Tell us once: building better online services

Peter AlexanderAssistant SecretaryOnline Services BranchAustralian Government Information Management OfficeDepartment of Finance and Deregulation

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AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT INFORMATION MANAGEMENT OFFICE (AGIMO)

Alternate title:Better service delivery is simple:

Give people• what they want;• when they want it; and• how they want it.

Caveat – not always possible in a compliance situation

BUT importantly ...

Don't stuff up• Don't breach privacy• Don't breach security• Don't embarrass us• Don’t etc, etc, etc.

The internet is the preferred channel for government services

45% of Australians prefer contacting government via internet over other channels

Source: Interacting with Government: Australians’ use and satisfaction with e-government services 2009

This preference has consistently grown over time

Source: Interacting with Government: Australians’ use and satisfaction with e-government services 2009

The reason: convenience

Source: Interacting with Government: Australians’ use and satisfaction with e-government services 2009

Online services: making things easier for the public and improving public

sector productivity

Draft ICT Strategic Vision

1. Good experience

Find government information and services across the online space

2. Better experience

Agency A

Agency BAgency C

myIntrayone place for all notifications about government including new services and my interactions

myServicesdeal with government services relevant to me once and tell one, some or all government agencies

Find all information and

services for government in

once place

3. Best experience

Agency A

Agency B

Agency C

When you update your details with your doctor, you can also tell government

Find information and services for government

anywhere

Innovative approaches will get us there

So how does government innovate?

Gov 2.0

Service design: engage with people about what services they need

Service delivery: new channels for support

Service improvement: increased use of online feedback systems

Service innovation: open data and Government-powered services

Public Services innovation in service delivery comes from

Our customers, clients, users.Our suppliers, service providers.Academics, researchers, other governments (jurisdictions)Our leaders. .....

.... and importantly (and often over looked!)

... our staff.

• The APS is full of bright and enthusiastic people with great ideas.

• We need an environment to enable them to contribute.

• To me innovation is engaging with risk.

Good news: we are seeing pilots, trials and new approaches

Early days – here are some pioneers:

• Immigration Visa• DHS Connected Authentication• DHS Mobile Offices• Use of Twitter and Facebook – Centrelink and Immigration

Thanks