Information and Strategy Group

The Information and Strategy Group develops and maintains much of the technical and governance infrastructure that underpins the Institute's work on health and welfare statistics. The Group is responsible for: co-ordinating the AIHW's work on informatics (including data standards, classifications and other metadata); statistical methods; privacy and ethics; providing secretariat services and other support to national information committees in the health, community services and housing fields; and providing executive support to the AIHW Board, Director and Deputy Director. It is also responsible for gathering, analysing and disseminating information about the health and welfare of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.