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Commitments

Commitments are published actions NSW Government agencies have agreed to work on in the defined timeframe. Each Mission in the strategy has associated commitments to work towards their objectives.

 
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Mission 4 | Objective 4B

24. Recommend an approach to cross-sector investment in people, infrastructure and resources that enable data capability, capacity and quality uplift
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Description

Provide options that help ensure Government’s resources are used efficiently and effectively

Lead agency

NSW Treasury

Priority

High

NSW benefits

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Mission 4 | Objective 4B

25. Coordinate procurement of data governance and management platforms and tools
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Description

Collaborate across agencies to make procurement of data governance and management platforms and tools more efficient and cost-effective

Lead agency

Department of Customer Service

Priority

High

NSW benefits

Reduced cost to government

Mission 5 | Objective 5A

26. Define an Occupation Specific Capability Set for data professionals and data-related capabilities for non-technical roles
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Create opportunities to upskill our workforce and recruit skilled people through a set of defined data capabilities for data-related and non-technical roles

Lead agency

Department of Customer Service

Priority

Medium

NSW benefits

Clarity of skill and knowledge requirements for data professionals and non-data roles

Mission 5 | Objective 5A

27. Build foundational data literacy and other skill building programs
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Description

Develop strong data capability and literacy fundamentals across government

Lead agency

Department of Customer Service

Priority

Medium

NSW benefits

Cross-sector uplift in foundational data literacy

Mission 5 | Objective 5A

28. Share knowledge, expertise and resources across the sector via NSW Data Leadership Group
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Description

Bring people together from across government to build capability by sharing knowledge, expertise and resources

Lead agency

Department of Customer Service

Priority

Medium

NSW benefits

Duplication of effort is reduced, and resources are easy to access

Mission 5 | Objective 5B

29. Develop a shared understanding of Chief Data Officer functions and embed the functions across agencies
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Description

The functions of Chief Data Officers are defined. Chief Data Officers deliver agency-based data leadership functions across agencies.

Lead agency

Department of Customer Service

Priority

Low

NSW benefits

Consistency and clarity across agencies that will promote data collaboration

Mission 5 | Objective 5B

30. Identify opportunities for Senior Executive Data Leadership training
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Description

Opportunities are identified for Senior Executive leadership training on data, including a focus on strategic planning and cross-sector coordination

Lead agency

Department of Customer Service

Priority

Low

NSW benefits

Uplift in data skills of senior executives that improves data culture

Mission 5 | Objective 5B

31. Increase coordination and engagement between data leaders and policy leaders to identify and deliver on information needs
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Description

Data leaders and policy leaders coordinate and engage with one another to take a strategic approach to data reform, quality improvement, innovation and capability uplift

Lead agency

Department of Customer Service

Priority

Low

NSW benefits

Improve understanding of data needs and how they can be met

Mission 5 | Objective 5B

32. Identify and implement initiatives that build data driven decision-making culture
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Description

Deliver initiatives that facilitate agency use data and insights as a matter of business-as-usual routine to ensure decisions are informed by data

Lead agency

Department of Customer Service

Priority

Medium

NSW benefits

Increase in availability and use of data for decision-making

Mission 2 | Objective 2B

10. Data initiatives and proposal's identity how they meet the information needs of service-system or agency specific, whole-of-government, or community and place-based
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Description

Data initiatives provide clarity and consistency on the information need they meet to better inform government decision making

Lead agency

The Cabinet Office and the Department of Customer Service

Priority

High

NSW benefits

All new data initiatives contribute to meeting the information needs of government, agencies, and/or communities.