Opening statement by Mr David W. Kalisch to Senate Economics Legislation Committee
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Opening statement by Mr David W. Kalisch to Senate Economics Legislation Committee It is an honour and a privilege to be appearing before you today as the new Australian Statistician, together with my new colleagues at the ABS. The ABS has a very proud history of delivering robust reliable information that the community needs. The ABS operates in a very dynamic information environment, where there are growing expectations around what we could deliver, the cost of traditional survey collection methods has been increasing over time, and new information opportunities are emerging – both in terms of new data sources and expanded ways to use data that provide new insights. I come to the ABS largely from the perspective of a user of information rather than a producer of statistics. Over the past 30 years, I have seen a transformation in the information environment, with the phrase being regularly used that we live in an information age. The ABS is part of this information age, but it will have to adapt to ensure that it remains at the forefront of delivering its mission:
Despite these systems constraints, the ABS has a professional and expert workforce who are committed to delivering the key information that Australia needs. The ABS has also been the subject of a recent capability review that called for transformation of the way the ABS works, and I am already progressing reforms to our leadership, strategy and delivery. Over coming years, we need to do three aspects very well:
26 February 2015
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