On Mon, 8 Jan 2024 at 11:36, John Bryant <johnwbry...@gmail.com> wrote:
> it would be good to see the momentum continue. > Certainly would! > Would you see this as being via the Oceania OSM local chapter, should it > become more formally active? > Yes, it would be good if it could do so! Personally (& I think it may be the case for quite a few others?), my only geo / QGIS activity / exposure is mapping via OSM, so that would be more meaningful for me, at least. Or does OSGeo Oceania have an elevated status as a coordinating body? > That one could be an either / or? Which has the greater public "presence / recognition"? > We financially managed to get the Tasmanian State Government to sign a > waiver. I understand Queensland is one of the holdouts still. > Yeah :-( I bit the bullet early last year & wrote straight to the Qld Premier asking if we could be given access to all Qld Govt Open Data. "She" acknowledged & said that my query was being redirected to teh appropriate Minister. Unfortunately, though, there was a Cabinet reshuffle only a few weeks later, which apparently killed that :-( Tried to follow-up a few months later but no response, not even an acknowledgement! & seeing that hse has herself now resigned, so a new Premier & Cabinet, with teh distinct possibility of a change of Govt this year, I'm not holding my breath! Anyone can convince them to do it, but I think it's a great role for OO to > take on in terms of advocacy and knowing who needs to sign what. Getting > more waivers signed is incremental, but impactful in the long term. > Yep! Thanks Graeme
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