How SDAs are assured to continue to provide value

Core and Common SDAs are reviewed annually to ensure they continue to provide value and to support SDA owners in investment needs and/or decommission planning. SDA owners submit an attestation annually to demonstrate that their asset continues to meet the SDA Criteria (Appendix B). The attestations are reviewed by the Technical Design Advisory Group (TDAG) to ensure the SDA remains desirable, viable and feasible. One of the following recommendations will be made to the IDLG and DTB after consultation with the SDA owner:

1. Invest: advise continued investment, or increased investment in the SDA to improve the service offering (additional features, availability, security etc.) and/or to increase agency adoption.
2. Retire: advise to decommission, remove the SDA from the list of must/should use, continue to provide the SDA to existing users until all have migrated to an alternate solution, then retire the SDA.

Industry may be consulted as part of the annual review to ensure market mature service offerings are considered in any recommendation. If an SDA owner identifies a need to retire their asset, they must notify the TDAG as soon as possible so that the change impact can be understood and managed across relevant governance and funding groups. If an SDA owner identifies a need to increase the cost of service, they must consult all users and notify the TDAG if the cost increase is not supported. The TDAG will provide advice to IDLG for discussion and agreement of action. The SDA owner is accountable for establishing and maintaining robust data governance protocols to ensure that all data alterations consistently uphold secure, compliant, and high-quality service delivery.