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"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": "B-004688", "entity_name": "National Biosecurity Strategy Implementation Committee", "folder_name": "National-Biosecurity-Strategy-Implementation-Committee", "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": "[Page 7]\nNational Biosecurity Strategy Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Improvement Framework 2022 to 2032\n• Meetings of NBS governance bodies and activity leads to discuss insights, progress and issues to\ninform decision-making, including lessons learned.\n• Case studies to highlight milestones and completed deliverables.\n• Feedback and insights gathered through surveys, 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A sustainable funding and investment workshop was held in November 2025 at the National Biosecurity\nresources and mechanisms, as needed.", "impact": "High", "effort": "Low", "proof": "Evidence-backed", "beneficiaries": "Delivery teams / suppliers", "source": "annual-reports/2025.pdf (https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-04/nbs-annual-report-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": "B-004688", "entity_name": "National Biosecurity Strategy Implementation Committee", "folder_name": "National-Biosecurity-Strategy-Implementation-Committee", "category": "Procurement & Delivery", "scale": "large", "title": "Portfolio delivery office for major investments", "idea": "Stand up a portfolio delivery office that tracks benefits, risks, dependencies, procurement, and delivery confidence.", "quote": "[Page 20]\nNational Biosecurity Strategy Annual Report 2025\nTable A5 Priority area 5: Sustainable investment\nActivity Lead Status Progress and outcomes\nIA5.1 Conduct a national biosecurity system Cth Due The NBC discussed a coordinated approach to national investments in the biosecurity system, identifying\nsustainable funding review to identify funding needs Jun 2025 funding needs including capabilities and infrastructure.\nand priorities and to inform additional funding Expected A sustainable funding and investment workshop was held in November 2025 at the National Biosecurity\nresources and mechanisms, as needed.", "impact": "Very High", "effort": "High", "proof": "Evidence-backed", "beneficiaries": "Delivery teams / suppliers", "source": "annual-reports/2025.pdf 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and data quality", "Change fatigue", "Unclear accountability", "Regulatory capture", "Over-automation of judgement" ] }, { "entity_id": "B-004688", "entity_name": "National Biosecurity Strategy Implementation Committee", "folder_name": "National-Biosecurity-Strategy-Implementation-Committee", "category": "Risk & Assurance", "scale": "large", "title": "Integrated assurance and lessons-learned system", "idea": "Create an assurance system that connects audit findings, risk registers, delivery reviews, and investment decisions.", "quote": "It will include a\nimplementation, emerging issues\nmonitoring and evaluation framework to provide transparency on who\nand stakeholder priorities.\nis responsible for specific activities and to support ongoing monitoring\n– A formal review of the strategy\nand reviews.\nwill be undertaken after 5 years,\nThe national action plan will be complemented by sector based, or sooner if there is significant\nregional or other action plans developed by stakeholders. change to the risks, challenges\nor opportunities facing us.", "impact": "Very High", "effort": "High", "proof": "Evidence-backed", "beneficiaries": "Executives / assurance teams", "source": "strategies/national-biosecurity-strategy.pdf (https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-02/national-biosecurity-strategy.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", "Regulatory capture", "Over-automation of judgement" ] }, { "entity_id": "B-004688", "entity_name": "National Biosecurity Strategy Implementation Committee", "folder_name": "National-Biosecurity-Strategy-Implementation-Committee", "category": "Staff Productivity", "scale": "small", "title": "Reusable briefing and summary assistant for internal documents", "idea": "Create controlled templates for summarising reports, submissions, minutes, and ministerial briefs.", "quote": "[Page 14]\nNational Biosecurity Strategy Annual Report 2025\nTable A3 Priority area 3: Highly skilled workforce\nActivity Lead Status Progress and outcomes\nIA3.1 Conduct and disseminate a national biosecurity NSW Due The workforce gap skills analysis is in preliminary stages and project has an expected delivery in June 2027.\nskill needs analysis to identify current and emerging SA Jun 2025 The skills gap analysis, in consultation with industry, will explore existing and future workforce\ncritical skills gaps opportunities. requirements to aid in identifying current, emerging or future workforce challenges and skills gaps and\nExpected\nshortages, and areas of risk.", "impact": "High", "effort": "Low", "proof": "Evidence-backed", "beneficiaries": "APS staff / executives", "source": "annual-reports/2025.pdf (https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-04/nbs-annual-report-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", "Sensitive information leakage", "Inconsistent quality of generated drafts" ] }, { "entity_id": "B-004688", "entity_name": "National Biosecurity Strategy Implementation Committee", "folder_name": "National-Biosecurity-Strategy-Implementation-Committee", "category": "Staff Productivity", "scale": "large", "title": "Department-wide knowledge and briefing platform", "idea": "Build a secure knowledge platform that lets staff search, summarise, and cite approved departmental material.", "quote": "[Page 14]\nNational Biosecurity Strategy Annual Report 2025\nTable A3 Priority area 3: Highly skilled workforce\nActivity Lead Status Progress and outcomes\nIA3.1 Conduct and disseminate a national biosecurity NSW Due The workforce gap skills analysis is in preliminary stages and project has an expected delivery in June 2027.\nskill needs analysis to identify current and emerging SA Jun 2025 The skills gap analysis, in consultation with industry, will explore existing and future workforce\ncritical skills gaps opportunities. requirements to aid in identifying current, emerging or future workforce challenges and skills gaps and\nExpected\nshortages, and areas of risk.", "impact": "Very High", "effort": "High", "proof": "Evidence-backed", "beneficiaries": "APS staff / executives", "source": "annual-reports/2025.pdf (https://www.biosecurity.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-04/nbs-annual-report-2025.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", "Sensitive information leakage", "Inconsistent quality of generated drafts" ] }, { "entity_id": "B-004688", "entity_name": "National Biosecurity Strategy Implementation Committee", "folder_name": "National-Biosecurity-Strategy-Implementation-Committee", "category": "Regulation & Policy", "scale": "small", "title": "Regulatory burden scan for forms, guidance, and reporting", "idea": "Identify the top 10 highest-friction reporting obligations and simplify guidance, forms, or evidence requirements.", "quote": "[Page 3]\nContents\nForeword 4 Appendix C:\nApplication of action planning criteria 31\nSummary 5\nIntroduction 6 Appendix D: Objectives and scope\nof communications and 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