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"proof": "Evidence-backed", "beneficiaries": "Executives / Parliament / public", "source": "strategies/inclusion-strategy-2021-2025.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/resource-centre/policies/inclusion-strategy-2021-2025.pdf)", "implementation": [ "Pick one high-volume process or document family.", "Name an owner and baseline current volume, time, cost, and satisfaction.", "Run a 4-8 week pilot with clear before/after metrics.", "Publish lessons and decide whether to scale." ], "risks": [ "Privacy and data quality", "Change fatigue", "Unclear accountability" ] }, { "entity_id": "S-NSW-004", "entity_name": "Department of Communities and Justice", "folder_name": "Department-of-Communities-and-Justice", "category": "Data & Performance", "scale": "large", "title": "Outcome dashboard linking budget, delivery, and public impact", "idea": "Build a public-facing outcome dashboard showing spend, outputs, outcomes, and delivery confidence.", "quote": "Our success 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we will measure success Responsible area Timeframe\n3.10 Attain Level 3 Excel accreditation • Accreditation level 3 People 2025–2029\nfrom the Carers + Employers. achieved biennially\n• Feedback from DCJ Carers\nNetwork\n3.11 Participate in the Australian • Submissions to the 2026 People 2026–2029\nDisability Network Access and and 2028 A&I Index\nInclusion (A&I) Index. • Overall A&I Index\nperformance improvement\n• Development of A&I Index\nAction Plan governance\n3.12 Develop a Court Services • Improvements in PMES Court Services 2026–2029\nDisability Inclusion Action Plan. headline scores for\n• Improve awareness of and employees with disability.\nunderstanding of disability\nin the workplace\n• Improve accessibility\nof resources\nDisability Inclusion and\nAccessibility Advocates\nAs part of this DIAP, we are establishing the\nDisability Inclusion and Accessibility Advocates\n(DIAA) group.", "impact": "High", "effort": "Low", "proof": "Evidence-backed", "beneficiaries": "Citizens / service users", "source": "strategies/dcj-disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/community-inclusion/disability-inclusion/disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029/dcj-disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029.pdf)", "implementation": [ "Pick one high-volume process or document family.", "Name an owner and baseline current volume, time, cost, and satisfaction.", "Run a 4-8 week pilot with clear before/after metrics.", "Publish lessons and decide whether to scale." ], "risks": [ "Privacy and data quality", "Change fatigue", "Unclear accountability", "Digital exclusion", "Low public trust if feedback is not acted on" ] }, { "entity_id": "S-NSW-004", "entity_name": "Department of Communities and Justice", "folder_name": "Department-of-Communities-and-Justice", "category": "Citizen Services", "scale": "large", "title": "Single front door for life-event based services", "idea": "Bundle services around life events so citizens can complete related steps across agencies in one journey.", "quote": "# Action How we will measure success Responsible area Timeframe\n3.10 Attain Level 3 Excel accreditation • Accreditation level 3 People 2025–2029\nfrom the Carers + Employers. achieved biennially\n• Feedback from DCJ Carers\nNetwork\n3.11 Participate in the Australian • Submissions to the 2026 People 2026–2029\nDisability Network Access and and 2028 A&I Index\nInclusion (A&I) Index. • Overall A&I Index\nperformance improvement\n• Development of A&I Index\nAction Plan governance\n3.12 Develop a Court Services • Improvements in PMES Court Services 2026–2029\nDisability Inclusion Action Plan. headline scores for\n• Improve awareness of and employees with disability.\nunderstanding of disability\nin the workplace\n• Improve accessibility\nof resources\nDisability Inclusion and\nAccessibility Advocates\nAs part of this DIAP, we are establishing the\nDisability Inclusion and Accessibility Advocates\n(DIAA) group.", "impact": "Very High", "effort": "High", "proof": "Evidence-backed", "beneficiaries": "Citizens / service users", "source": "strategies/dcj-disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/community-inclusion/disability-inclusion/disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029/dcj-disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029.pdf)", "implementation": [ "Create a senior responsible owner and cross-functional delivery team.", "Map legislation, data, privacy, procurement, cyber, and workforce constraints.", "Co-design with users and frontline staff before technology selection.", "Stage delivery through pilots, benefits tracking, and public reporting." ], "risks": [ "Privacy and data quality", "Change fatigue", "Unclear accountability", "Digital exclusion", "Low public trust if feedback is not acted on" ] }, { "entity_id": "S-NSW-004", "entity_name": "Department