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About Policies and Standards
ICT policies and standards give effect to the strategic directions of the SA Government, directing the consolidation and rationalisation of ICT processes and technologies so as to increase flexibility, decrease costs, and enhance management of ICT assets. The policies and standards published by the CIO:
- Underpin the across-government Enterprise Architecture and its associated business process, application, data/information and technology components
- Facilitate consistency in the procurement of service provision arrangements across government.
The CIO’s policies and standards apply to all SA Government agencies and instrumentalities although exemptions may be granted under certain circumstances. A review date for each policy and standard is included among the metadata for the document.
Who is Involved?
Across Government
Policies and standards must be endorsed by an appropriate governance authority prior to publication. The authority will depend on the nature of the document but may be the CIO, the ICT Board, the Strategy and Standards Steering Commitee, the Major Projects and Infrastructure Cabinet Committee (MPICC) or Cabinet.
The Strategy and Innovation Directorate within the Office of the CIO oversees the preparation, management and publication of policies, standards and guidelines. The Secretariat does not engage in the development of policies and standards itself. This is undertaken by discipline experts, either from within the Office of the CIO or other government agencies. The Directorate initiates reviews of documents as their expiry dates approach.
Government Organisations
Responsibility for implementing policies and standards within agencies is identified in each document.
Agencies may develop their own ICT policies and standards to address local requirements. It is required that such documents be aligned with those of the CIO.
Policy & Standards Links
The below links are to external websites:
Australian Government Information Management Office
International Organization for Standardization
W3C - World Wide Web Consortium
South Australian Policy Online
