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Capability 2.3.3.2

Availability of Government Data

Definition

Publication of jurisdiction's government or publicly funded datasets under open, machine-readable and legally reusable licences to support transparency, innovation and reuse. Enablement through the existence and use of data sharing frameworks.

Examples

  • data.gov.au – national open-data portal
  • Australian Government Data Catalogue – integrated discovery index of agency datasets
  • data.nsw.gov.au and DataVic – state open-data portals. ARDC RDA
  • Personal Level Integrated Data Asset (PLIDA) (ABS).

Indicators

  • Total number of datasets published under CC-BY or CC0 licences
  • Rate of dataset updates or deprecations over time
  • User downloads or API calls as a proxy for reuse activity
  • Existence and use of data sharing frameworks

National AI Plan

PLAN COMMITMENT

Limited commitment

Heavy reliance in the plan to ABS data. Includes a non-specific and conditional commitment to explore ways to expand access to some government datasets (Action 2) and to improve APS data maturity (Action 6), and identifies ABS as a key source for monitoring adoption and skills development (p8). Does not include comprehensive reforms to public data access frameworks or system-level mechanisms to improve the availability and usability of government data. Limited commitment by government in the plan represents a missed opportunity. More should be done build agency and leverage to offset capability gaps elsewhere in the ecosystem.

Stocktake

Is the Stocktake missing evidence?

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