Information and Communication Technology Policies and Standards
Policies and standards relating to information and communications technology with particular emphasis on government.
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Data Interoperability - ICT Policy
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Victorian Government Departments and Agencies must comply with the approved Whole of Victorian Government (WoVG) standards for data interoperability between information systems.
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ICT Procurement Policy Standard and Guidelines
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The Victorian Government's ICT Procurement Policy and Standards apply to tenders and contracts involving the procurement of ICT goods and/or services.
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Street Address Data Standard - Whole of Victorian Government Standard
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Defines a common approach to management and usage of address data within and between Victorian Government departments and agencies, and between Victorian Government departments and agencies and external parties.
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Victorian Government Information Security Policy Standards and Guidelines
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The Government Services Division (GSD), within the Department of Treasury and Finance of the Victorian Government have published a common policy, standards, guidelines and processes for information security; including data classification and management.
- E-Vote: Election Markup Language 5.0 Approved as OASIS Standard
- Government Technology, January 29, 2008. "OASIS, the international open standards consortium, this week announced that its members have approved the Election Markup Language (EML) version 5.0 as an OASIS Standard, a status that signifies the highest level of ratification. Developed through an open process by the OASIS Election and Voter Services Technical Committee, EML supports information exchange through the complete election process, including candidate nomination, voter registration and authentication, ballot information, vote casting and confirmation, tabulation, auditing and more..."
- Information Security Management Standard - in pdf format (568kb)
(This document requires the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader). Whole of Victorian Government Standard. Victorian Government, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Version No.: v0.1.0, Status: Draft. Date of Effect: 1 July 2005. This standard mandates the use the approach specified in 3 Standards Australia documents for security management. This standard applies to the management of all aspects of the security of ICT. It includes procedures, assessments, tools and documentation to be used by the 10 inner budget departments and the agencies: Victorian Police, Vic Road, State Revenue Office and Environment Protection Authority.
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- Information Security Management Policy - in pdf format (148kb)
(This document requires the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader). Government of Victoria, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Date of Effect 1 July 2005, Revised: 9 September 2005. Policy No. SEC/POL/01. "Victorian Government Departments and Agencies will use identified and approved Whole of Victorian Government (WoVG) standards and guidelines to manage ICT security appropriate to the sensitivity of information and assets to be protected..."
- Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel
- American National Standards Institute. "The mission of the Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel is to serve as a cooperative partnership between the public and private sectors for the purpose of achieving a widely accepted and useful set of standards specifically to enable and support widespread interoperability among healthcare software applications, as they will interact in a local, regional and national health information network for the United States..."
- Minimum Security Requirements for Federal Information and Information Systems - in pdf format (214kb)
(This document requires the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader). FIPS PUB 200 - Federal Information Processing Standards Publication. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology, March 9, 2006.
This category last updated: 30 November 2005