I have recently been involved in devising and implementing an on-line geographic names registration system that is integrated with the State's mapping, and supports the devolution of naming responsibilities to local governing and administering agencies. The foundations of this system address (i) the changing nature of service delivery (esp. the increasing reliance on timely, accurate and unambiguous geospatial information, and the need for data availability and integration); (ii) process streamlining (only possible through re-engineering to suit and realise the opportunities that operating in a digital environment can offer); and (iii) the need to emphasise community input (by utilising and managing knowledge at the local level, and providing a transparent system).

On the national level, currently I am project managing the strategy development and implementation planning for the development and adoption of data modelling/data dictionary/ format /encoding standards Australasia - wide [through CGNA (Committee for Geographic Names in Australasia)].  One of the main drivers of this is not only the setting up of basic geographic naming infrastructure / protocols on a national level and the mechanisms to upgrade the quality of data and service to the customers of the national gazetteer, but to integrate the different State's gazetteers with the ICSM (Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping) topographic data model draft Australian and New Zealand standard.