Digital Government
The Department of Corporate and Digital Development (DCDD) has a digital leadership role to advance digital initiatives that support government and departments.
The Office of Digital Government (ODG) is the department’s strategic and policy area with a focus on digital, data, and telecommunications advocacy to support government in advancing digital transformation to improve services and foster innovation and economic development.
DCDD supports government in advancing digital initiatives, strategy advice and assurance controls to improve services in the Territory, through:
- digital policy
- telecommunications
- ICT governance
- digital communications
- cyber security
- digital connectivity and strategy
- data services.
Digital Territory Strategy
The Office of Digital Government is responsible for implementing the annual Digital Territory Action Plan that support the Digital Territory Strategy.
The strategy is underpinned by 5 digital directions:
- growing jobs and business
- connecting Territory communities
- building digital skills
- enabling smarter communities
- improving government services.
Our services
DCDD plays a critical strategic role in advocating for telecommunications services across the Northern Territory (NT).
Through our co-investment programs we actively support our remote areas to ensure Territorians can access necessary telecommunications and infrastructure.
The Australian Government has responsibility for telecommunications services in Australia and carriers have responsibility for service delivery.
Working with key stakeholders, the NT Government aims to deliver improved access to these services to provide long-term benefits for communities across the NT.
As part of its strategic ICT responsibilities, DCDD has developed governance frameworks for the use of departments across the NT Government to ensure compliance with core digital governance and accountability requirements.
We evaluate agency investment proposals for ICT related initiatives.
We oversee major ICT projects where cost, complexity, scale and impact result in a risk profile that requires independent oversight.
We engage with and deliver services to the public through the nt.gov.au site.
We engage with and provide services to NT Government agencies on protocols, standards, processes, digital tools, education, and training to support the delivery of their content and services online.
We provide website development and consolidation, agency advice, technical coordination, management, and enhancement of the NT Government's online presence.
DCDD is responsible for coordinating governance of cyber security planning and investment.
DCDD represents the NT Government on cyber security forums, including the National Cyber Security Committee, and supports cyber security incident response under the Cyber Incident Management Arrangements for Australia.
DCDD represents the NT Government on national cyber security policy and operational matters through engagement with the Australian Cyber Security Centre and Department of Home Affairs
DCDD supports inter-government cyber security initiatives including those in the Digital Territory Strategy and delivers cyber security awareness programs to business and the public across the Territory.
DCDD provides digital policy and strategy development, telecommunications advocacy and coordination, reform initiatives and advice to support the digital transformation of government services and development of a local digital economy. expertise in strategy, design and architecture for ICT enterprise systems and service platforms.
DCDD provides data management, reporting services, improvement initiatives and advice to inform agency business decisions.
We provide data warehouse management, corporate reporting and strategic agency reporting, data governance and data policy.