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PREMIER: GOVERNANCE OF NSW GOVERNANCE ICT BOARD
REVIEWING NSW GOVERMENT "BIG DATA" STRATEGY
A Philip GAETJENS (Chair), Secretary, The Treasury RESIGNED 07 APR 2015
B Blair COMLEY, Secretary, Department of Premier and Cabinet
C Dr Michele BRUNIGES, Secretary, Department of Education
and Communities
D Dr Mary FOLEY, Secretary, NSW Ministry of Health
E Mark PATERSON AO, Secretary, Department of Trade and SACKED 07 APR 2015
Investment, Regional Infrastructure and Services
F David STEWART, Secretary, Transport for NSW RESIGNED 16 FEB 2015
G Andrew CAPPIE-WOOD, Secretary, Department of Police and
Justice
H Michael COUTTS-TROTTER, Secretary, Department of Family
and Community Services
I Michael PRATT, Customer Service Commissioner, Chair of
the Service NSW Board
J Anthony WONG, Chair of the ICT Advisory Panel
Tue 14 Apr 2015 Recipient:61211mb1
REF:ACDGDEN1 Y/R: NSW Digital Economy
IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST
The Hon. Michael BAIRD MP E:manly@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Premier F: {61}(2)9976-2993
NSW PARLIAMENT M: {61}(0)
2/2 Wentworth St MANLY 2095 P: {61}(2)9976-2773
Dear Premier cc Members Parliament
REVIEWING NSW GOVERNMENT "BIG DATA" STRATEGY
Further to our letter 04 Feb 2015 re "NSW Government Websites not conforming
with Premier & Cabinet c2012-08", we note that Mr GAETJENS Secretary the
Treasury has resigned along with David STEWART Secretary NSW Transport
and Mark Paterson AO Secretary Department Trade & Investment has been
sacked by yourself on 07 Apr 2015
This may be an opportune time to review the "Big Data" Strategy as the article
sent to you on 04 Feb 2015 which was published 8 years before on 06 Feb 2007
highlighted the problems with "Big Data"
{Att A - 2007-02-06 "Gould Evans Problems with Big Data"}
In the Report "Accelerating Digital Government" containing the Summary of
Discussions 8,9 and 18 Sep 2014, it states on "p5 Fig 2 Characteristics of Change
over next 5 years" that "Big Data and Analytics" are key components of the
Digital Ecosystem
In addition "p5 Accelerating Digital Government" states The Accelerating Digital
Government Taskforce "has a focus on a born digital approach to service
transformation, maximising opportunities from "big data" and information sharing"
{Att B: 2014-10-13 "p5 Accelerating Digital Government"}
Also in the NSW Procurement Reform Strategic Directions Statement dated Nov 2012
p 43 states "NSW Health is pursuing a new system to support innovative supplier
engagement.......The lessons learned from this model could be used to inform
the development of similar programs in other portfolios (eg education and transport)
Att C: 2012-11-01 NSW SDS p43 eHealth example Model for other portfolios
However on 05 Feb 2015 Kate Macdonald published an article in "Pulse + IT" "Why
is eHealth Interoperability so hard ?"
{Att D:2015-02-05 "Why is eHealth Interoperability so hard"}
However her Article does not mention the fact that in 2007 the NEHTA IT Advisory
Board nominated 8 Candidate eStandards for software houses to develop application
Thus "Big Data" may be just another excuse for the ICT Industry to promote more
hardware, software and consultancy costs for State and Local Government to pass
the costs onto the Public
{Att E: 2015-02-06 "eHealth and Big Data"}
We believe the NSW Government should review methodologies that reduce the size
of information that is communicated as the NSW Government could develop
Government communications systems that could be licenced around world
{Att F: 1999-11-23 Email: The final Frontier - "need for more terse protocol"}
Will the new members of the NSW Procurement Reform Board receive the NSW Government's
authorisation to consider this opportunity ?
Yours sincerely
Peter AXTENS LLB (Retired)
Official Agent
SUSTAINABILITY ACTION NETWORK [SAN]
M:{61}(0)416-009-468 Public Officer
Att
A 2007-02-06 Gould Evans problems with "Big Data"
B 2014-10-13 p5 NSW Accelerating Digital Government "Maximising Big Data Opportunities"
C 2012-11-01 NSW SDS p43 eHealth example Model for other portfolios
D 2015-02-05 Article in Pulse+IT "Why is eHealth Interoperability so hard ?
E 2015-02-06 eHealth & Big Data
F 1999-11-23 Email: The final Frontier - "need for more terse protocol"
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