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Rail Industry Innovation Council

Portfolio: Industry, Science and Resources

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Major Digital Projects
6

Critical Minerals Production Tax Incentive (CMPTI)

Department of Industry, Science and Resources

Tier 2
DCA: Medium-High
Active

Total Budget

$28.3M

Digital Budget

$22.1M

July 2024June 2027

The CMPTI is consistent with the Critical Minerals Strategy and a key component of the Future Made in Australia Package. The project aims to establish a customer portal and associated back-end Customer Relationship Management (CRM) to facilitate the submission and assessment of CMPTI applications and subsequent reporting and compliance processes.

National Measurement Institute (NMI) Digital Transformation Program

Department of Industry, Science and Resources

Tier 2
DCA: High
Active

Total Budget

$40.2M

Digital Budget

$40.2M

July 2024June 2026

The program will address the NMI’s most urgent ICT needs, such as cyber security risks as well as critical service delivery and operational issues. The program comprises 4 key ICT work streams, which aim to remediate known vulnerabilities that pose risks to operations, uplift systems to streamline processes, enhance service delivery and improve data security.

An Australia–United States Partnership in Landsat Next

Geoscience Australia

Tier 3
Active

Total Budget

$207.4M

Digital Budget

$26.7M

July 2024June 2029

The Australia–United States partnership in Landsat Next builds on a nearly 50-year partnership, enabling collaboration to scale up over the decades to come. The project will provide Australia with assured access to data from the Landsat Next satellites, an enhanced Alice Springs Ground Station capability, next-generation data processing, quality assurance, integrity monitoring and distribution capabilities, and provide satellite-based enhanced earth imaging products to users.

An Enduring Commonwealth Function for Radioactive Waste Management

Department of Industry, Science and Resources

Tier 3
Paused (Digital Budget)

Total Budget

$275.2M

Digital Budget

$25M

July 2023June 2028

This project represents the intention of the Commonwealth to ensure safe and secure management of Australia’s radioactive waste to protect people and the environment for generations to come. The digital project, which is currently paused, aims to set up the systems required for Australian Radioactive Waste Agency to deliver an enduring function for radioactive waste management in Australia.

Questacon Digital Futures Project

Questacon

Tier 3
Active

Total Budget

$7.3M

Digital Budget

$6.3M

April 2023June 2027

Currently, Questacon’s software, hardware and network infrastructure do not provide a consistent, accessible customer experience. Current systems also do not meet core requirements for seamless digital transactions for users, efficient operations and secure transactions. This project is addressing these issues through targeted investment and uplift in key areas.

Single Business Service

Department of Industry, Science and Resources

Tier 3
Active

Total Budget

$16.4M

Digital Budget

$16.3M

July 2023Ongoing - no end date

This project will maintain the existing Single Business Service (business.gov.au and contact centre) to simplify small to medium businesses’ engagement with government. Funding will support the ongoing delivery of the business contact centre and business.gov.au including security, infrastructure and data insights capability, and ensure information and tools are up to date, so the service remains useful and usable for the Australian business community.

Ideas relevant to this department

12 tagged

Reform proposals on YourGov that name this department as a delivery partner — drawn from citizen voice, government strategy, research, international examples and gap analysis.

STRATEGY SUMMARY

Building a better future for all Australians through enabling a productive, resilient and sustainable economy, enriched by science and technology [CP p.8]

PURPOSE

Building a better future for all Australians through enabling a productive, resilient and sustainable economy, enriched by science and technology [CP p.8]

Corporate Plan 2025 · p.8

Strategic priorities

· 4

1

Leveraging our natural and competitive strengths to broaden our industrial base while managing the impacts of structural

Leveraging our natural and competitive strengths to broaden our industrial base while managing the impacts of structural adjustment in the economy.

Corporate Plan 2025 · p.10
2

Capturing the opportunities of existing and emerging technologies and supporting sustainable digital growth, including A

Capturing the opportunities of existing and emerging technologies and supporting sustainable digital growth, including Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data centres.

Corporate Plan 2025 · p.10
3

Building a stronger science sector to help solve challenges, improve productivity and wellbeing and boost the science, t

Building a stronger science sector to help solve challenges, improve productivity and wellbeing and boost the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) pipeline and workforce.

