Published: December 2025
Sector: State and local government entities

Information technology systems underpin government services and are a vital component of the state's assets. Entities need to actively manage these systems to maintain them and keep them secure.

This guide provides key considerations for public sector entities and those with governance oversight responsibilities to consider the effectiveness of controls for newly implemented systems. 

It can also help entities to assess the effectiveness of their information systems controls. 

See our related report, Information systems 2025 (Report 6: 2025–26).