Seminar on Canadian and International Standards in Geographic Information

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Seminar on Canadian and International Standards
in Geographic Information

• Information Management Strategies Division
• January 2008

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Outline

• Geographic Information Standards - Importance
• Government of Canada Standards TBS Role
• Geographic Information Standards TBS Approval
  Update
• Future Directions GC IM Strategy and 3-Year
  Action Plan

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Geographic Information Standards - Importance

• Geographic Information Standards contribute to
  the following GC IM Strategy Desired Outcomes
• Mandatory standards that provide mandated
  specifications, structures and procedures as well
  as the expected level of compliance.
• Shared understanding of and agreement on a common
  description of the information assets of the GC
  and their relationship with other architectures
  and
• Information standards for business
  interoperability and information asset
  preservation consistently implemented across GC

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GC Information Standards TBS Roles

• IM Strategy Policy and Compliance
• The Treasury Board Secretariat Chief
  Information Officer, Information Management
  Strategies Division is responsible for the
  development and promulgation of IM Policies,
  Directives and Standards.
• IMSD is the responsible Policy Centre for
  approval of policy instruments including
  mandatory standards.
• IMSD is responsible for establishing GC IM
  Governance
• IM Strategy Enterprise Information Architecture
  
• The Treasury Board Secretariat Chief
  Information Officer, Information Management
  Strategies Division is responsible for the
  Government of Canada (GC) Enterprise Information
  Architecture which includes Information
  Standards.
• IMSD co-ordinates the identification of key
  initiatives related to GC information standards
  and facilitates collaboration on development and
  implementation.

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GC Information Standards TBS Roles

• The Standards Program
• The Treasury Board Secretariat - Chief
  Information Officer, Enterprise Architecture and
  Standards Division (CIOB/EASD) Standards Program
  office is responsible for the Standards Program.
• The Standards Program supports the processes
  required to reach consensus on new standards and
  their subsequent publication.
• The Program also facilitates the harmonization of
  multi-department liaison with the National
  Standards System (NSS), other levels of
  government, and other external international and
  industry bodies.

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Geographic Information Standards Approval Process
Update

• Geographic Information Standards submitted to
  Standards Program Office(SPO)
• GCS 10040 Metadata Standard for Geospatial Data
• GCS 10041 Web Map Service Standard for
  Visualization of Geospatial Data
• EASD/SPO
• Completed review of submissions and forwarded to
  IMSD/Policy and Compliance (IM Policy Centre) for
  approval process oversight.
• IMSD/Policy and Compliance
• Reviewed submissions with Policy Suite Renewal
  Division for compliance. Once confirmed,
  submissions will proceed to next steps.
• Next Steps
• Policy Committee endorsement
• Policy Steering Committee sign off
• TBS Secretary approval

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Future Directions GC IM Strategy and 3-Year
Action Plan

• IM Strategy Elements - Key Deliverables 07-08
• IM Vision
• GC IM Framework
• GC IM Strategy 3-Year Action Plan
• Policy Governance
• People Capacity
• Enterprise Information Architecture
• IM Tools and Applications
• Information Handling and Delivery

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Future Directions - GC IM Governance
GC CIO
ADM Committee on IM in Business (CIMB)
CIO Council
Steer
Advise
DG CIMB Advisory Group
Recommend
Policy Governance Sub-committee
People Capacity Sub-committee
Information Architecture Sub-committee
Operations Sub-committee
IM Forum
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Future Directions - Policy Governance

• Progress to Date
• Policy on Information Management, effective July
  1, 2007
• Directive on IM Roles and Responsibilities,
  effective October 8, 2007
• IM Area of Management refined for Management
  Accountability Framework - Round 5 assessment
  underway

• Q4 Deliverables (Next Steps)
• Policy Implementation Plan Phase One
  Governance Employee Awareness
• Guideline on IM Governance and Accountability in
  Institutions
• Guideline on Employee Roles and Responsibilities
• Guideline on Strategic Planning IM
• Approved Geospatial Policy Instruments
  Standards GCS 10040, 10041
• Key Policy and Governance initiatives integrated
  into 3-Year Action Plan with resourcing plan.

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Future Directions - Enterprise Information
Architecture

• Progress to Date
• Draft Information Architecture Framework which
  provides context, scope, and description of the
  Information Architecture for the Government of
  Canada
• Draft Information Architecture Strategy
• Draft Terms of Reference for Information
  Architecture Sub Committee as part of the planned
  GC IM Governance Strategy

• Q4 Deliverables (Next Steps)
• Community Consultation on the draft Information
  Architecture Framework and Strategy
• Key Enterprise Information Architecture
  initiatives integrated into 3-Year Action Plan
  with resource plan.
• Finalized Terms of Reference and establishment of
  the Information Architecture Sub Committee.

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GC IM Strategy and 3-Year Action Plan
Sample
Draft Work in Progress
RDIMS 620834
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