Management of the Digital Strategy - making it happen
What is different about the Digital Strategy?
Many government lead projects have been working more or less independently on many fronts over the past years. There hasn’t been a mechanism for pulling actions together for maximum benefit.
The Digital Strategy does that by:
- bringing the three parallel streams of work (Content, Confidence, Connection) together,
- researching and co-ordinating government action with initiatives being implemented by businesses, local government, or community organisations,
- assessing project proposals and allocating funding.
In order to make The Digital Strategy happen, we need communities, local government, and the private sector to be actively involved.
To keep the Digital Strategy moving we have setup a Governance / Management Structure to ensure we know what is going on and to ensure we recognise and taken action on areas where help is needed.
How it works
The Digital Strategy is a whole of Government process and is overseen by a group of Digital Ministers. At the heart of the operational development of the Digital Strategy is a Steering Group of senior Government Officials who work with Digital Ministers and their Agencies / Sectors to get action. An Advisory Group of senior and respected government Chief Executives, business and community experts has been setup to take a critical look at ICT in New Zealand and to advise Digital Ministers on what they believe could be done better. All of this activity is co-ordinated by a Secretariat.
Have a look at the diagram to see how it all comes together.
æ The Management Structure Diagram
Who are Digital Ministers?
The Minister for Information Technology and an ad-hoc group of Digital Ministers make decisions on direction and implementation of the Digital Strategy. Each area of the Digital Strategy is championed by the Minister responsible.
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Who is the Digital Strategy Advisory Group?
On 23 June 2005, the Hon David Cunliffe announced the appointment of the Advisory Group. The Advisory Group has the responsibility overseeing the Strategy’s effectiveness, covering the three strands of the Strategy. MORE >>
Who is the Steering Group?
The Steering Group is made up of officials from across government who bring a range of expertise on different sectors together to help co-ordinate work between departments and steer the overall direction the Digital Strategy takes us in.
Who is the Digital Strategy Secretariat?
The Secretariat is a group of Government employees who work across all elements of the digital Strategy to make things happen. This includes helping to run the funding processes, co-ordinating the activities of the various groups and the operational aspects of the Digital Strategy - things like managing this website. Email us at comments@digitalstrategy.govt.nz
Further information
æ 2008 Cabinet Paper on the Governance Structure