The Governance Landscape of Geospatial E-Services—The Belgian Case

Geospatial data and geospatial e-services require governance and coordination between different governmental organisations. This article aims to understand what governance, and specifically what coordination, is used in Belgium for geospatial e-services and data. The Belgian case, with a focus on the regions and federal administration, is researched by making use of a document analysis, interviews with key stakeholders and an online survey. In contrast to the federal and Walloon administration, the Flemish administration and the Brussels Capital Region administration have a clearly developed g... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Maxim Chantillon
Joep Crompvoets
Vassilios Peristeras
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2017
Reihe/Periodikum: ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, Vol 6, Iss 9, p 282 (2017)
Verlag/Hrsg.: MDPI AG
Schlagwörter: e-services / geospatial data / governance / coordination / Belgium / Geography (General) / G1-922
Sprache: Englisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26582128
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Link(s) : https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi6090282

Geospatial data and geospatial e-services require governance and coordination between different governmental organisations. This article aims to understand what governance, and specifically what coordination, is used in Belgium for geospatial e-services and data. The Belgian case, with a focus on the regions and federal administration, is researched by making use of a document analysis, interviews with key stakeholders and an online survey. In contrast to the federal and Walloon administration, the Flemish administration and the Brussels Capital Region administration have a clearly developed governance model. Flanders combines hierarchy with network governance, whereas the Brussels administration is known for its hierarchical way of working. The transposition of the INSPIRE Directive had a strong influence: The Brussels Capital Region became more network-oriented, and the Walloon Region developed a form of network governance. The federal level, however, struggles to make the connection between geospatial data and e-services. From an inter-organisational perspective, the coordination can be labelled as a weak form of network governance: Cooperation exists, but only in a few areas. Nevertheless, geospatial data are exchanged within and between regions and the federal level. Geospatial e-services are also developed but there is a clear influence of the degree of organisational coordination on the development of geospatial e-services.