Annual report 2003-2004, Department of Corporate and Information Services
Department of Corporate and Information Services annual report 2003 - 2004
Northern Territory. Department of Corporate and Information Services
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Department of Corporate and Information Services annual report; Annual report
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Appendices 194 Appendix E - Consultative Forums As well as continuous liaison at the operational level, formal client consultation occurs through a number of inter-agency committees. Aboriginal Advisory Group The Group, which is administered by NT Archives Services, oversees the functioning of the protocol for access to Northern Territory Government records by Aboriginal People researching their families. The purpose of the Protocol is to facilitate a pragmatic, efficient and helpful means for Aboriginal people, who were separated from their families as a result of past government policies, to seek family information from NT Government records. Finance Committee A forum, chaired by the CFO of DCIS, in which agency finance managers, NT Treasury and DCIS discuss processes, procedures and issues related to finance within the NTG public sector environment. GAS Users Group This group, chaired by the product manager Financial Systems, meets every second month and provides a forum wherein users of the Government Accounting System (GAS) can benefit from presentations, share information and discuss GAS related issues. NT Information Management Committee An agency nominee chairs this advisory group consisting of representatives from key Government agencies at the senior executive level. The group provides input into the information management strategic directions of DCIS, and the broader public sector. Purchase Order User Group This group, chaired by the Deputy Secretary, meets every second month and provides an opportunity to benefit from presentations, share information and discuss procurement issues. Remote Telecommunications Forum The Northern Territory Remote Telecommunications Forum represents the interests and views of the consumers of telecommunications services and products in remote areas of the Northern Territory. The Forum is convened and chaired by DCIS and has been established to better coordinate the delivery and use of remote area telecommunications. ICT Industry Development group This group, chaired by the Chair of the NT Branch of the AIIA and represented by the Executive Director of ICT for DCIS is a joint venture between government and IT industry representatives. It's accountability is to deliver outcomes of benefit to the ICT industry and Territorians. External Committees DCIS staff also participates in numerous external committees relevant to our business focus such as those hosted by the Commissioner for Public Employment and NT Treasury. These forums help us to ensure that we can anticipate customer needs and discuss suitable strategies in the early formulation of policies by those central agencies.