Criterion IV – Appropriate technical capability

IV(a) Does your agency have secure IT infrastructure, including hardware and software systems, and the capacity to support the potentially large and/or complex files associated with high risk data integration projects? Give a brief evidentiary statement.Example documentation to consider: Network diagram

IV(b) How does the system track access and changes to data to allow audits by date and user identification? Does the system ‘footprint’ inspection of records and provide an audit trail?Example documentation to consider: Details of logging system in place Reports produced by logging system Actions taken to follow up log reports

IV(c) What IT support is in place for staff?Example documentation to consider: Contract with service provider Help desk policy Service level agreement

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