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Governet

Making it easier for people to find Government information online and building a platform for integrated service delivery.

Overview

Note: The Governet project is currently subject to review.

The Government Electronic Resources Network (GOVERNET) was established to enable users to locate and access government information resources quickly and easily. The aim of the GOVERNET project was to make it easier for users to find government information and services they need when they need them.

Background

One of the major challenges of the Internet has been the ability to find the right information at the right time and in the right place. Most searches for required information can return hundreds if not thousands of results, which is clearly not very helpful to the user.

GOVERNET works by getting government agencies to describe their information and services in a structured way and making these descriptions available to advanced search engines. The structured descriptions, known as metadata, are essentially electronic versions of library index cards. GOVERNET relies on the Australian Government Locator Service metadata standard developed and maintained by the National Archives of Australia.  AGIMO is coordinating AGLS implementation.

GOVERNET aimed to work across all tiers of government (Commonwealth, State/Territory and local) and all agencies.  For instance,

If a family needs to find out the options for keeping an aged person in their Port Lincoln home, where they prefer to stay, three levels of government may be involved:

The Commonwealth provides income support, an age pension or benefits and various other payments.

The State/Territory Government provides community nursing, housing services, assessment services, physiotherapist advice on home modifications and other assistance.

Local government provides home help, some respite care, transport services and other services.

Even for health care professionals, finding out the range of government assistance available in the area, and the right contacts in the right location, can be a difficult task.

GOVERNET helps by retrieving a list of up-to-date home-care services for the aged available from all tiers of government in the Port Lincoln area, together with the correct contacts, eligibility guidelines and other basic information.

Contact Us

Contact the AGIMO Service Delivery Operations Branch