Secretaries' Committee on ICT
The Secretaries' Committee on ICT (SCICT) is a strategic, decision-making committee for whole of government ICT use by the Australian Government. The SCICT's agenda is informed and supported by both the Business Process Transformation Committee (BPTC) and the Chief Information Officer Committee (CIOC).
The SCICT was established in place of the Information Management Strategy Committee (IMSC) in June 2006 as a strategic, decision-making committee, to drive whole of government approaches relating to the use of ICT across government.
The SCICT was created to enable a strategic and focused approach to implement the e-Government strategy, to improve efficiency in the Government's use and investment in ICT, and to use ICT to reduce 'red tape' or duplication in government, for citizens and business.
The SCICT comprises seven members at the Secretary or CEO level and is chaired by Dr Ian Watt, the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Deregulation. The agencies represented on the SCICT include:
- Attorney-General's Department
- Australian Customs Service
- Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
- Department of Finance and Deregulation
- Department of Human Services
- Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
- Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Business Process Transformation Committee
The new governance arrangements included the creation of the Business Process Transformation Committee (BPTC), to oversee the reform of government business processes, and the refocusing of the CIOC.
Government business processes is a key part of the implementation of the 2006 e-Government Strategy: Responsive Government: A New Agenda. The BPTC is a companion body to the CIOC, which will provide assistance and technical advice to help to coordinate business process improvement initiatives.
The BPTC comprises members at deputy secretary level or equivalent and is chaired by Ms Ann Steward, the Australian Government Chief Information Officer, Australian Government Information Management Office (AGIMO), Department of Finance and Deregulation. The agencies represented on the BPTC include:
- Australian Bureau of Statistics
- Australian Public Service Commission
- Australian Taxation Office
- Centrelink
- Department of Defence
- Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
- Department of Finance and Deregulation
- Department of Immigration and Citizenship
- Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Resource
- Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Chief Information Officer Committee
Reporting to the SCICT, the CIOC will address the priorities determined by the SCICT, provide 'thought leadership' in the ICT arena, identify strategic issues, and be a forum for exchange of information between agencies.
The CIOC will also develop options for adoption and implementation of ICT at agency or whole-of-government level, and be supported by issue-specific working group.
The CIOC comprises 13 members and is chaired by Ms Ann Steward, the Australian Government Chief Information Officer, AGIMO, Department of Finance and Deregulation. The agencies represented on the CIOC include:
- Attorney-General's Department
- Australian Bureau of Statistics
- Australian Taxation Office
- Centrelink
- Defence Signals Directorate
- Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
- Department of Defence
- Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
- Department of Finance and Deregulation
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
- Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
- CIO Forum Representative
Automated Assistance in Administrative Decision Making (AAADM) Working Group
Reporting to the BPTC, the Automated Assistance in Administration Decision Making (AAADM) working group was established to give effect to Principle 25 of the Administrative Review Council Report No 46: Automated Assistance in Administrative Decision Making (the Report). The Report contains 27 best practice principles for ensuring that decision making undertaken with the assistance of expert systems is consistent with the administrative law values of lawfulness, fairness, rationality, openness and efficiency.
The AAADM working group comprises 15 members and is chaired by Ms Ann Steward, the Australian Government Chief Information Officer, AGIMO, Department of Finance and Deregulation. The membership is drawn from agencies that have experience or interest in the use of automated systems for administrative decision making. The agencies represented on the AAADM working group include:
- Administrative Review Council
- Attorney General’s Department
- Australian Customs Service
- Australian National Audit Office
- Australian Taxation Office
- Centrelink
- Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
- Department of Finance and Deregulation
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Department of Health and Ageing
- Department of Human Services
- Department of Immigration and Citizenship
- Department of Veterans' Affairs
- Medicare Australia
- Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman
General Information
Contact details
Mr Phillip Lynch
Director, SCICT Secretariat
Australian Government Information Management Office
Department of Finance and Deregulation
Ph: [+61] 02 6215 1627
Email: phillip.lynch@finance.gov.au
For further information on the AAADM Working Group, please contact:
Service Delivery Operations Branch
Australian Government Information Management Office
Department of Finance and Deregulation
Ph: [+61] 02 6215 1569
Email: aaadm@finance.gov.au