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      "quote": "Those levers include:\n• providing accurate and transparent market information (Recommendations 1, 2, 6)\n• encouraging market innovation (Recommendations 2, 5, 8, 10)\n• increasing market monitoring, enforcement and regulation (Recommendations 4, 3,\n5, 6, 11, 14)\n• refining government programs for greater supplier certainty (Recommendations\n7, 8)\n• improving regional linkages to create a ‘thicker’ market (Recommendations 1, 5, 6)\n• subsidising supply or demand (Recommendations 2, 5, 8)\n• mandating universal service arrangements (Recommendation 3)\n• direct provision of goods and services by government (Recommendations 1, 5,\n8, 10)\n• understanding how the telecommunications needs of First Nations communities,\nas well as regional, rural, and remote consumers and businesses, are met and how\nthey are engaged (Recommendations 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14).",
      "impact": "High",
      "effort": "Low",
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      "beneficiaries": "Executives / assurance teams",
      "source": "other-pdfs/2024-regional-telecommunications-review.pdf (https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/2024-regional-telecommunications-review.pdf)",
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        "Publish lessons and decide whether to scale."
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      "quote": "Those levers include:\n• providing accurate and transparent market information (Recommendations 1, 2, 6)\n• encouraging market innovation (Recommendations 2, 5, 8, 10)\n• increasing market monitoring, enforcement and regulation (Recommendations 4, 3,\n5, 6, 11, 14)\n• refining government programs for greater supplier certainty (Recommendations\n7, 8)\n• improving regional linkages to create a ‘thicker’ market (Recommendations 1, 5, 6)\n• subsidising supply or demand (Recommendations 2, 5, 8)\n• mandating universal service arrangements (Recommendation 3)\n• direct provision of goods and services by government (Recommendations 1, 5,\n8, 10)\n• understanding how the telecommunications needs of First Nations communities,\nas well as regional, rural, and remote consumers and businesses, are met and how\nthey are engaged (Recommendations 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14).",
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      "quote": "Taking into account Terms of Reference Section 4, the Committee is to consider and\nprovide advice on:\na. telecommunications needs in regional Australia, gaps in services, and barriers to\naddressing needs, gaps and improvements in telecommunications outcomes\nb. changes or adjustments needed to existing Government policies and design and\ndelivery of programs to ensure they continue to be effective; remain fit for purpose;\nmaximise the social and economic potential of regional Australia, and existing and\nemerging technologies; and deliver improved telecommunications outcomes\nc. policy settings that might be needed to support more rapid rollout of, and\ninvestment in, new and emerging telecommunications technologies in regional,\nrural and remote Australia, or to address emerging issues\nd. constraints and capacity of the telecommunications providers to deliver investment",
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      "title": "Portfolio delivery office for major investments",
      "idea": "Stand up a portfolio delivery office that tracks benefits, risks, dependencies, procurement, and delivery confidence.",
      "quote": "Taking into account Terms of Reference Section 4, the Committee is to consider and\nprovide advice on:\na. telecommunications needs in regional Australia, gaps in services, and barriers to\naddressing needs, gaps and improvements in telecommunications outcomes\nb. changes or adjustments needed to existing Government policies and design and\ndelivery of programs to ensure they continue to be effective; remain fit for purpose;\nmaximise the social and economic potential of regional Australia, and existing and\nemerging technologies; and deliver improved telecommunications outcomes\nc. policy settings that might be needed to support more rapid rollout of, and\ninvestment in, new and emerging telecommunications technologies in regional,\nrural and remote Australia, or to address emerging issues\nd. constraints and capacity of the telecommunications providers to deliver investment",
      "impact": "Very High",
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      "idea": "Create a simple register mapping each KPI to source data, owner, frequency, target, and last result.",
      "quote": "[Page 98]\n90 2024 Regional Telecommunications Review\nRecommendation 6: Develop a national telecommunications\ndata platform\nThe Committee recommends the Australian Government establish a national\ntelecommunications data platform.",
      "impact": "High",
      "effort": "Low",
      "proof": "Evidence-backed",
      "beneficiaries": "Executives / Parliament / public",
      "source": "other-pdfs/2024-regional-telecommunications-review.pdf (https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/2024-regional-telecommunications-review.pdf)",
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      "idea": "Build a public-facing outcome dashboard showing spend, outputs, outcomes, and delivery confidence.",
      "quote": "[Page 98]\n90 2024 Regional Telecommunications Review\nRecommendation 6: Develop a national telecommunications\ndata platform\nThe Committee recommends the Australian Government establish a national\ntelecommunications data platform.",
      "impact": "Very High",
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      "source": "other-pdfs/2024-regional-telecommunications-review.pdf (https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/2024-regional-telecommunications-review.pdf)",
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      "idea": "Identify the top 10 highest-friction reporting obligations and simplify guidance, forms, or evidence requirements.",
      "quote": "Those levers include:\n• providing accurate and transparent market information (Recommendations 1, 2, 6)\n• encouraging market innovation (Recommendations 2, 5, 8, 10)\n• increasing market monitoring, enforcement and regulation (Recommendations 4, 3,\n5, 6, 11, 14)\n• refining government programs for greater supplier certainty (Recommendations\n7, 8)\n• improving regional linkages to create a ‘thicker’ market (Recommendations 1, 5, 6)\n• subsidising supply or demand (Recommendations 2, 5, 8)\n• mandating universal service arrangements (Recommendation 3)\n• direct provision of goods and services by government (Recommendations 1, 5,\n8, 10)\n• understanding how the telecommunications needs of First Nations communities,\nas well as regional, rural, and remote consumers and businesses, are met and how\nthey are engaged (Recommendations 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14).",
      "impact": "High",
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      "beneficiaries": "Regulated entities / policy teams",
      "source": "other-pdfs/2024-regional-telecommunications-review.pdf (https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/2024-regional-telecommunications-review.pdf)",
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      "quote": "Those levers include:\n• providing accurate and transparent market information (Recommendations 1, 2, 6)\n• encouraging market innovation (Recommendations 2, 5, 8, 10)\n• increasing market monitoring, enforcement and regulation (Recommendations 4, 3,\n5, 6, 11, 14)\n• refining government programs for greater supplier certainty (Recommendations\n7, 8)\n• improving regional linkages to create a ‘thicker’ market (Recommendations 1, 5, 6)\n• subsidising supply or demand (Recommendations 2, 5, 8)\n• mandating universal service arrangements (Recommendation 3)\n• direct provision of goods and services by government (Recommendations 1, 5,\n8, 10)\n• understanding how the telecommunications needs of First Nations communities,\nas well as regional, rural, and remote consumers and businesses, are met and how\nthey are engaged (Recommendations 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14).",
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