The Australian spatial industry is at risk of missing key growth opportunities. To address this, SIBA|GITA and the FrontierSI (formerly the CRC for Spatial Information, CRCSI) are leading the development and implementation of the 2026 Spatial Industry Transformation and Growth Agenda, which aims to transform and realise the potential of the local spatial industry and see it recognised as an underpinning element of the Australian digital economy.

Evidence for the space, spatial and surveying industry to diversify their workforce and measure the impact of existing strategies is closer than ever.

Therefore the 2026 Spatial Industry Transformation and Growth Agenda has just announced that a partnership has been brokered which will allow the entire space, spatial and surveying workforce to benefit from Diversity Council Australia’s Inclusion@Work Index.

The index, which aims to map and track the state of inclusion within the Australian workforce, has been developed in consultation with an expert panel of practitioners and academics. Every two years, Australian organisations are invited to participate in the index, enabling them to measure diversity and inclusion in their workforce and compare findings with other participating organisations.

The Inclusion@Work Index covers three broad areas:  

1. Experience of inclusion at work (e.g., team inclusion, inclusive leadership, inclusive/exclusive behaviours, awareness and support of organisational d&i activity)  

2. Diversity demographics (e.g., aboriginal and/or torres strait islander background, age, caring responsibilities, cultural background, disability status, gender identity, religious affiliation, sexual orientation)  

3. Impact of inclusion (e.g., effectiveness, innovation, customer service, discretionary effort, job satisfaction, turnover intention)  

Participation will be sought from all professionals working in the SSS sectors across government, academia and business.

The questionnaire will be issued by email invitation to 10,000 individuals through the existing communication channels of the partnering peak associations. It will launch on 9 August and the questionnaire takes approximately 15 minutes to complete. 

How can you get involved?

If you're a senior leader who can act as champion within your organisation or if you have a communications team that could use a toolkit of resources to drive participation, please email diversity@agenda2026.com.