ICT Governance Committees
Secretaries' Committee on ICT
The Secretaries' Committee on ICT (SCICT) is a strategic, decision-making committee for whole-of-government ICT use by the Australian Government. The SCICT's agenda is informed and supported by both the Business Process Transformation Committee (BPTC) and the Chief Information Officer Committee (CIOC).
The SCICT was established in place of the Information Management Strategy Committee (IMSC) in June 2006 as a strategic, decision-making committee, to drive whole of government approaches relating to the use of ICT across government.
The SCICT was created to enable a strategic and focused approach to implement the e-Government strategy, to improve efficiency in the Government's use and investment in ICT, and to use ICT to reduce 'red tape' or duplication in government, for citizens and business.
TheSCICT comprises members at the Secretary or CEO level and is chaired by Dr Ian Watt, the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Deregulation.
The agencies represented on the SCICT include:
- Attorney-General's Department
- Australian Customs Service
- Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
- Department of Finance and Deregulation
- Department of Human Services
- Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
- Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
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Business Process Transformation Committee (BPTC)
The Business Process Transformation Committee (BPTC) oversees the reform of government business processes.
Government business processes is a key part of the implementation of the 2006 e-Government Strategy: Responsive Government: A New Agenda. The BPTC is a companion body to the CIOC, and provides assistance and technical advice to help to coordinate business process improvement initiatives.
The BPTC comprises members at deputy secretary level or equivalent and is chaired by Ms Ann Steward, the Australian Government Chief Information Officer, AGIMO, Department of Finance and Deregulation. The agencies represented on the BPTC include:
- Australian Bureau of Statistics
- Australian Public Service Commission
- Australian Taxation Office
- Centrelink
- Department of Defence
- Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
- Department of Finance and Deregulation
- Department of Immigration and Citizenship
- Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
- Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Chief Information Officer Committee (CIOC)
Reporting to the SCICT, the CIOC addresses the priorities determined by the SCICT, provide 'thought leadership' in the ICT arena, identify strategic issues, and is a forum for exchange of information between agencies.
The CIOC develops options for adoption and implementation of ICT at agency or whole-of-government level, and is supported by issue-specific working groups.
The CIOC comprises 13 members and is chaired by Ms Ann Steward, the Australian Government Chief Information Officer, AGIMO, Department of Finance and Deregulation. The agencies represented on the CIOC include:
- Attorney-General's Department
- Australian Bureau of Statistics
- Australian Taxation Office
- Centrelink
- Defence Signals Directorate
- Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
- Department of Defence
- Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
- Department of Finance and Deregulation
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
- Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
- CIO Forum Representative
Cross Jurisdictional Chief Information Officers' Committee (CJCIOC)
The CJCIOC reports directly to the Online and Communications Council (OCC) [] and is the mechanism to address e-government issues which span jurisdictional boundaries. The CJCIOC provides leadership to all areas of government to consider, promote, facilitate and reach agreement on implementing national strategic approaches to ICT across government.
Priority areas for the CJCIOC are:
- promote cooperation across jurisdictions on existing e-government projects;
- complement other Australian Government, state/territory and cross jurisdictional fora, for example the OCC Standing Committee, to ensure there is not duplication of effort;
- leverage existing and future investment in major e-government projects;
- identify common issues and develop collective solutions, with particular emphasis on seamless, whole-of-government approaches to authentication, information sharing, and service delivery;
- facilitate collaborative e-government projects among jurisdictions;
- as appropriate, facilitate interoperability through national standards for existing and emergent technologies being applied across all levels of government;
- facilitate better practice approaches to e-government;
- provide an opportunity for information exchange among tiers of Australian Government on e-government issues;
- promote horizontal and vertical integration of services within and across jurisdictions; and
- identify common issues and develop collective solutions, as appropriate, addressing the outcomes of the Australians' Use and Satisfaction with E-Government Services survey.
Membership of the CJCIOC includes Chief Information Officers or equivalent from each state and territory, and the Australian Local Government Association. New Zealand has observer status on the CJCIOC. The CJCIOC is chaired by the Australian Government Chief Information Officer.
Contact for information on this page: scict@finance.gov.au