Strategic environment
In this section...
- Statement of Intent Homepage 2008/9
- Minister's foreword
- Introduction from the Chief Executive
- Nature and scope of functions
- Strategic direction
- Operating intentions
- Managing in a changeable operating environment
- Assessing organisational health and capability
- Capital intentions
- LINZ information
The environment within which LINZ operates informs and shapes our future direction-setting and the decisions we make. To understand the issues and challenges the environment poses, LINZ undertakes regular environmental scans. This enables us to be responsive to changing circumstances and plan for the future.
Some future challenges
The growth in demand for geospatial information
We expect the demand for geospatial information to grow over the next few years. This means LINZ will need to increasingly ensure:
- the quality of that geospatial information is underpinned by high-quality and accurate geospatial data
- geospatial information is accessible and can be easily discovered, and
- geospatial datasets, services and systems owned by different government agencies and local government can be combined and reused for multiple purposes.
This demand will need to be matched with increasing capability to deliver information through new and improving technologies.
Sustainability and land management
As the economy grows, so too does the demand for ongoing investment and development to support New Zealand's business and recreational activities. This places additional pressure on LINZ when balancing the competing interests between environmental sustainability, recreational use, and economic development.
LINZ is aware of the importance of good land management practices for creating a sustainable environment and reducing the impacts of climate change, amongst other things. To manage Crown land effectively, we work with those agencies and stakeholders with interests in Crown land to achieve balanced outcomes that best safeguard the interests of New Zealand. For example, through the tenure review process, LINZ balances the interests of those who wish to access Crown land for economic development purposes with those who wish to access Crown land for recreational or environmental purposes.
Building and developing out talent
As we move towards a future where LINZ facilitates connections in and between land information markets, we will need people who can operate with ease between the public and private sectors. People with these sets of skills will become more in demand, and we will have to compete for them not only in the domestic labour market, but globally. The technical nature of LINZ's business is also a factor in the type of capability required as we keep abreast of new developments in both the land information and information technology sectors.
LINZ has developed a human resource capability strategy to identify our people requirements in line with our new purpose.
