services as required under the Digital Service Standard., and which will be benchmarked against best practice in the private sector. Relevance: This commitment will advance the OGP values of technology and innovation and transparency by: increasing public access to government services; making government services more efficient and cheaper; and increasing transparency around performance of government services. COMMITMENT DETAILS OGP Grand Challenge Improving Public Services Timeframes December 2016 – Ongoing Lead agency Digital Transformation Agency () Other actors involved Government Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet Non-government Non-government organisations (including Australian Open Government Partnership Network), private sector and the public NO. MILESTONE START DATE END DATE 1 Deliver a whole-of-government digital transformation roadmap. Commenced 2017 2 Release agency-level digital transformation roadmaps. Early 2017 Late 2017 3 Release and promote a beta version of the Digital Marketplace for ICT procurement. Commenced Ongoing 4 Release and promote a live dashboard measuring the performance of government services, with user satisfaction being one of the key performance indicators. Commenced Ongoing
Ambition: To develop a simpler and more coherent legislative framework for managing and accessing government information within the context of digital government, supported by efficient and effective policies and practices. Relevance: This commitment will advance the OGP values of access to information and public accountability by: ensuring government information access laws are modern and capable of meeting the demands of the digital age; increasing awareness of public access rights to government information; and improving efficiency of processing access to information requests. COMMITMENT DETAILS OGP Grand Challenge Increasing Public Integrity Improving Public Services Timeframes January 2017 – July 2019 Lead agency Attorney-General’s Department () actors involved Government The National Archives of Australia, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner and the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet Non-government Non-government organisations (including Australian Open Government Partnership Network, Accountability Round Table, and Australian Privacy Foundation), peak bodies (including Law Council of Australia, Australian Press Council, Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance), archivists, academics and researchers, journalists, and state/territory information commissioners NO. MILESTONE START DATE END DATE 1 AGD undertake work with a range of stakeholders (government and nongovernment) to better understand how January 2017 March 2017
Timeframes 2016 – July 2018 Lead agency Attorney-General’s Department () Other actors involved Government Australian Federal Police, Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions and Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet Non-government Industry, peak bodies (including Law Council of Australia) organisations (including Australian Open Government Partnership Network) and international partners NO. MILESTONE START DATE END DATE 1 Respond to the recommendations of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on ACLEI’s inquiry into the jurisdiction of ACLEI. Commenced Early 2017 2 Hold the first Government Business Roundtable on Anti-Corruption, to improve cooperation and consultation on anti-corruption work, and identify areas for reform. By July 2017 By July 2017 3 Respond to recommendations for reform and improvement arising from the Roundtable. July 2017 August 2017 4 Review the jurisdiction and capabilities of and FACC in consultation with the public in the context of developing Australia’s second National Action Plan. Early 2018 Mid 2018 Commitment 4.3: Open contracting Objective and description: Australia will ensure transparency in government procurement and continue to support the Open Contracting Global Principles.
keeping government accountable for the implementation of National Action Plan commitments; raising awareness about the Open Government Partnership and open government matters in Australia and the region; and ensuring participation by a broad and diverse range of organisations and the public in the development of National Action Plan commitments. COMMITMENT DETAILS OGP Grand Challenge All Grand Challenges addressed Timeframes December 2016 – July 2018 Lead agency Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet () Other actors involved Government All Commonwealth entities Non-government Non-government organisations (including Australian Open Government Civil Society Network), private sector, peak bodies (including Law Council of Australia) and the public NO. MILESTONE START DATE END DATE 1 Establish the OGP multistakeholder forum by partnering with civil society to determine its structure, role, governance and membership, including reporting and accountability mechanisms for this National Action Plan. December 2016 March 2017