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Transcript of Measuring outcomes for Indigenous Australia
Steering Committee for the Review of Government
Service Provision
Measuring outcomes
for
Indigenous Australia
ABS NatStats conference
20 November 2008
Robert Fitzgerald AMCommissioner
Productivity Commission
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The power of data
Statistics are most powerful
when they not only tell what is
but drive us to do what should be done.
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New COAG emphasis on accountability
Specific Purpose Payments- indigenous outcome indicators
COAG targets – closing the gap
COAG Working group on Indigenous Reform- Building blocks framework
Expenditure- on services to Indigenous Australians
PM’s Annual Report to Parliament
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COAG targets
Close the life expectancy gap within a generation Halve gap in mortality rates for children under five within a
decade Halve gaps in reading, writing & numeracy within a decade All four year olds in remote communities access to early
childhood education within five years At least halve the gap for students in year 12 attainment or
equivalent by 2020 Halve the gap in employment outcomes within a decade
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A national integrated reporting framework
To reach the targets, we need information on: High level outcomes:
Are we making progress towards the targets? Expenditure on services:
Can expenditure be linked to outcomes? Program effectiveness:
What contribution do programs/services make to achieving outcomes?
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How does the OID fit in?
Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage: Key Indicators Commissioned by all governments in Australia Reports every 2 years Intergovernmental steering committee & working group Indicators that :
are relevant to governments are relevant to Indigenous stakeholders demonstrate the collective impact of programs and
policies
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‘Not just another report’
A strategic framework
An agent for change and implementation tool
An nationally agreed basis for measuring progress
A two yearly report card on progress Imbedded into state and territory frameworks
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A preventive model:multiple causes – education
Substance abuse
Education and training Literacy and numeracy Attendance
Early child development Hearing impediments
Safe & supportive communities etc...
Year 10/12 attainment Tertiary attainment
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Healthy lives
Safe & supportive communities Alcohol, tobacco & substance use & harm
Early child development Infant mortality; Birthweight Injury & preventable disease
Healthy homes
Life expectancyDisability
Chronic disease
Primary health care; mental health
A preventive model:multiple causes – health
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Health
Domestic violence
School attendanceand performance
Substance abuse
Overcrowding in housing
A preventive model:multiple effects – overcrowding
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Health
Employment
Imprisonment
Domestic violence
Alcohol consumption and harm
A preventive model:multiple effects – alcohol
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Proposed ‘aligned’ framework
Tier 1
Tier 2
COAG targets added to Headline Indicators
WGIR Building Blocks aligned with
OID Strategic areas
Improved wealth creation and economic sustainability for individuals, families and
communities
Positive child development and prevention of violence,
crime and self-harm
Safe, healthy and supportive family environments with strong communities and
cultural identity
Early child development
Education and training
Healthy livesHome
environmentEconomic
participation
Safe and supportive
communities
Governance and
leadership
- Infant mortality - Disability and chronic disease- Life expectancy - Post secondary education- Early childhood education - Household and individual income- Reading, writing & numeracy - Substantiated child abuse & neglect- Year 12 attainment - Family and community violence- Employment - Imprisonment & juvenile detention
COAG Targets Headline indicators&
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The priority outcomes are unchanged
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COAG targets added to headline indicators
COAG TARGETS
Infant mortality
Life expectancy
Early childhood education
Reading, writing & numeracy
Year 12 attainment
Employment
HEADLINE INDICATORS
Disability & chronic disease
Household & individual income
Substantiated child abuse & neglect
Post secondary education
Family and community violence
Imprisonment & juvenile detention
&
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WGIR Building Blocks aligned with OID strategic areas for action
COAG targets & Headline indicators
Strategic change indicators include:• OID indicators• WGIR indicators• SPP Indigenous indicators
Education&
training
Healthylives
Economicparticipation
Earlychild
development
Governance&
leadership
Safe andsupportive
communities
Homeenvironment
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Indicator criteria
Relevance to priority outcomes
Movements in strategic change indicators influence headline indicators
Meaningful to stakeholders including the Indigenous community
Sensitive to policy interventions
Supported by strong logic or empirical evidence
Unambiguous and clear in meaning and interpretation
Existence or ease of developing data sets
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Potential new indicators for 2009 OID
Maternal health
Maternal age at first birth
Basic skills for life and learning
Teacher quality
Obesity and nutrition
Income support
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Areas for development
Areas of the framework identified for development: economic participation and development justice outcomes substance use and misuse social and emotional wellbeing and mental health governace cultural indicators
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Data issues Improving existing collections
Births and deaths Hospitals Medicare School enrolment
Addressing immediate gaps Crime victims and perpetrators Improved regional data
Longer term Addressing barriers to self-identification
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Statistics can’t measure everything
‘Things that work’
Case studies of successful programs
Demonstrate that change is possible
Communities and agencies can learn from each other
‘Success factors’ can be identified
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Success factors in ‘things that work’:
Cooperative approaches
‘Bottom-up’ community involvement
Ongoing support
Good governance Including in Government as well as
communities and organisations
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Measuring matters
Measuring outcomes matters but only if the data/indicators are respected by and are relevant to all stakeholders
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders deserve a more strategic, evidence based approach with their input respected.
Knowing more about what is will achieve little if we don’t put in place the means to effectively interpret, evaluate and respond.