improve –

Lands, Agriculture, Forestry, Bureau of Census, Health, Mineral, Provincial Development, iTaukei Land Commission, Fiji Pine, Fiji Hardwood, FEA, Telecom, WAF, SCC, National Trust….

We have also been collaborated with agencies to collect/verify data such as Informal Settlements.

Summary• Restructure & Revise• New Strategy..Standard & Polices• Collaboration/Task Forces for Priority Datasets• Invitation to all of you for feedback &

Assistance