timely access to the medicines that Australians need, at a cost individuals and the community can afford; medicines meeting appropriate standards of quality, safety and efficacy; quality use of medicines; and maintaining a responsible and viable medicines industry. The TGA has a critical role to play in giving effect to trial objectives. Other statements in the NMP that have relevance to the role of the TGA and that are pertinent to the transparency of its activities, include: consumers and health practitioners should have timely access to accurate information and education about medicines and their use; issues relating to use of medicines should be reported accurately and responsibly by the to the extent possible, partners must recognise the primary position of the consumer; regulatory agencies should promote quality use of medicines by encouraging use of modern communication principles in provision of Consumer Medicines Information (CMI), label information, etc; and governments should do likewise by coordinating and funding efforts to promote quality use of medicines, including public information campaigns. Government’s Openness Policy On 1 July 2010, the Government made the following statement: Declaration of Open Government The Australian Government now declares that, in order to promote greater participation in Australia’s democracy, it is committed to open government based on a culture of engagement, built on better access to, and use of, government held information, and sustained by the innovative use of technology. Citizen collaboration in policy and service delivery design will enhance the processes of government, and improve the outcomes sought. Collaboration with citizens is to be enabled and encouraged. Agencies are to reduce barriers to online engagement, undertake social networking, crowd sourcing and online collaboration projects and support online engagement by employees, in accordance with the Australian Public Service Commission Guidelines. The possibilities for open government depend on the innovative use of new internet-based technologies. Agencies are to develop policies that support employee-initiated, innovative Government 2.0-based proposals. The Australian Government’s support for openness and transparency in Government has three key principles: Informing: strengthening citizen’s rights of access to information, establishing a pro-disclosure culture across Australian Government agencies, including through online innovation, and making government information more accessible and usable; Engaging: collaborating with citizens on policy and service delivery to enhance the processes of government and improve the outcomes sought; and Participating: making government more consultative and participative.
timely access to the medicines that Australians need, at a cost individuals and the community can afford; medicines meeting appropriate standards of quality, safety and efficacy; quality use of medicines; and maintaining a responsible and viable medicines industry. The TGA has a critical role to play in giving effect to objectives. Other statements in the NMP that have relevance to the role of the TGA and that are pertinent to the transparency of its activities, include: consumers and health practitioners should have timely access to accurate information and education about medicines and their use; issues relating to use of medicines should be reported accurately and responsibly by the to the extent possible, partners must recognise the primary position of the consumer; regulatory agencies should promote quality use of medicines by encouraging use of modern communication principles in provision of Consumer Medicines Information (CMI), label information, etc; and governments should do likewise by coordinating and funding efforts to promote quality use of medicines, including public information campaigns. Government’s Openness Policy On 1 July 2010, the Government made the following statement: Declaration of Open Government The Australian Government now declares that, in order to promote greater participation in Australia’s democracy, it is committed to open government based on a culture of engagement, built on better access to, and use of, government held information, and sustained by the innovative use of technology. Citizen collaboration in policy and service delivery design will enhance the processes of government, and improve the outcomes sought. Collaboration with citizens is to be enabled and encouraged. Agencies are to reduce barriers to online engagement, undertake social networking, crowd sourcing and online collaboration projects and support online engagement by employees, in accordance with the Australian Public Service Commission Guidelines. The possibilities for open government depend on the innovative use of new internet-based technologies. Agencies are to develop policies that support employee-initiated, innovative Government 2.0-based proposals. The Australian Government’s support for openness and transparency in Government has three key principles: Informing: strengthening citizen’s rights of access to information, establishing a pro-disclosure culture across Australian Government agencies, including through online innovation, and making government information more accessible and usable; Engaging: collaborating with citizens on policy and service delivery to enhance the processes of government and improve the outcomes sought; and Participating: making government more consultative and participative. trial