Investment Oversight Framework

What happens at this state

Through the Data and Digital Government Strategy and a suite of digital policies, the DTA articulates the government’s vision for its digital enterprise and provides guardrails to assist agencies with digital delivery in-line with the government’s whole of economy strategic direction.

The Strategic Planning state provides a structure for agencies to complete short, medium and long-term planning of digital and ICT enabled projects through their Digital Investment Plans (DIPs). Through the DIP process, agencies can identify capability gaps and identify opportunities to promote reuse and shared benefit. Insights on future investment needs that should be considered as part of the prioritisation of shorter-term investment decisions are passed on to the Prioritisation state. The longer-term view provided through Strategic Planning also informs the APS’s data, digital and cyber workforce capability and capacity needs.

Why it is important

Strategic Planning supports the government to build a mature digital capability to deliver its digital and ICT objectives. By working closely with government agencies, the DTA can present government with a clear understanding of current and likely future investments to help identify key digital and ICT capability gaps.

By having an agreed digital and ICT architecture and a shared view of common services and opportunities for reuse of digital and ICT solutions across the Australian Public Service (APS), we can provide government with a clearer pathway to deliver its digital transformation.

Strategic Planning ensures the government’s investments in digital and ICT balances whole-of-government strategic digital and ICT priorities with individual agency outcomes and business needs.

What agencies need to do

Through the Data and Digital Government Strategy and a suite of digital policies, the DTA articulates the government’s vision for its digital enterprise and provides guardrails to assist agencies with digital delivery in-line with the government’s whole of economy strategic direction.

The Strategic Planning state provides a structure for agencies to complete short, medium and long-term planning of digital and ICT enabled projects through their Digital Investment Plans (DIPs). Through the DIP process, agencies can identify capability gaps and identify opportunities to promote reuse and shared benefit. Insights on future investment needs that should be considered as part of the prioritisation of shorter-term investment decisions are passed on to the Prioritisation state. The longer-term view provided through Strategic Planning also informs the APS’s data, digital and cyber workforce capability and capacity needs.

What the DTA will do

• Provide strategic advice to government to drive the transformation of Public Sector digital investments that effectively deliver services and outcomes for the benefit of all Australians, including delivering on the Data and Digital Government Strategy vision.
• Support agencies to align their enterprise-level digital strategies, plans and investments with the Data and Digital Government Strategy.
• Provide templates and guidance to agencies on the development of longer-term digital investment plans.
• Work in collaboration with the Australian Public Service Commission to increase APS digital and data capabilities through the Data, Digital and Cyber Workforce plan.
• Use the Australian Government Architecture (AGA) to guide agency planning activities. In tandem with the government’s digital policies, the AGA helps to drive standardisation, increases the reuse of common capabilities and supports the effective design of an investment in modern digital capabilities. The AGA also feeds into the prioritisation and contestability stages of the IOF.
• Support key forums including the Secretaries Digital and Data Committee, the Digital Leadership Committee, and the Australian Government Architecture Content Advisory Forum to support and drive the outcomes of the Data and Digital Government Strategy.