Corporate Plan 2025 · p.10
4

Growing national prosperity through a strong resources sector that will continue to bolster government revenue and creat

Growing national prosperity through a strong resources sector that will continue to bolster government revenue and create sustainable and high-value jobs, including in regional and remote communities.

Corporate Plan 2025 · p.10

Outcomes

· 3

Outcome 1: Growing innovative and competitive businesses, industries and regions

The department’s policies and programs support community-wide STEM engagement. This helps to equip Australians with the skills they need to do the jobs of the future.

KEY ACTIVITIES

  • growing innovative and competitive businesses, industries and regions

Outcome 2: Investing in science and technology

STEM underpins a thriving scientific and technology-enabled economy. The department’s policies and programs support community-wide STEM engagement.

KEY ACTIVITIES

  • investing in science and technology

Outcome 3: Supporting a strong resources sector

A sustainable Australian resources sector attracts private sector investment, encourages the use of innovative technologies and meets community expectations.

KEY ACTIVITIES

  • supporting a strong resources sector

Values

· 4

curious

connected

collaborative

caring

Performance measures

· 8

CodeMeasureTarget 2025-26Latest resultStatus

STEM01

Raising awareness of the importance of STEM through the delivery of portfolio initiatives

87% or more Australians (parents, educators and young Australians) to consider STEM skills important when considering employment

Corporate Plan 2025 · p.42

Partially met

Annual Report 2024-25 · p.29
Partially achieved

NMI01

Maintaining National Measurement Institute measurement services through third-party accreditations to meet national and international best practice

global acceptance of over 320 measurement capabilities under the Mutual Recognition Arrangement of the International Committee of Weights and Measures

Corporate Plan 2025 · p.43

Met

Annual Report 2024-25 · p.30
Achieved

NMI02

Increasing compliance with fair measure regulations through National Measurement Institute trader engagement

The follow-up trader audit compliance rate is higher than the initial trader audit compliance rate

Corporate Plan 2025 · p.44

Met

Annual Report 2024-25 · p.30
Achieved

RSA01

Assuring the safety and security of civil space activities through regulation administered by the Australian Space Agency

Zero fatalities, serious injuries or damage to other property as a result of authorised Australian space activities

Corporate Plan 2025 · p.45

Met

Annual Report 2024-25 · p.30
Achieved

RSC01

Growing Australia’s critical minerals sector, including by supporting development of downstream processing capacity

Year-on-year increase in the number, progress and total capital expenditure of critical minerals projects

Corporate Plan 2025 · p.46

Partially met

Annual Report 2024-25 · p.30
Partially achieved

RSC02

Increasing opportunities for resources project investment

Reframe any future Commonwealth offshore petroleum exploration acreage releases consistent with the government’s Future Gas Strategy

Corporate Plan 2025 · p.47

Partially met

Annual Report 2024-25 · p.30
Partially achieved

RSC03

Assessing Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 (OPGGS) applications through the National Offshore Petroleum Titles Administrator (NOPTA)

90% of assessment timeframes met

Corporate Plan 2025 · p.48

Met

Annual Report 2024-25 · p.30
Achieved

RSC04

Decommissioning the Northern Endeavour and remediating the Laminaria-Corallina oil fields

Progress towards decommissioning the Northern Endeavour while ensuring safety and protection of the environment

Corporate Plan 2025 · p.48

Met

Annual Report 2024-25 · p.31
Achieved

Ideas distilled from this entity's strategy & evidence

· 12

Data & Performance

KPI evidence register with named owners

Create a simple register mapping each KPI to source data, owner, frequency, target, and last result.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

diser-annual-report-2021-22.pdf)

Data & Performance

Outcome dashboard linking budget, delivery, and public impact

Build a public-facing outcome dashboard showing spend, outputs, outcomes, and delivery confidence.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

diser-annual-report-2021-22.pdf)

Staff Productivity

Reusable briefing and summary assistant for internal documents

Create controlled templates for summarising reports, submissions, minutes, and ministerial briefs.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

diser-annual-report-2021-22.pdf)

