Secretaries' Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Governance Board Communiqué, June 2011
In June 2011, members of the Secretaries’ ICT Governance Board considered the following issues.
Addressing ICT Skills Shortages
The Board agreed that Finance and the Australian Public Service Commission jointly scope work to identify the issues and possible policy responses to address the ICT skills shortages and report back to the Board by September 2011.
ICT Customisation and Bespoke Development Policy: Central Governance
The Board agreed the selection of Financial Management, Human Resources Management and Records Management categories for central governance as a whole of government arrangement subject to opt-out.
Draft ICT Strategic Vision - Feedback on public consultation and next steps
The Board noted the feedback received through the public consultation on the draft ICT Strategic Vision and agreed to undertaken further consultation.
Report on the 2009-10 ICT Benchmarking Round
The Board noted the briefing on the 2009-10 ICT Benchmarking round.
P3M3 – Report on the key themes and improvement opportunities from P3M3 assessments
The Board considered a report on the key themes and improvement opportunities emerging from agencies P3M3 assessments.
P3M3 – Status report on agencies’ P3M3 implementation – March 2011
The Board noted the status of agencies’ P3M3 implementations with most large agencies having completed their P3M3 Assessments and Capability Improvement Plans (CIPs) and medium agencies to provide responses by 30 June 2011.
Update on the Australian Government Tele-working Policy for ICT Staff
The Board noted the update on the Australian Government Tele-working Policy for ICT Staff and that there is widespread uptake of the policy with agencies reporting positive benefits from implementation.
ICT Customisation and Bespoke Development Policy: Whole of Government Solutions - other options considered
The Board noted the analysis of the possible whole of government solutions nominated by agencies and the proposed next steps.
Next meeting
The Board agreed to meet again on 22 September 2011.Contact for information on this page: sigb@finance.gov.au