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Strategic Planning for Statistics in Australia

Strategic Planning for Statistics in Australia. PARIS21/UNESCAP Forum on Strategic Planning for Statistics in South-East Asian Countries – Bangkok, June 2006 Geoff Neideck Director, Corporate Planning Australian Bureau of Statistics. Outline. Interactions with Government and Users

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Strategic Planning for Statistics in Australia

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  1. Strategic Planning for Statistics in Australia PARIS21/UNESCAP Forum on Strategic Planning for Statistics in South-East Asian Countries– Bangkok, June 2006 Geoff NeideckDirector, Corporate PlanningAustralian Bureau of Statistics

  2. Outline • Interactions with Government and Users • Environmental scanning • Establishing user needs • Government funding processes • ABS Internal Planning • Planning cycle • Corporate Plan, Financial Plan, Forward Work Program

  3. Environmental Scanning • Political priorities • Emerging economic and social issues • Community, academic, private sector • International developments

  4. Determining User Needs • Australian Statistical Advisory Council • Bilateral meetings • Statistics user groups • Outposted officers • Information development plans • Assessing level of support for new work, particularly funding

  5. Australian Statistical Advisory Committee (ASAC) • Provides advice to the Minister and Australian Statistician • Membership from government, business, academia, community • Advise on: • Improvements to the Australian statistical service • Long term priorities and work program for the ABS

  6. Formal Interactions with Government • ABS is in the Treasury portfolio • Australian Statistician and ASAC report to parliament • Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer is the responsible minister • Government liaison unit

  7. Obtaining Government Support • Involvement in government forums • Early involvement in policy development is preferable • Garnering support from other agencies • Building case with central agencies, particularly Treasury

  8. Understand government funding processes • What are the formal budget processes? • Have an agreed understanding of what the agency is funded for (core funding) • What are the opportunities for funding from other sources • Other government agencies • International/donors

  9. Funding from other sources • Funder may attach conditions • What impact will conditions have on organisations ability to determine its future directions? • Will it compromise national priorities? • Need to retain adherence to statistical best practice • Potential to divert resources & highly skilled staff from core work

  10. Criteria for Assessing User Needs • Essential criteria • Is it consistent with ABS mission and core role? • Is there a contemporary public policy need? • Is the solution fit for purpose? • Do we have the capacity to do the work? (e.g. funds, skilled staff)

  11. Criteria for Assessing User Needs • Criteria for prioritising competing bids • How important is the issue and to whom? • What are the risks and opportunities? • Budget risks • Funding support • Technology requirements • Does the activity build long-term capability?

  12. ABS Planning Cycle - Overview Environmental scanning Corporate Plan/Strategic Directions User input Management Meeting May New spending proposals July-Aug Management Meeting September April Final Decisions on Proposals Forward Work Program

  13. ABS Corporate Plan - Overview • ABS Mission Statement • Objectives • Values and People • Strategies • Performance measures

  14. ABS Corporate Plan - Objectives • An expanded and improved national statistical service • ABS services that are timely, relevant, responsive and respected for their integrity and quality • Informed and increased use of statistics • A key contributor to international statistical activities that are important to Australia or our region

  15. ABS Corporate Plan - Objectives • An organisation that builds capability to continually improve its effectiveness • The trust and cooperation of providers • ABS is a respected and strongly supported organisation

  16. ABS Planning Cycle – Key Principles • Link to Government budget cycle • Flexibility to respond to emerging issues • Key decision-making points • External views

  17. ABS Planning Cycle – Key Elements • Environmental scanning • Strategic directions • Bid list • Funding options • Bid decisions • Forward work program

  18. Financial Plan • Revenue • Government appropriation • sale of goods and services • Operating budget – surplus/deficit • Capital plan • property plan (9 offices) • asset management • Cash management

  19. Forward Work Program • Overview of the ABS • How the ABS makes decisions • How the ABS operates • ABS strategic directions • Information on each program(e.g. national accounts, labour, health) • Objectives • Outputs • Developments

  20. Strategy and Process Improvement • Internal audits • Reviews • Customer feedback • Project Management Framework

  21. What ABS can do to assist countries in the region • Provide documentation – planning processes, statistical frameworks, etc. • Host study tours • Provide in country capacity building assistance - limited resources, in line with Aust. Government priorities

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