On-line Action Plan

The Commonwealth Government's Government On-line Strategy requires that Government Agencies develop and publish on-line action plans on their respective websites. The following is FRDC's On-line Action Plan:

Objectives

• To improve FRDC business practices and efficiency
• To provide low cost, quality, online services that are easy to use by any member of the community
• To improve relationships with all stakeholders
• To provide an environment where customers choosing to transact with FRDC online can do so at any time

Strategy - Short Term (before 30 June 2001)

• Sell research publications and other products online
• Provide a search engine on publications
• Provide three tiers of summaries of publications from 1990 onwards and titles of publications only before that date

Strategy - Medium/Longer Term

• Provide dial-in access to the FRDC LAN for staff use when travelling
• Provide electronic notification of upcoming milestone due dates to researchers
• Accept applications over the web from research providers to undertake research
• Reconciliation of credit cards
• Bank statements directly ported into the financial system
• Provide web-based training in selected areas
• Provide an educational resource for schools

Guiding Principles

As per Government Online The Commonwealth Governmentís Strategy, April 2000,
pp.14-18.

• Authentication
• Privacy
• Security
• Metadata standards
• Electronic Publishing and Record Keeping Guidelines
• Accessibility

AND:
As per Commonwealth Electronic Procurement implementation strategy, April 2000.

• To pay all suppliers to Government electronically by the end of 2000
• Able to trade electronically with all ësimple procurementísuppliers who wish to do so, using open standards, the the end of 2001

AND:
As per Government Online The Commonwealth Governmentís Strategy, April 2000, pp.25-26, Annex A.

• Adherence to Online Information Service Obligations