State 2 – Prioritisation
Prioritises and advises on investments that align to the strategic direction.
What happens at this state
The Prioritisation state provides a structure and process for prioritisation of digital and ICT-enabled investments across the Australian Government. Through the Digital Investment Overview (DIO), the DTA provides early visibility of investments and advice to government on prioritised major digital proposals. An Integrated view of Digital Investment Plans will support prioritisation of present proposals within the context of pressures tomorrow.
Why is it important
The DIO provides whole-of-government visibility and advice to government on major digital proposals early in the Budget and MYEFO processes to help identify and prioritise investments that best align with the Data and Digital Government Strategy.
What agencies need to do
Agencies must engage with the DTA prior to the beginning of the Budget Process to identify proposed digital investments.
Agencies must engage early, including on early drafts or thinking. Early engagement from agencies in the DIO process is critical to investment outcomes as it ensures proposals are fully developed and the DTA’s recommendations for improvement are addressed prior to Cabinet consideration.
What the DTA will do
As part of the prioritisation process, the DTA works with government agencies to:
- collect data on digital proposals
- assess proposals based on a multi-criteria analysis aligned to the Data and Digital Government Strategy
- moderate proposals through peer reviews, internal and external moderation
- analyse proposals and provide recommendations for improvement
- create a consolidated thematic view of individual agency digital plans (Integrated Digital Investment Plan or DIPs) for consideration by the Secretaries’ Digital and Data Committee
- maintain visibility of short, medium and longer-term data of proposed digital investments
- provide early visibility of planned investments across government to help identify capability gaps and promote reuse and shared benefit.
Questions about the process
The Portfolio Manager contact details will be listed in the signature of the data collection form email. Alternatively, contact investment.prioritisation@dta.gov.au.