Digital EIA

环境影响评估受欧盟/英国立法的监管，是开发、基础设施、林业、农业和其他项目设计演变和审批过程的重要组成部分。其目的是确保在作出决定之前了解提案的环境和社会影响，并协助公众参与决策。公众谘询是环评的一个主要特色。环评过程的方法和结果载于环境声明（ES），这是一份冗长的技术文件，载有各种数据，难以浏览和阅读，并使公众参与过程变得复杂。还需要一份环境系统的非技术性摘要，尽管这确实提供了一份对数据访问有限的高级别摘要。一旦提交，其中包含的数据是公开的，但它不是标准化的或机器可读的（例如，未标记的.pdf文档，数据表作为图形等）。这意味着环境服务需要花费大量时间，并进一步阻碍公众有效参与决策进程。此外，数字技术并没有被用于捕获数据或提供高效和有效的方式来生产ES-落后于其他行业利用技术来提高生产力的步伐（例如金融科技，PropTech）。目前，顾问和平台提供商正在尝试新的解决方案，以使ES更具可读性和吸引力。然而，这些并没有使底层数据可访问-在大多数情况下，数据仍然隐藏在光滑的界面或图形后面。随着越来越多的组织开发不同的方法来呈现ES，不同的用户（开发人员，当地社区，规划顾问等）可以从权威来源访问底层原始数据和信息。这将有助于投资新的软件解决方案，以更有效和高效的方式收集、分析和展示环境信息。数字环境影响评估项目旨在了解一个国家平台的可行性，该平台提供生成和托管环境系统所需的数据。我们将：* 研究用户的基本需求，并探讨新的数字环境系统的可行性和经济影响;* 开展用户研究，获取收集和评估相关数据所需的成果;* 探索该部门转型所需的相关变革;* 开发一个原型，展示拟议平台的功能;* 与主要的国家和监管利益相关者协商，制定实施数字EIA平台的路线图;以及 * 概述解锁其市场路线所需的立法和技术变化。

EIAs are regulated by EU/UK legislation and are a crucial part of the design evolution and approval process for development, infrastructure, forestry, agriculture and other projects. Its purpose is to ensure that the environmental and social effects of proposals are understood prior to decisions being taken and to aid public participation in decision-making. Consultation with the public is a key feature of an EIA.The methods and outcomes of the EIA process are reported in an Environmental Statement (ES), which is a lengthy technical document containing a mix of data which is difficult to navigate, read and complicates public engagement in the process. A non-technical summary of the ES is also required, although this does provide a high-level summary with limited access to data. Once submitted, data contained within is publicly available, however it is not standardised or machine-readable (e.g. unlabelled .pdf documents, data-tables as graphics etc.).This means that ESs are time-consuming to produce and present a further barrier to effective public participation in the decision-making process. Furthermore, digital technology is not being exploited to capture data or deliver efficient and effective ways of producing ESs -- falling behind the pace of other industries harnessing technology to drive productivity (e.g. FinTech, PropTech).Currently, consultants and platform providers are trialing new solutions to make the ES more readable and engaging. However, these are not making the underlying data accessible - in most cases the data remains hidden behind slick interfaces or graphics. As more organisations develop different approaches to presenting ESs it becomes increasingly important that different users (developers, local communities, planning consultants etc.) can access the underlying raw data and information from an authoritative source. This will enable investment in new software solutions that gather, analyse and present environmental information in a more effective and efficient way.The Digital EIA project seeks to understand the feasibility of a national platform that provides data required to generate and host ESs. We will:* Examine the underpinning user-needs and explore the feasibility and economic impact of new Digital ESs;* Carry out user-research, capturing the required outcomes for collecting and assessing the relevant data;* Explore relevant changes needed to transform the sector;* Develop a prototype that demonstrates the functionality of the proposed platform;* Consult with key national and regulatory stakeholders to develop a roadmap for the implementation of a Digital EIA platform; and* Outline legislative and technical changes required to unlock its route-to-market.