Terms of Reference
March 2010
What the Local Public Services SIG is about
The mission of the Local Public Services SIG (LPSSIG) is to promote the effective use of geospatial information in local public service delivery.
The Local Public Services SIG aims to:
- provide a forum for sharing knowledge, expertise and encourage best practice in the use of GI by local public service delivery organisations
- raise awareness of the use of GI and foster the wider use of it by public service providers
- in conjunction with the AGI promote the use of and influence the opening up of GI to Citizens and Business for reuse
- provide a forum to promote and develop innovative use of GI that supports intelligence led policy bodies and public service providers, to deliver services locally
- inform and encourage members to partake in consultations, GI initiatives and policy influencing that affect the sector.
- Encourage AGI membership by public service providers to take advantage of the AGI national networking facilities and other membership benefits
Membership:
The LPS SIG was formed in 2010 as a merger from the existing Local Government, Health and Emergency Planning SIG.
Membership is open to all AGI members and the LPSSIG would seek strong participation from any organisation delivering public services. This includes local and regional government, health agencies, emergency services, voluntary sector, etc.
Outreach
The deliverables of the LPSSIG will rely on and be shaped by voluntary contributions and enthusiasm of its members. As this is a new SIG, we encourage new membership from within the AGI and outside (inviting new AGI membership). We also welcome suggestions as to how we can deliver the objectives of the SIG and engage the sector through more innovative ways such as webinars, blogs, etc. However, as face to face contact is still important to establish networks, we would still propose to deliver at least one seminar and make a contribution to the AGI conference and other AGI events.
