Assisting other official bodies with the integration of administrative and statistical data, including outposting ABS officers, and providing training on statistical standards, framework and methodologies. Identifying, storing, and disseminating statistics from other official bodies. Increase the quantity of output Increase the range of statistics disseminated. Achievement of cost effective outputs Conduct efficiency reviews and audits, and implement their recommendations. Test operating efficiencies of statistical activities by benchmarking internally and externally.
Market test a number of non-statistical activities to identify possible outsourcing opportunities.
Minimise provider load. The results of the evaluation will be shown in the ABS Annual Report. Competitive tendering and contracting A range of human resource, property, office, technical support, dissemination related and other corporate services have already been market tested and outsourced. Benchmarking of remaining corporate services is ongoing. Future market testing will be on the basis of a business case and a firm intention to outsource.