Page 664 - Week 02 - Thursday, 16 February 2017
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(1) (d)
Innovate Canberra has implemented a range of initiatives that contribute to increased opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to move towards economic independence as outlined in the ACT Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Agreement 2015-18.
Innovate Canberra has worked with the ACT Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elected Body (ATSIEB), members of the Indigenous business community and the CBR Innovation Network (CBRIN) to design programs and activities that create a positive approach to fostering innovation and entrepreneurship in the ACT Indigenous community and as a means of disseminating targeted and culturally appropriate information on mainstream business program support.
The 2011-2015 Employment Strategy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders committed the ACTPS to increasing the employment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples from 0.9% in 2010 (179 employees) to 2% in 2015 (407 employees). The Report can be found on the Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate website at http://www.cmd.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/202894/atsistrategy.pdf.
The ACT Public Service State of the Service Report 2016 indicates that as at June 2016, employment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples had increased to 1.5%.
The 2016-17 ACT Budget funded $107,000 in additional mentoring and training for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff in the ACT Public Service to improve their career development outcomes.
(2) (3)
In response to questions (2) and (3), the 2016-17 Budget included 11 new initiatives worth $4.1 million over four years to specifically support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This included $2.3 million of budget funded initiatives and a further $1.8 million of internally funded initiatives. This funding is in addition to the existing expenditure included in the base of approximately $20 million per year. Further information on the ACT Government’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Budget is available on the ACT Government website at http://apps.treasury.act.gov.au/budget/budget-2016-2017/fact-sheets/a-And-tsi-community.
(4) The Indigenous Expenditure Report presents nationally comparable information on government expenditure on services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians. It contributes to governments' understanding of the levels and patterns of expenditure on services that relate to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, and provides policy makers with an additional tool for targeting policies to close the gap in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander disadvantage. Previous Indigenous Expenditure Reports are available on the Productivity Commission’s website at http://www.pc.gov.au/research/ongoing/indigenous-expenditure-report.
(5) (6) (7)
In response to questions (5) through (7), the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Subcommittee to the ACT Public Service Strategic Board (the Subcommittee)
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