Recommendation: 14

Recommendation: 14

Conduct ICT audit and develop whole-of-government ICT blueprint

Overall status: Complete

Thodey guidance	Status	Delivery on Thodey
DTA and Finance to conduct a whole -of-government ICT audit to identify: current and forecast ICT expenditure and assets, systems scheduled for retirement or no longer supported by software vendors (and associated risks), future requirements, and any urgent ICT capital investment needs.	Complete	The Digital Review delivered a baseline measurement of digital capability across the APS. The Digital Review catalogued, audited and assessed 20 agencies’ digital and ICT maturity and capability. These 20 agencies accounted for over 80% of government expenditure. A summary of the Digital Review was published in December 2021. Aspects of the Integrated Digital Investment Plan for dealing with technology debt and legacy are underway, including the Department of Home Affairs efforts in mapping critical ICT and digital infrastructure needs.
Following the audit, Government to commission DTA, with Finance and the transformation leader, to develop a whole-of -government ICT blueprint that: ensures that the APS has fit-for-purpose ICT systems to support the business of Government identifies platforms to be core, common or bespoke outlines a plan for managing risks posed by legacy and unsupported systems, and settles an ICT investment pipeline.	Complete	The Australian Government Architecture (AGA) is a collection of digital artefacts and guidance that are organised in such a way as to guide and inform its users on how to align to the digital directions of government. The AGA is used by Government to inform investment prioritisation and decision-making, and will identify opportunities for strategic investment in the capabilities required to meet whole-of-government strategic outcomes. It ensures guidance provided to Government and the assessment of investment proposals are aligned with the agreed strategic direction and policies of the Government. Agencies also use the architecture to inform forward investment planning and architectural design. The architecture provides clear strategic direction for whole-of-government digital transformation to inform their investment planning. Agencies will also benefit from clear visibility of what other digital capabilities exist, or are planned, across government to enable identification of opportunities for cross-agency and whole-of-government collaboration and reuse.
Secretaries Board to support preparation of audit and blueprint and submit them to Government.	Complete	The Secretaries Digital and Data Committee and its predecessor were briefed on the AGA on 9 December 2021 and 19 April 2022. The ongoing development of the AGA will be supported by the SDDC alongside consideration by Government.

Thodey guidance

Status

Delivery on Thodey

DTA and Finance to conduct a whole -of-government ICT audit to identify: current and forecast ICT expenditure and assets, systems scheduled for retirement or no longer supported by software vendors (and associated risks), future requirements, and any urgent ICT capital investment needs.

Complete

The Digital Review delivered a baseline measurement of digital capability across the APS. The Digital Review catalogued, audited and assessed 20 agencies’ digital and ICT maturity and capability. These 20 agencies accounted for over 80% of government expenditure. A summary of the Digital Review was published in December 2021. Aspects of the Integrated Digital Investment Plan for dealing with technology debt and legacy are underway, including the Department of Home Affairs efforts in mapping critical ICT and digital infrastructure needs.

Following the audit, Government to commission DTA, with Finance and the transformation leader, to develop a whole-of -government ICT blueprint that: ensures that the APS has fit-for-purpose ICT systems to support the business of Government identifies platforms to be core, common or bespoke outlines a plan for managing risks posed by legacy and unsupported systems, and settles an ICT investment pipeline.

Complete

The Australian Government Architecture (AGA) is a collection of digital artefacts and guidance that are organised in such a way as to guide and inform its users on how to align to the digital directions of government.

The AGA is used by Government to inform investment prioritisation and decision-making, and will identify opportunities for strategic investment in the capabilities required to meet whole-of-government strategic outcomes. It ensures guidance provided to Government and the assessment of investment proposals are aligned with the agreed strategic direction and policies of the Government. Agencies also use the architecture to inform forward investment planning and architectural design. The architecture provides clear strategic direction for whole-of-government digital transformation to inform their investment planning. Agencies will also benefit from clear visibility of what other digital capabilities exist, or are planned, across government to enable identification of opportunities for cross-agency and whole-of-government collaboration and reuse.

Secretaries Board to support preparation of audit and blueprint and submit them to Government.

Complete

The Secretaries Digital and Data Committee and its predecessor were briefed on the AGA on 9 December 2021 and 19 April 2022. The ongoing development of the AGA will be supported by the SDDC alongside consideration by Government.