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• 2007: How was it for outsourcing?

  Government continues to shun colossal outsourcing contracts in favour of selective sourcing, while businesses display growing confidence in software-as-a-service -- however sustained skills shortages have plagued deployments, sparking interest in offshore options.

• SA CIO: Govt data sharing no threat to privacy

  South Australian citizens will soon be asked for their consent to allow government agencies to share their personal information, allowing departments to circumvent privacy legislation.

• SA government to streamline tender process for SMEs

  The South Australian government is moving to streamline its procurement processes for information and communications technology (ICT) to reduce the high opportunity cost of bidding for government contracts, especially for small to medium enterprises (SME)s.

• South Australian companies miss out on outsourcing contracts

  Initiatives designed to teach small local IT providers how to engage with the South Australian government have been described as nothing more than pre-election sweeteners.

• Outsourcing deal drained SA IT expertise: CIO

  Ten years of outsourcing have left the South Australian government with a shortage in skilled technology workers and at "the mercy of the market", according to the man behind its AU$250 million infrastructure procurement program.

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• SA eyes Apple, Red Hat to dodge vendor lock-in

  The South Australian government is looking at a software overhaul that could see Apple or Red Hat taking over from Microsoft on the state's PCs. Analysts warn, however, skills costs could still lead to a software environment dominated by a single platform.

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