Over the past year, the Government continued to make significant progress towards the Strategy’s 2030 vision, building on achievements in 2023 and 2024.
Together, these achievements illustrate strong momentum towards delivering the Strategy’s 2030 vision, laying the groundwork for continued digital transformation across government.
OECD recognition
In 2024 Australia was recognised for its approach to digital government. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) ranked Australia 5th in the 2023 Digital Government Index, highlighting Australia’s strengths in digital-by-design and data-driven government.
Data Maturity Assessment Tool Guide
The Government established data maturity measures for all APS agencies to drive targeted improvements in areas like data security and use of advanced analytics. As agency data maturity grows, the benefits will be felt by Australians through improved service delivery and better policy outcomes.
Australian Government Data Governance Framework
In September 2025 the Government published the Australian Data Governance Framework to guide consistent, secure and ethical management of public data across all government agencies.
The Investment Oversight Framework
On 6 August 2025 the OECD finalised its review of the Digital and ICT Investment Oversight Framework (IOF). The review recognised the IOF is a key strength in Australia’s investment approach, providing a comprehensive, end-to-end approach to managing digital investments from early planning to benefits realisation. It commended the Government’s digital investment governance practices, noting that alignment with whole-of-government digital priorities supports the delivery of digital projects.
Economic Reform Roundtable
Growing attention on the opportunities presented by AI, including at the Economic Reform Roundtable in August 2025, has sparked increased discussion on safety and governance and accelerated work to ensure government captures the opportunity of AI. The AI Plan for the Australian Public Service focuses on removing barriers to adoption and accelerating the safe and responsible use of AI across the Australian Public Service.
Systems of Government Significance Standard
To strengthen security for critical systems, in July 2025 the Government released the Systems of Government Significance Standard. The Standard identifies critical digital systems for increased protection based on their potential impact on Australia’s national interest, modernising Australia’s approach to cyber security.
To embed safety and stop opportunities for abuse within systems, the Government also commenced an audit of its systems(Opens in a new tab/window) to identify and close opportunities to weaponise government systems for abuse by perpetrators of family and domestic violence.
Major Digital Projects Report
In March 2025 the Government’s annual Major Digital Project Report provided insights into the performance of 110 projects with an investment value of $12.9 billion across 46 agencies, showing the majority of projects are on-track. The Government is committed to monitoring delivery of IT projects and ensuring they have the best chance of success.
APS Data, Digital and Cyber Workforce Plan
The Government must attract, develop and retain data, digital and cyber talent in a strategic way across the APS. On 7 March 2025 the Government released the APS Data, Digital and Cyber Workforce Plan 2025-2030 to support agencies to build and strengthen this critical workforce.
An APS Digital Workforce Insights Report was published in November 2025, outlining five priority areas of focus for the APS to source the required digital talent. This includes reconsidering educational requirements, reskilling and upskilling at scale, and the development of a strategic digital location strategy.
