The enablers are the building blocks underpinning the Strategy’s success and are essential to achieving its vision.
People capability
The APS needs the right people, with the right skills, at the right time, for the right job to achieve the Strategy’s vision.
The Australian Government recognises the importance of building broad data and digital literacy across the APS workforce. Understanding how to embed data and digital capabilities in all APS roles will be important for accelerating uptake and building expertise. It is also important to build data and digital capabilities in leadership to foster a culture of innovation and appropriate risk management.
Cyber security
The Australian Government ensures the safety and security of its operations to remain a trusted custodian of sensitive information.
It will continue to maintain the safe, secure operation of government systems and technology through the effective implementation of the Information Security Manual(Opens in a new tab/window), Protective Security Policy Framework(Opens in a new tab/window), the Essential Eight Mitigations(Opens in a new tab/window), and by increasingly adopting secure-by-design and secure-by-default principles and tactics.
Governance
The Australian Government has strong mechanisms to coordinate efforts between entities, such as the Secretaries’ Digital and Data Committee(Opens in a new tab/window), and partnerships with states and territories, such as the Data and Digital Ministers Meeting(Opens in a new tab/window).
These and other governance mechanisms will work to ensure data and digital investments alignment to the Strategy and its missions.
Investment
The Australian Government has made significant investments into the APS’s data and digital technologies and capabilities. That said, ongoing investment is required to keep pace with evolving technologies and the expectations of people and business.
The Government will use its advice and governance mechanisms, including the Digital and ICT Investment Oversight Framework(Opens in a new tab/window) (IOF) and the Australian Government Architecture(Opens in a new tab/window), to ensure data and digital investment decisions are led by quality investment principles and practices such as strategic planning, contestability and assurance.
It will also work closely with state and territory governments to drive more efficient investment in cross-jurisdictional priorities, such as digital ID.