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6 J.L. & Inf. Sci. 208 (1995)
Introducing Spatial Information Systems into Local-Level Government: Some Priorities, Problems and Puzzles concerning Organisational Innovation

handle is hein.journals/jlinfos6 and id is 210 raw text is: Introducing Spatial Information Systems Into Local-Level Government: Some priorities, problems and puzzles concerning organisational innovation A. M. G. JARMAN* Abstract In this article the author examines some of the socio-legal developments associated with the use of technology within local councils. In particular the author examines the use of spatial information systems in the delivery of local government services and some of the legal policy implications that may flow from this development. Introduction A new era is now emerging in Australian local government planning, both strategic and operational (Jones, 1989). Today, high technology is firmly established as an important factor in local government service delivery ranging from the functions of land planning to social services (Newton, Zwart and Cavill, 1992). A wide range of new computer-based applications are being developed by council professional staff throughout Australia. These planning techniques will change dramatically the policy making and administrative roles of staff and councillors. Spatial information systems constitute the technological leading-edge in this regard (Graham, 1993). For the first time in Australia's history larger, more service- sensitive local authorities are establishing new levels of capability for unprecedented population dispersion and growth. Local council areas of land control are now being populated by nearly 250,000 people of all types of social, economic and cultural background. This new social challenge requires the development of imaginative planning and service delivery provision in communities surrounding Australia's continually expanding urban areas (Minnery, 1992). Local councils (LCs) are becoming increasingly more sensitive to these political pressures for large-scale service provision. New planning techniques are continually requiring unique software applications to cope with council's development planning role (Stark, 1991). Computing and communications of all types, including Faculty of Management, University of Canberra

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