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2011 Information Policy Conference

Public Sector Information: A National Resource

15 November 2011, National Convention Centre, Canberra

Program

(with links to material presented at the conference where available; please note transcripts of audio files are not available)

Monday 14 November (evening)
18.00–22.30	Pre-conference dinner at the National Portrait Gallery Guest speaker: Senator the Hon John Faulkner (link to speech) Link to audio file of evening speeches (45,985 KB).
Tuesday 15 November – National Convention Centre
8:30–9:00	Delegate registration and coffee/tea
9:00–9:30	Welcome and opening address The Hon Brendan O’Connor MP, Minister for Privacy and Freedom of Information (link to speech) Link to audio file of welcome speech (23,739 KB).
9:30–10:45	Plenary panel National Information Policy: Where are we up to? Public sector information as a national resource Progress in achieving a whole of government approach Information policy beyond the open government agenda Link to audio file of Plenary Panel (75,029 KB). Chair: Prof John McMillan, Australian Information Commissioner, Office of the Australian Information Commissioner Ann Steward, Australian Government Chief Information Officer Patricia Kelly, Deputy Secretary, Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (link to presentation) (PDF) Dr Stephen Ellis, Director General, National Archives of Australia (link to PDF of presentation)
10:45–11:00	Morning refreshments
11:00–11:30	Office of the Australian Information Commissioner – 12 months on Link to audio file of Commissioners' speeches (29,198 KB). Prof John McMillan, Australian Information Commissioner (link to speech) Timothy Pilgrim, Privacy Commissioner (link to speech) Dr James Popple, Freedom of Information Commissioner (link to speech) (link to slides mentioned in speech on SlideShare or PDF)
11:30–12.30	Concurrent sessions (Choose one)
	Session 1: Removing barriers to public sector information reuse Navigating legal, administrative and operational roadblocks Using open licensing to facilitate publication and reuse of information Link to audio file of session one (51,660 KB). Chair: Sven Bluemmel, Information Commissioner, Office of the Information Commissioner WA Baden Appleyard, National Program Director, AusGOAL (link to presentation) Dr Sui-Ming Tam, First Assistant Statistician, Australian Bureau of Statistics (link to PDF of presentation) Andrew Johnson, myregion, Department of Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government (link to PDF of presentation)
	Session 2: Information governance and asset management Best practice in information governance and asset management Chief Information Officers and Information Champions – their information policy role Ensuring the integrity and security of public sector information Link to audio file of session two (62,720 KB). Chair: Julie Kinross, Information Commissioner, Office of the Information Commissioner QLD David Glynne Jones, DGJ Consulting (link to PDF of presentation) Peter Alexander, Chief Information Officer, The Treasury Tony Corcoran, Assistant Secretary, Freedom of Information and Information Management, Department of Defence (link to PDF of presentation)
12.30–13:30	Lunch
13:30–14:30	Concurrent sessions (Choose one)
	Session 3: Engaging the public Using community input to improve publication decisions Obtaining community feedback on the quality, completeness, usefulness and accuracy of published information Using Web 2.0 tools to support community consultation Link to audio file of session three (64,589 KB). Chair: Deirdre O'Donnell, Information Commissioner, Information and Privacy Commission NSW Richard Denniss, Executive Director, The Australia Institute Tom Burton, Executive Manager for Gov 2.0, Australian Communications and Media Authority (link to presentation on slideshare) *Senator the Hon Kate Lundy*, Senator for the Australian Capital Territory www.katelundy.com.au
	Session 4: Making Public Sector Information accessible Ensuring that the information you publish is accessible and can easily be discovered and used by the community Why metadata is important Link to audio file of session four (61,020 KB). *Chair: Simon Allston*, Ombudsman, Tasmania Alan Noble, Engineering Director, Google Australia (link to PDF of presentation) Roxanne Missingham, Parliamentary Librarian, Department of Parliamentary Services (link to PDF of presentation) *Mel Taylor*, President, Institute of Metadata Management
14:30–15:00	Information policy: The international perspective What Australia can learn from information policy developments overseas Rachael Spalding, Assistant Commissioner Policy, OAIC (link to presentation) Link to audio file of session (25,201 KB).
15:00–15:20	Afternoon refreshments
15:20–16:50	Information publication: Australian best practice Discover how four agencies tackled issues that arose when preparing material for publication, including: geospatial data, education data, university research data and health and medical research data Link to audio file of session (88,392 KB). Chair: Dr James Popple, Freedom of Information Commissioner Dr Clinton Foster, Chief Scientist, GeoScience Australia (link to PDF of presentation) Dr Ross Wilkinson, Executive Director, Australian National Data Service (link to PDF of presentation) Michael Manthorpe, Deputy Secretary, Corporate and Networks, Department Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (link to PDF of presentation) Warwick Anderson, CEO, National Health and Medical Research Council
16:50	Conference close Prof John McMillan, Australian Information Commissioner

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Cost

$550 (Full time student/NGO – $275). The registration fee includes the cost of attending the pre-conference dinner.

Registrations closed

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Phone:	02 6290 1505

The invitation from the Australian Information Commissioner, John McMillan

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Why attend?

This conference is aimed at developing a National Information Policy for Australia, with a focus on identifying and overcoming the barriers to open government through the publication of public sector information. It will bring together information experts from the public and private sectors to share ideas and insights on the future direction of government information policy.

This will be an opportunity for you to:

find out about the progress of the open government reforms
contribute to the development of a National Information Policy for Australia
consider issues around the proactive publication of public sector information
share best practice case studies
learn about the OAIC's Principles on open public sector information
discover how technology provides new opportunities for information management and exchange