experience. AGD has consulted 32 government agencies, 17 civil society members and nine end users. Milestone 2 and 3 On 30-31 August 2017, AGD held a workshop in conjunction with the Department of Human Services Design Hub to continue its user-centred design approach to implement Commitment 3.1. The aim of the workshop was for AGD to present its findings of the initial consultation (the discovery phase) and for government, non-government and civil society stakeholders to come together to develop and co-design reform options to make access to, and management of, government information easier in the 21st century. Contact : Other Stakeholders Government: National Archives of Australia, Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, and Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Non-government organisations (including Australian Open Government Non-Government: Partnership Network, Accountability 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. Steps to implementation AGD undertake work with a range of stakeholders (government Jan-Mar 2017 and non-government) to better understand how current Completed information frameworks operate in practice and identify issues. AGD develop, in consultation with stakeholders, a range of Mar-Jun 2017 options for reform to information access laws, policies and Completed practices, including consideration of oversight mechanisms. AGD conduct public consultation on options for reform to Jul-Aug 2017 information frameworks. Completed Recommendation to Government, informed by consultation Sep-Dec 2017 outcomes, on preferred reforms to deliver a coherent and simpler framework for information management and access, On track supported by effective and efficient policies and practices, that is appropriate for the digital information age.
experience. AGD has consulted 32 government agencies, 17 civil society members and nine end users. Milestone 2 and 3 On 30-31 August 2017, AGD held a workshop in conjunction with the Department of Human Services Design Hub to continue its user-centred design approach to implement Commitment 3.1. The aim of the workshop was for AGD to present its findings of the initial consultation (the discovery phase) and for government, non-government and civil society stakeholders to come together to develop and co-design reform options to make access to, and management of, government information easier in the 21st century. Contact : Other Stakeholders Government: National Archives of Australia, Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, and Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Non-Government: Non-government organisations (including Australian Open Government Partnership Network, Accountability 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. Steps to implementation AGD undertake work with a range of stakeholders (government and non-government) to better understand how current information frameworks operate in practice and identify issues. Jan-Mar 2017 Completed AGD develop, in consultation with stakeholders, a range of options for reform to information access laws, policies and practices, including consideration of oversight mechanisms. Mar-Jun 2017 Completed AGD conduct public consultation on options for reform to information frameworks. Jul-Aug 2017 Completed Recommendation to Government, informed by consultation outcomes, on preferred reforms to deliver a coherent and simpler framework for information management and access, supported by effective and efficient policies and practices, that is appropriate for the digital information age. Sep-Dec 2017 On track
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