SIGB Communiqué - December 2009
The members of the Secretaries’ ICT Governance Board met on 17 December 2009.
Approvals to use Data Centre Panel
The Board approved the use of the interim data centre panel by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission and the Department of Immigration and Citizenship.
Common Parliamentary Workflow Language – Terms and Definitions
The Board endorsed the Common Parliamentary Workflow Language Taxonomy – Terms and Definitions as a whole-of-government arrangement subject to opt-out.
Benefits to standardising common parliamentary workflow terminology include improving communication between agencies, and interoperability of workflow systems.
Whole-of-Government Tele-working Policy for ICT Staff
The Board agreed the whole-of-government Tele-working Policy for ICT Staff be subject to opt-out noting that agencies could implement tele-working policies to suit their own needs.
As ICT roles increase in complexity, the tele-working policy aims to attract and retain skilled ICT professionals to the APS by increasing flexible employment arrangements.
Other Business
The Board agreed to discharge the ICT Program Board, acknowledging that the implementation of the ICT Reform Program is well advanced and that there is sufficient oversight of the Program through SIGB and the Expenditure Review Committee.
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