A Nation wide GIS Training Project Background, Scope, Tasks, Project Organisation and Performance

Scope

Bottomline Increased use of GIS in public service is very benefitial The use of GIS enables presentation of societal planning on Internet – thus increasing the option for influence from the citizens One prerequisite for increased use of GIS is higher skills among the personnel within the regional governments and city administrations

Present Problems when Implementing GIS Lack of basic GIS knowledge Lack of comprehensive GIS knowledge Data exchange is problematic Low access to relevant data in digital format Data costs Lack of standards, shared concepts and standardised data structures

Basic Objectives for StrateGIS Stimulate to use of GIS Initiate increased production of digital data Facilitate data exchange Contribute to increased co-operation between data producers and data users

Use of GIS as a Tool for Reducing Costs within the Administration Parallel working processes Efficient data management Shared data Applying the geography in order to link different types of information More aspects to be considered

Improved Information Exchange within the Societal Planning Process Between departments within a city administration Between the regional government and the city administration Between the national government and the city administration Between the city administration and the citizens

Improve the Democratic Influence for the Citizens on the Societal Planning Activities The societal planning process affects the citizens Get inputs for planning purposes in due time by publishing draft plans on Internet Enhanced understanding through visualisation of draft plans % regular internet users

Improve the Efficiency within the Regional and City Adminstrations The regional government - national planning interests Data exchange between the regional government and the city administration - PilotGIS standards Simplified information transfer – shared basic definitions in the planning process

Implement Systematic Use of Internet/Intranet in the Societal Planning Process Use of centralised data storage media – simplified updating = less version problems Parallel and simultaneous processes in a number of locations – regional government locations Dialogue between the local or regional authority and the citizens Standards concerning data, data transfer and applications