The Australian Government Information Management Office (AGIMO) has issued a draft Guide to Responsible Data Analytics.
AGIMO assistant secretary, Marc Vickers, said that the draft guide “is intended as an appendix of the APS Better Practice Guide for Big Data and should be read in this context”. The big data guide was issued in April.
The guide outlines the responsibilities of government agencies, analytics practitioners and decision makers.
With the use of data analytics supporting a wider range of public administration including informing policy, administrative design and direct support for administrative decision-making, the guide emphasises the importance of the maintenance of public trust.
“Because big data projects often use information about individuals and, almost always, decisions and actions resulting from these findings may affect individuals, public sector agencies need to ensure that they maintain trust and operate within acceptable bounds as they increase their use of new technologies such as data analytics,” the guide said.
