Secretaries’ Digital and Data Committee

The Secretaries’ Digital and Data Committee is a subcommittee of the Secretaries Board.  

Purpose 

The purpose of the SDDC is to provide strategic leadership to promote an APS-enterprise approach to the planning, coordination, investment, assurance, and delivery of trusted and secure digital and data capabilities across government. 

Membership 

The Secretaries’ Digital and Data Committee membership comprises:  

  1. The Secretary of the Department of Finance (co-chair) 
  2. The Secretary of the Department of Social Services (co-chair) 
  3. The Secretary of the Attorney-General’s Department 
  4. The Secretary of the Department of Defence 
  5. The Secretary of the Department of Home Affairs 
  6. The Secretary of the Department of Industry, Science and Resources 
  7. The Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet 
  8. The Australian Statistician, Australian Bureau of Statistics
  9. The Commissioner of Taxation 
  10. The Australian Public Service Commissioner
  11. The Chief Executive Officer of Services Australia 
  12. The Chief Executive Officer of the Digital Transformation Agency 
  13. The Director-General of the Australian Signals Directorate 

Terms of Reference 

The Secretaries’ Digital and Data Committee Terms of Reference were updated and officially endorsed at the meeting on 29 June 2023.

Communiques 

The Secretaries’ Digital and Data Committee is committed to modelling transparency with regard to communicating its priorities and decisions. 

Communiques were established from the following meetings: