Government agencies will need to align their digital strategies and future investment with a new whole-of-government plan that introduces a mission-based approach, hard metrics on success and a stronger emphasis on in-house capability.
The Data and Digital Government Strategy to be launched by Finance and Public Service Minister Katy Gallagher on Friday sets out a 2030 vision to deliver “simple, secure, and connected public services” through “world class data and digital capabilities”.
It does not introduce the new funding model many in Canberra had been expecting after a series of costly, underperforming projects were scrapped, but commits the government to “exploring new models” and notes agencies will need to align with the government’s “investment direction”.
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