Priority Reform Four. SHARED ACCESS TO DATA AND INFORMATION AT A REGIONAL LEVEL Shared access to location specific data and information will support Aboriginal and Xxxxxx Strait Islander communities and organisations to support the achievement of the first three Priority Reforms through:
Priority Reform Four. Increase the number of regional data projects to support Aboriginal and Xxxxxx Strait Islander communities to make decisions about Closing the Gap and their development.
Priority Reform Four. Shared access to data and information at a regional level – The Parties agree that disaggregated data and information is most useful to Aboriginal and Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Islander organisations and communities to obtain a comprehensive picture of what is happening in their communities and to make decisions about their futures. coalitions – NSW Coalition of Aboriginal Peak Organisations (NSW CAPO), VIC Aboriginal Executive Committee (VIC AEC), Aboriginal Peak Organisations of the Northern Territory (APO NT), South Australian Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations Network (SAACCON) – to better represent the interests of their member organisations including in relations with state and territory governments. Most of these state / territory Peak coalitions include other significant Aboriginal and Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Islander organisations in their jurisdictions with an interest in Closing the Gap as members and have procedures to allow others to apply. Peaks in other states are likely to form themselves into coalitions in the coming months in order to support increased engagement and representation from Aboriginal and Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Islander community-controlled organisations in implementing the National Agreement. The Parties to the Partnership Agreement (referred to as the Partnership Parties) are the Coalition of Peaks and the Government Parties. The National Agreement on Closing the Gap (National Agreement) was negotiated in accordance with the principles and structures elaborated in the Partnership Agreement. It came into effect on 27 July 2020, replacing COAG’s National Indigenous Reform Agreement (NIRA) which commenced in 2008. The National Agreement extends the shared decision-making and partnership approach of the Partnership Agreement from between governments and the Coalition of Peaks to more partnership arrangements with other Aboriginal and Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Islander organisations and communities. A critical innovation of the new National Agreement is the commitment to four Priority Reform Areas for Joint National Action (Priority Reforms): CHAPTER 2
Priority Reform Four. Shared access to data and information at a regional level – The Parties agree that disaggregated data and information is most useful to Aboriginal and Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Islander organisations and communities to obtain a comprehensive picture of what is happening in their communities and to make decisions about their futures. Together with the Coalition of Peaks, the Government Parties have also committed to targets for the Priority Reforms, which will measure the change governments are making in the way they work with Aboriginal and Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Islander people, as well as socio-economic targets which focus on measuring the outcomes experienced by Aboriginal and Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Islander people. The National Agreement also sets up a process of implementation planning to achieve the Agreement’s objectives and outcomes. Each Party to the Agreement will develop an Implementation Plan, relevant to its responsibilities and commitments. There are also shared actions, and shared accountability and oversight mechanisms, requiring ongoing shared decision-making through the Partnership. Jurisdictional Implementation Plans will be developed and delivered in partnerships between governments, the Coalition of Peaks and other Aboriginal and Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Islander partners.
Priority Reform Four. Shared access to data and information at a regional level The National Agreement commits parties to ensuring Aboriginal and Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Islander people have access to, and the capability to use relevant government and other data and information. This is critical to the success of the first three Priority Reforms and supports Aboriginal and Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Islander people to set and monitor the implementation of regional efforts to close the gap, and develop their priorities and drive their own development. Key actions: • Governments to share available, disaggregated regional data and information with Aboriginal and Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Islander organisations and communities on Closing the Gap. • Governments to establish partnerships between Aboriginal and Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Islander people and government agencies to improve collection, access, management and use of data, including identifying improvements to existing data collection and management; and to build capacity of Aboriginal and Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Islander organisations and communities to collect, and use data. • New data projects in up to six locations across Australia to enable Aboriginal and Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Islander communities and organisations to access and use location-specific data on the Closing the Gap outcome areas. Target on Priority Reform Four: Increase the number of regional data projects to support Aboriginal and Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Islander communities to make decisions about Closing the Gap and their development. SOCIO-ECONOMIC CLOSING THE GAP TARGETS In addition to the Priority Reforms targets, the National Agreement establishes 16 socio-economic targets to bring focus to new areas and help monitor progress in improvements in the lives of Aboriginal and Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Islander people.
