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Spatial Science for Sustainable Development and unlocking the transformative potential of the SDGs Spatial technology offers new levels of intelligence to quantify, analyse and unlock the transformative potential of the SDGs as a framework for decision making for sustainable development. According to Commissioner Sparkes: “Data tells us what, spatially enabled data also tells us where. Knowing where to act is critical to protect the environment and build resilient communities, location by location.” Dr Sparkes, Victoria’s independent Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability, is operationalising the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for State of the Environment (SoE) reporting which will ultimately support recommendations to Government. The Commissioner tabled the Science for Sustainable Development (SSD) Framework for the Victorian SoE 2023 Report, in the Victorian Parliament in June 2020. The SSD Framework continues the Commissioner’s commitment to the SDGs and the critical role of science, data and community in decision-making for sustainable development and commits to incorporating spatial data into environmental condition reporting for Victoria.

This work requires a broadening of how we think and see Victoria’s environmental monitoring and reporting systems and leans into the State’s myriad data sources to address data gaps; quantify and measure progress against the SDGs and broaden our definition of data inputs and data acquisition methods. Recommendation 18 in the SoE 2018 Report flagged the need for Government to continue to develop its spatial information capability and database to inform decision-making across the Victorian environmental portfolio.

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Gillian is Victoria’s Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability, an independent statutory role that reports and advises government and the community on the environment. Initially an industrial chemist, Gillian’s career spans the private, public and NFP sectors. Her non-executive roles include Chair of FrontierSI (the former CRC for Spatial Information) and board member of the Country Fire Authority (CFA), Industry Capability Network (Victoria) and the Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation. As Chair of Frontier SI, Gillian is a member of the 2030 Space and Spatial Industry Growth Roadmap Steering Group supporting the growth of the space and spatial industries in Australia. Through this work, Gillian is a strong advocate of the transformative potential of the space and spatial sectors for economic growth and dealing with complex environmental issues associated with pressures such as climate change, urbanisation and population growth.