Contents on this page correlate to sections 3.3 – 3.5 in the SDA Reuse Policy PDF appendix
Glossary and related documents
Acronyms
| Abbreviation | Definition |
|---|---|
| CIO | Chief Information Officer |
| DCS | Department of Customer Service |
| DSIA | Digital Strategy, Investment and Assurance |
| DTB | Digital Transformation Board |
| IDAF | ICT Digital Investment Framework |
| IDLG | ICT and Digital Leadership Group |
| SDA | State Digital Asset |
| TDAG | Technical Design Advisory Group |
Glossary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Adoption | The act of an NSW Government agency using an SDA. |
| Attestation | SDA owner declaration that their SDA is desirable, viable and feasible, and operating to best practice. |
| Capabilities | Defines the main function of the SDA, for example, payments. |
| Common SDA | Type of SDA that should be used by NSW Government agencies. |
| Core SDA | Type of SDA that must be used by NSW Government agencies. |
| Digital Restart Fund | A fund administered by the Department of Customer Service, funding iterative, multi-disciplinary approaches to planning, designing, and developing digital products and services in NSW. |
| Digital Solution / Digital Asset | The combination of technology, applications, information, commercials, process & people to deliver an outcome. |
| Ecosystem | A term to describe a grouping of digital assets dependent on each other to achieve a desired business outcome. |
| Enterprise architecture | Applying system thinking to the enterprise (digital solutions, information, people, partners, customers) to increase efficiencies, improve customer experience, innovate, and transform. |
| Exemption | To exempt an NSW agency from its obligation to use a Core or Common SDA. |
| Framework | Defines the key elements (process, people, information, system, standards, partners, commercials) for effective, safe, and secure ICT and digital strategic planning, delivery, and operations. |
| Funding Model | Defines how the cost of an asset is funded. |
| ICT Infrastructure | Information and communications technology infrastructure (includes software, hardware, firmware, networks, hosting/cloud). |
| Investment | A digital solution to be funded, which could be defined as a project, or a work package delivered by a business function. |
| Legacy | A digital solution that is no longer fit to meet business or customer needs. |
| Must | Mandating use of an SDA. |
| NSW ICT Digital Assurance Framework (IDAF) | The objective of the ICT Digital Assurance Framework is to ensure NSW Government’s ICT projects are delivered on time and on budget through the implementation of this risk-based independent assurance framework |
| Operating model | The model in which the SDA business function operates. It includes people, process, information, technology, contracts, commercials, partners, stakeholders and customers. |
| Platforms | Digital solutions that provide foundational technical features or data that multiple products can use. |
| Portfolio of Agencies | Groupings of NSW Government departments, agencies, and organisations. List of NSW portfolio of agencies can be found here https://www.nsw.gov.au/departments-and-agencies |
| Privacy | Any information or opinion about an identifiable person. |
| Product | Applications used by the end user. |
| Project | A temporary grouping of people and resources to deliver one or more outputs in accordance with an agreed business case. |
| Project Sponsor | The delivery agency executive with overall responsibility for ensuring that a project meets its objectives and delivers the projected benefits. |
| Reuse | A digital asset used by more than one agency. |
| Roadmap | A high-level plan showing specific projects, initiatives or solutions sequenced over a period to deliver short- and long-term objectives. |
| SDA Criteria | The criteria used to determine if a solution should be an SDA and to ensure NSW SDAs meet best practice. |
| SDA Prioritisation | The process to identify SDAs that are priority for NSW Government. |
| Service | The involvement of human services (people) to deliver an outcome to customers. |
| Should | Preferred use of an SDA. |
| State Digital Assets (SDAs) | Digital solutions used by more than one NSW Government agency and are endorsed to be Core or Common. |
| Value Chains | A series of consecutive steps to create value. |
| WofG Pipeline | A collection of all NSW Government agencies planned and started (early stages) ICT and digital investments. Managed by the DSIA in the Department of Customer Service. |
Related policies and documents
| Issuer | Document Name |
|---|---|
| Department of Customer Service | Digital ICT and Investment Strategy 2022-2024. |
| Department of Customer Service | Digital Restart Fund Act 2020 No. 15. |
| Department of Customer Service | ICT and Digital Assurance Framework (IDAF). |
| NSW Treasury | Asset Management Policy for the NSW Public Sector (TPP19-07). |
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SDA Reuse Policy
- Policy statement
- Principles
- How SDAs are identified and prioritised
- How SDAs are determined for agencies to use
- How SDAs are assured to continue to provide value
- Digital assets agencies must use
- Exemptions
- Reporting requirements
- Governance
- Compliance requirements
- Funding
- Support for SDA owners
- Ownership
- ICT industry involvement
- Usage reporting requirement
- SDA criteria
- Glossary and related documents