FGDC Virtual Forum: Federal Geospatial Leadership for Place-based Policy Agenda

Enterprise Geospatial Management OfficeOffice of the Chief Information Officer

“Enabling Agriculture Innovation and Service Excellence through Geographic Solutions.”

Stephen Lowe USDA GIO 2009

FGDC Virtual Forum:FGDC Virtual Forum:Federal Geospatial Leadership for Federal Geospatial Leadership for

Place-based Policy Agenda Place-based Policy Agenda National Geospatial Advisory Committee Brief

Stephen LoweGeospatial Information OfficerUS Department of Agricultural

December 1, 2009




Evolving Public Service Views Evolving Public Service Views

New Public Management New Public Service• New private sector values

• Public entrepreneurs

• Market-like competition

• Reduce federal service monopoly

• Economic rationalism; trust the market

• Steer, don’t row

(NPR, Osborne, Commercial Models)

• Larger public good

• Civic education; democratic citizenship

• Trust in collaboration; enable the network

• Build mediating institutions

• Serve rather than steer; not customers but citizens

(Visibility, participation, diversity of sources/means)




Executive Office AgendaExecutive Office Agenda• Core Values:

• Transparency, Accountability, Participation• Approach:

• Public-interest is the aim, not the by-product • Trust in efficacy of collaboration; quest for community and

civil society• Think strategically; act democratically• Value citizenship and public service above

entrepreneurship • Serve citizens, not customers; value people, not just

productivity




Shaping FGDC Identity & RelevancyShaping FGDC Identity & Relevancy• “Clearinghouse Gatekeeper” to qualify geographic solutions

and centralize national decisions• “Glossary Manager” of self-help content; good ideas, best

practice, reuse, etc. to save search costs• “Standards Manager” for community acceptance and

performance criteria; engineered to specs • “Roadmap Designer” of the modernization and transition,

resulting in geographic business transformation • “Risk Manager” to eliminate or mitigate failure, fatigue,

weakness; test feasibility • “Champion” of innovation and change; lifecycle value




Purpose of FGDC Virtual Event Purpose of FGDC Virtual Event

• Conduct a series of four forums: – Federal government geospatial program executives/practitioners – State, local, and tribal representatives– General public communities of interest and academic constituencies– Industry, non-profits and lobbying stakeholders.

• Engage geo solutions consumers/provisioners in place-based policy discussion

• Build awareness of and create access to geospatial assets • Obtain broad-based input into a National geospatial strategy• Develop a sustainable space for future interactions • Refresh, communicate, and demonstrate FGDC brand




Forum Panelists & ParticipantsForum Panelists & Participants

• Welcome: 2 minute – Secretary Tom Vilsack

• Slide Presentation: 8-10 slides – Ivan DeLoatch – USGS, FGDC Secretariat

• Panelists: 45 minutes– Karen Siderelis – DOI, FGDC Chair – Jerry Johnston – EPA, NGAC Member– Tony LaVoi – NOAA, Coastal Program – William LeFurgy – LOC, Digital Initiative PM– Stephen Lowe – USDA, FGDC Member (Moderator)




Geospatial Value PropositionGeospatial Value Proposition

• Where does geo-enabled solution contribute to the place-based policy and public benefit value chain administration?

– What is the nature of the solution value? (Economic, collaboration, simplification, change management)

– How is it to be measured over its lifecycle? (Cyclical, periodic, immediate)

– Who is responsible for measurement? (Program, technology, citizen)– What are the essential performance metrics? (Process time,

production volume, elimination)• When and/or why will the solution be no longer viable?

(Obsolescence, sunset, emerging technology, built capacity, etc.)




Success Factors: Model in MethodSuccess Factors: Model in Method

• Embrace the new ethic • Participation among practitioners and experts• Openness to ideas and sense of empowerment• Innovations and bridge solutions emerge• Willingness to abandon obsolete agendas• Resolution for action and process improvement• Brand value increases with crowdsourcing




Social Media Participant TrendsSocial Media Participant Trends

What kind of relationship do we want to build, based on participant readiness to engage?• Creators (21%): make social content move• Critics (37%): respond to social content from others• Collectors (19%): organize content for themselves • Joiners (35%): connect in social networks with profiles• Spectators (69%): consume social content• Inactives (25%): neither create nor consume social content

of any kind(Source: 2008 Forrester Survey)(Source: 2008 Forrester Survey)




Aligning Solutions with NetworkAligning Solutions with Network

Internal

External

Routine Response• Familiar Problems

• Process Execution

• Defined Boundaries

• Centralized Decision-making

Modular Response• Complex Problems

• Role of Participant

• Cross Functional

• Role-based Decisions

Customized Response• Ambiguous Problems

• Other’s Expertise

• Permeable Boundaries

• Collaborative Decisions

• Categorization/Classification

• Prediction

• Scheduling/Planning

• Evaluation

• Configuration/Selection

• Monitoring

• Interpretation/Analysis

• Framework Design

• Hypothesis Testing

• Diagnosis

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