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Secretaries' Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Governance Board Communiqué, 20 December 2011

On 20 December 2011, members of the Secretaries’ ICT Governance Board (SIGB) considered the following issues.

Whole-Of-Government ICT Solution Opportunities

The SIGB agreed the principles for future whole-of-government activity. The four principles agreed are:

  1. Information and data sharing;
  2. Accountability and transparency;
  3. Consistency; and
  4. Risk management.
In addition, the Board agreed to pursue a range of feasibility studies in other priority areas for whole-of-government solutions.

ICT-Enabled Projects

The Board discussed the systemic factors that contribute to the success or failure of ICT-enabled projects in Government.

The Board also noted that Finance and agencies would continue to strengthen their range of assurance activities to support the delivery of successful ICT projects.

Next Meeting

The Board agreed to meet again on 11 April 2012.


Contact for information on this page: sigb@finance.gov.au


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Last Modified: 24 January, 2012