of Communities and Justice", "folder_name": "Department-of-Communities-and-Justice", "category": "Citizen Participation", "scale": "small", "title": "Consultation feedback summaries with response tracking", "idea": "Summarise consultation submissions by theme and publish what changed in response.", "quote": "The key themes\n• NSW Carers Advisory Council — were tested with co-design workshop\nregular consultation with council participants, Strategy PMG, NSW\nmembers on the co-design approach, Carers Advisory Council and NSW\nvision, draft priorities Disability Council\n• face-to-face co-design workshops • engage with individual stakeholder\n— held from 8 August 2019 – 15 agencies to draft possible solutions\nNovember 2019 to test key themes in response to carer priorities,\nwith carers and key stakeholders, including consideration of project\nidentify carers needs and priorities origin, scope, feasibility, evidence,\nand co-design solutions reach and availability of resources\n• carer conversation kits — to help • some of these solutions now appear\ninterested carers and stakeholders as actions in the First Two Year\nto facilitate local conversations, with Action Plan 2020–2022.", "impact": "High", "effort": "Low", "proof": "Evidence-backed", "beneficiaries": "Citizens / stakeholders / policy teams", "source": "strategies/nsw-carers-strategy-2020-2030-co-design-summary-report.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/community-inclusion/carers/nsw-carers-strategy/nsw-carers-strategy-2020-2030-co-design-summary-report.pdf)", "implementation": [ "Pick one high-volume process or document family.", "Name an owner and baseline current volume, time, cost, and satisfaction.", "Run a 4-8 week pilot with clear before/after metrics.", "Publish lessons and decide whether to scale." ], "risks": [ "Privacy and data quality", "Change fatigue", "Unclear accountability", "Digital exclusion", "Low public trust if feedback is not acted on" ] }, { "entity_id": "S-NSW-004", "entity_name": "Department of Communities and Justice", "folder_name": "Department-of-Communities-and-Justice", "category": "Citizen Participation", "scale": "large", "title": "Always-on policy participation platform", "idea": "Create a standing participation platform where citizens and stakeholders can propose, vote, and track ideas.", "quote": "The key themes\n• NSW Carers Advisory Council — were tested with co-design workshop\nregular consultation with council participants, Strategy PMG, NSW\nmembers on the co-design approach, Carers Advisory Council and NSW\nvision, draft priorities Disability Council\n• face-to-face co-design workshops • engage with individual stakeholder\n— held from 8 August 2019 – 15 agencies to draft possible solutions\nNovember 2019 to test key themes in response to carer priorities,\nwith carers and key stakeholders, including consideration of project\nidentify carers needs and priorities origin, scope, feasibility, evidence,\nand co-design solutions reach and availability of resources\n• carer conversation kits — to help • some of these solutions now appear\ninterested carers and stakeholders as actions in the First Two Year\nto facilitate local conversations, with Action Plan 2020–2022.", "impact": "Very High", "effort": "High", "proof": "Evidence-backed", "beneficiaries": "Citizens / stakeholders / policy teams", "source": "strategies/nsw-carers-strategy-2020-2030-co-design-summary-report.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/community-inclusion/carers/nsw-carers-strategy/nsw-carers-strategy-2020-2030-co-design-summary-report.pdf)", "implementation": [ "Create a senior responsible owner and cross-functional delivery team.", "Map legislation, data, privacy, procurement, cyber, and workforce constraints.", "Co-design with users and frontline staff before technology selection.", "Stage delivery through pilots, benefits tracking, and public reporting." ], "risks": [ "Privacy and data quality", "Change fatigue", "Unclear accountability", "Digital exclusion", "Low public trust if feedback is not acted on" ] }, { "entity_id": "S-NSW-004", "entity_name": "Department of Communities and Justice", "folder_name": "Department-of-Communities-and-Justice", "category": "Procurement & Delivery", "scale": "small", "title": "Procurement lessons library for repeat purchases", "idea": "Capture reusable procurement clauses, market lessons, supplier performance notes, and common evaluation criteria.", "quote": "It promotes positive attitudes\ntowards disability. (https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/download?file=387334) 150 NSW\nGovernment policy, project and human resources managers have completed the\ntraining. (https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/download?file=535256)\n● FACS regularly promoted to the NSW Government Procurement Leadership\nGroup the need to improve inclusivity in procurement practices. 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