Australian Government Information Policy

The Australian Information Commissioner has invited comment on "Towards an Australian Government Information Policy" by 1 March 2011. The paper provides a very comprehensive overview of Australian and overseas policies and initiatives for information access and discussion of the issues. It is 65 pages and is provided as a very efficiently formatted 226 Kbytes web page and a 818 Kbyte PDF file. The document is issued under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Australia licence.

Table of Contents

• Foreword
• Executive summary

1. Introduction
   • About this paper
2. Major reports and initiatives on government information policy in Australia
   • Engage: Getting on with Government 2.0
   • Declaration of Open Government
   • Information Policy and e-governance in the Australian Government
   • Australia's Digital Economy: Future Directions
   • Venturous Australia: Building Strength in Innovation
   • National Government Information Sharing Strategy
   • Ahead of the Game: Blueprint for the Reform of Australian Government Administration
   • Empowering Change: Fostering Innovation in the APS
   • Review of the Australian Government's use of Information and Communication Technology
   • Relevant Reports of the Australian Law Reform Commission
3. Freedom of Information reforms
   • Establishment of the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner and Information Advisory Committee
   • Reform of the Freedom of Information Act 1982
   • Information Publication Scheme
4. Australian Government agencies with a responsibility for government information policy
   • Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
   • Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
   • Australian Government Information Management Office
   • Attorney-General's Department
   • National Archives of Australia
   • Australian Bureau of Statistics
   • Defence Signals Directorate
5. Developments in other jurisdictions
   • Developments in Australian States and Territories
   • Developments overseas
6. Examples of public sector information publication, use and reuse in Australia
7. Key issues for Australia
   • Pursuing a more coordinated approach to government information management
   • Ensuring smooth interaction of key information policy agencies and committees
   • Helping agencies implement new information policy
   • Keeping pace with international developments
   • Driving the momentum on open and reusable public sector information
8. Public Sector Information Principles in a National Information Policy
• List of acronyms
• Commenting on this Issues Paper

From: Towards an Australian Government
Information Policy, Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, November 2010