1. Collaborating for Australia
Standards
Collaborating for Australia

2. Australia punches above its weight
Australians have contributed greatly toward standards
Huge potential to make further contributions

3. Purpose of the paper
Observes that we’re cutting back on contribution to standards development as a region
Highlights government’s intention to use standards
Identifies documents that suggest or even mandate use of standards
Makes the case for contributing to development
Provides template business case for development

4. The identified documents
UN Report of the Secretary General (E/2011/89)
Australian Government Public Data Policy Statement
Australian Commonwealth Procurement Rules
Australian Productivity Commissions Report on Data Access and Use

5. UN Report (E/2011/89)
Identified need for UN Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM)
Identified work programs including:
4. Adoption and implementation of standards by the global geospatial information management community
6. Identification of trends in national institutional arrangements in geospatial information management
9. Development of shared statement of principles on the management of geospatial information
10. Determining fundamental data sets

6. Australian Government Public Data Policy Statement
outlines the commitments of the Australian Government “to optimise the use and reuse of public data”

7. Australian Commonwealth Procurement Rules
“set out the rules that officials must comply with when they procure goods and services”

8. Australian Productivity Commission Report
Undertaken to determine “the benefits and costs of options for increasing availability of and improving the use of public and private sector data by individuals and organisations” in order to “boost innovation and competition in Australia”.

9. Australian Productivity Commission Report

10. The case for development
Co-design with the experts
Build OTS integration
Share cost of prototyping
Develop social license
Influence vendors through use cases (especially useful for late adopters)
Build relationships with complementary organisations
Influence, and be aware of, changes to standards so we reuse, not reinvent
E.g., NAMF Web Services Specification
Prepare early for implementation

11. Using the business case template

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