The role of Information Management in achieving Open Government Elizabeth Tydd Information and Privacy Commission CEO NSW Information Commissioner March 2016

Overview 1.Role of the Information Commissioner 2.Good Governance in the Digital Age 3.Open Government 4.Realising Open Government 5.Open Government and Good Governance – their future relationship

Role of the Information Commissioner Independent statutory officer CEO of the Information and Privacy Commission (IPC) Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (GIPA Act) Government Information (Information Commissioner) Act 2009 (GIPA Act) Promote public awareness and understanding of the right to access government information in NSW Power to conduct reviews and deal with complaints about information access

What does this mean for citizens, government and good governance?

What is Open Government?

International Definitions “The transparency of government actions, the accessibility of government services and information, and the responsiveness of government to new ideas, demands and needs” (OECD) Transparency: that the public understands the workings of their government; Public engagement: that the public can influence the workings of their government by engaging in governmental policy processes and service delivery programs; and Accountability: that the public can hold the government to account for its policy and service delivery performance. (Global Integrity)

How does the GIPA Act facilitate Open Government?

Open Government and Good Governance

What is the Legislative Environment? Multitude of legislative and subordinate instruments, commencing with the agencies authorising legislation and including: Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 State Records Act NSW Copyright Act Protected Disclosures Act 1994 Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1988  Guidelines  Fact sheets  Knowledge updates

Government Records A government wide records management policy should: 1.Be developed in consultation with stakeholders, including those responsible for managing Open Government, Open Data and RTI initiatives 2.Set out overall goals and expectations for records management 3.Set out requirements for public authorities to assign authority for records management at a senior level, develop their own records management policies and establish professional units capable of managing records. NOTE: Government wide standard on records management: standards/records-management standards/records-management

Government Records (cont’d) A government wide records management policy should also: 4.Include provisions for developing schedules on records retention and disposal, taking account of the legal and financial needs and obligations of government, and of the administrative and historical value of the records 5.Establish overall responsibility to monitor compliance with the policy and the achievement of expected results 6.Be aligned to policies supporting RTI, Open Government and Open Data.

Switching on Open Government Three Government Agency switches: 1.Proactive Agency information sharing 2.Promoting proactive release of information across organisational walls 3.Build interagency trust.

Where to from here? What is the community asking for? Proactive release

Switching on Open Government

Global Open Government Data Initiatives Source: CC-BY:

Open Government and Data Initiatives Better service delivery

Open Government from Data to Services Better service delivery

Open Government and Good Governance Citizen Shareholders

Open Government and Good Governance – the Future

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