Staff Productivity

Department-wide knowledge and briefing platform

Build a secure knowledge platform that lets staff search, summarise, and cite approved departmental material.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

diser-annual-report-2021-22.pdf)

Regulation & Policy

Regulatory burden scan for forms, guidance, and reporting

Identify the top 10 highest-friction reporting obligations and simplify guidance, forms, or evidence requirements.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

disr-annual-report-2023-24.pdf)

Regulation & Policy

Adaptive regulation program with live feedback loops

Create an adaptive regulation model using sandboxes, industry data, risk scoring, and regular rule updates.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

disr-annual-report-2023-24.pdf)

Risk & Assurance

Recommendation tracker for audits, reviews, and inquiries

Publish a single internal tracker for audit/review recommendations, owners, due dates, and implementation evidence.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

disr-corporate-plan-2023-24.pdf)

Risk & Assurance

Integrated assurance and lessons-learned system

Create an assurance system that connects audit findings, risk registers, delivery reviews, and investment decisions.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

disr-corporate-plan-2023-24.pdf)

Citizen Services

Plain-language service pages and proactive status updates

Rewrite high-volume pages and letters into plain language, add status notifications, and measure contact reduction.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

diser-corporate-plan-2021-2022.pdf)

Citizen Services

Single front door for life-event based services

Bundle services around life events so citizens can complete related steps across agencies in one journey.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

diser-corporate-plan-2021-2022.pdf)

Case Processing

Triage queue for stuck or ageing cases

Use existing case data to flag ageing, duplicate, incomplete, or high-risk cases for earlier intervention.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

diser-annual-report-2021-22.pdf)

Case Processing

End-to-end case processing redesign

Redesign the case pathway around risk-based triage, reusable evidence, and automated eligibility checks.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

diser-annual-report-2021-22.pdf)

Data & Performance

KPI evidence register with named owners

Create a simple register mapping each KPI to source data, owner, frequency, target, and last result.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

diser-annual-report-2021-22.pdf)

Data & Performance

Outcome dashboard linking budget, delivery, and public impact

Build a public-facing outcome dashboard showing spend, outputs, outcomes, and delivery confidence.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

diser-annual-report-2021-22.pdf)

Staff Productivity

Reusable briefing and summary assistant for internal documents

Create controlled templates for summarising reports, submissions, minutes, and ministerial briefs.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

diser-annual-report-2021-22.pdf)

Staff Productivity

Department-wide knowledge and briefing platform

Build a secure knowledge platform that lets staff search, summarise, and cite approved departmental material.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

diser-annual-report-2021-22.pdf)

Regulation & Policy

Regulatory burden scan for forms, guidance, and reporting

Identify the top 10 highest-friction reporting obligations and simplify guidance, forms, or evidence requirements.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

disr-annual-report-2023-24.pdf)

Regulation & Policy

Adaptive regulation program with live feedback loops

Create an adaptive regulation model using sandboxes, industry data, risk scoring, and regular rule updates.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

disr-annual-report-2023-24.pdf)

Risk & Assurance

Recommendation tracker for audits, reviews, and inquiries

Publish a single internal tracker for audit/review recommendations, owners, due dates, and implementation evidence.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

disr-corporate-plan-2023-24.pdf)

Risk & Assurance

Integrated assurance and lessons-learned system

Create an assurance system that connects audit findings, risk registers, delivery reviews, and investment decisions.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

disr-corporate-plan-2023-24.pdf)

Citizen Services

Plain-language service pages and proactive status updates

Rewrite high-volume pages and letters into plain language, add status notifications, and measure contact reduction.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

diser-corporate-plan-2021-2022.pdf)

Citizen Services

Single front door for life-event based services

Bundle services around life events so citizens can complete related steps across agencies in one journey.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

diser-corporate-plan-2021-2022.pdf)

Case Processing

Triage queue for stuck or ageing cases

Use existing case data to flag ageing, duplicate, incomplete, or high-risk cases for earlier intervention.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

diser-annual-report-2021-22.pdf)

Case Processing

End-to-end case processing redesign

Redesign the case pathway around risk-based triage, reusable evidence, and automated eligibility checks.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

diser-annual-report-2021-22.pdf)

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