About AGIMO

The Australian Government Information Management Office (AGIMO), a business group within the Department of Finance and Deregulation, works across government to maintain Australia’s position as a leader in the productive application of information and communications technologies to government administration, information and services.

The AGIMO Blog is a place for vigorous discussion on a range of government ICT issues. We welcome and encourage you to share your thoughts and comments on AGIMO’s work.

AGIMO key roles and responsibilities include:

Leadership – AGIMO leads:

• the development of whole of government ICT strategies such as the ICT Strategic Vision and the cloud computing strategy;
• the coordination of governance of whole of government and cross-jurisdictional ICT;
• the Government 2.0 agenda, by chairing the Government 2.0 Steering Group; and
• in partnership with the APSC, the whole-of-government strategic ICT workforce plan incorporating the whole-of-government ICT career structure.

Operations – AGIMO runs:

• the Intra Government Communications Network (ICON), which links Australian Government agencies across the ACT;
• FedLink and the Ministerial Communications Network, providing secure telecommunications to Ministers, parliamentary offices, and agencies, throughout Australia; including the National TelePresence secure video-conferencing capability connecting all Australian governments;
• specialised ICT services for Finance –  the Budget Group secure and the Wide Area Networks;
• specialised secure communications services in Canberra, interstate and overseas for the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet; and
• the .gov.au web domain naming regime across Australia.
• directory.gov.au – a guide to the structure, organisations and key people in the Australian Government. Information in the site is grouped under the four key arms of government: the Commonwealth Parliament, the Courts, the Governor-General and Australian Government departments and agencies.

Procurement – On behalf of the whole of government, AGIMO procures:

• telecommunications services including mobile phones, internet and managed services;
• desktop hardware;
• Microsoft licences; and
• data centre facilities and related services

Policy – AGIMO implements and administers these government ICT policies and standards:

• ICT investment management including the Two Pass approval process for major ICT enabled projects, agency capability assessments, and ICT benchmarking;
• the Internet Gateway Reduction Program, and related elements of the Cyber Security Strategy;
• the Data Centre Strategy 2010- 2025;
• the Common Operating Environment policy, to enable desktop standardisation across agencies;
• the ICT staff tele-working policy;
• the whole of government ICT arrangements opt-out policy;
• the application of changing Internet addressing regimes via the IPv6 transition policy;
• software development policies, including open source and bespoke development; and
• the Principles of Engagement on ICT encourage Government and Industry to work together to achieve better outcomes.

Service delivery – AGIMO provides services to citizens and government agencies through:

• australia.gov.au – the primary online entry point for government information and services;
• data.gov.au – the online repository of public sector information datasets;
• govspace.gov.au – the online social media collaboration platform for government;
• govdex.gov.au – the secure online collaboration service for government;
• eGovernment Awards – for excellence, innovation and professionalism in e-Government; and
• entry-level ICT programs to attract and retain skilled ICT professionals in the APS.

Advice – AGIMO advises government and agencies on:

• frameworks for improved integrated service delivery across agencies and jurisdictions such as the Australian Government Architecture and Better Practice guidelines;
• security and authentication standards, supporting the National Security CIO and government service delivery strategies;
• Australians’ use of the Internet and e-government services;
• web publishing and web content accessibility guidelines.