WELCOME
Welcome to the fourth edition of Children & Youth News, the newsletter of the ABS National Children and Youth Statistics Unit (NCYSU). Children & Youth News is designed to highlight developments in children and youth related statistics and feature articles analysing data on topical issues related to children and youth.
PROGRESS ON THE CHILDREN AND YOUTH IDP
The ABS is continuing development work on an Information Development Plan (IDP) for children and youth – see issue two of Children and Youth News for a description of the Plan. In order to ensure stakeholder organisations have input into the development, implementation and maintenance of the IDP, a Steering Committee was recently formed and will guide development work. The Steering Committee will be made up of representatives from the Australian Government departments of Family and Community Services and Education, Science and Training, along with the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth, and ABS.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
Stakeholders will have an opportunity to input into the information development process via two rounds of consultation, expected to occur in March and September this year.
| Development | Timing |
| Release of background papers covering the Key Issues Relating to Children and Youth and the concepts, standards and frameworks associated with the field of statistics | December 2004 |
| Consultation on draft set of information priorities and workplan | from March 2005 |
| Consultation on draft Information Development Plan | from September 2005 |
| Release of final Information Development Plan | December 2005 |
For more information contact David Povah on 08 9360 5383 (d.povah@abs.gov.au).
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