Qld govt IT to be raked by audit
Queensland IT Minister Ros Bates has begun the post-election clean-out, this week launching a wide-ranging audit of the government's IT capabilities.
2 days ago in Government by Suzanne Tindal Comment Vote
Queensland IT Minister Ros Bates has begun the post-election clean-out, this week launching a wide-ranging audit of the government's IT capabilities.
2 days ago in Government by Suzanne Tindal Comment Vote
Whether it's in a public or private organisation, IT procurement, and perhaps procurement of any kind, seems to be a black hole that if not watched, can suck money away into an abyss.
May 18th, 2012 in CIO by Suzanne Tindal 1 Comment Vote
The NSW auditor-general has investigated claims of wastage and mismanagement at the former Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA), finding weaknesses in the RTA's contract management framework, which it paid for IT services it did not use and failed to claim rebates when IT contractors did not meet minimum performance levels.
February 29th, 2012 in Government by Michael Lee 2 Comments 1 Vote
The Queensland Government has decided to outsource a key role for the management of ICT contractors at a whole-of-government level.
February 22nd, 2012 in Government by Luke Hopewell Comment 4 Votes
The Federal Government will cut the number of its IT Services panels by half, according to an announcement today by Special Minister of State Gary Gray.
December 12th, 2011 in Government by Suzanne Tindal 2 Comments Vote
Following controversy around vendors being excluded from a newly refreshed eServices panel, the Victorian Government yesterday announced that it had appointed another 180 vendors to the panel.
November 1st, 2011 in Government by Suzanne Tindal Comment Vote
Western Australian auditor-general Colin Murphy has wagged the finger at five out of six agencies that took part in a recent study of ICT procurement services after finding lax business plans, poor contract management practices and a failure to identify potential conflicts of interest during the bidding process.
September 7th, 2011 in Government by Luke Hopewell Comment Vote
It's an outrage that IT organisations sometimes have to face spending more than NZ$100,000 on a tender process to gain work in New Zealand.
July 26th, 2011 in Government by Darren Greenwood 1 Comment 1 Vote
The New Zealand Labour opposition has released a plan to revamp government procurement if it takes power in the next election, just days after Software Queensland called for similar changes locally.
July 22nd, 2011 in Government by Luke Hopewell Comment 1 Vote
Software Queensland chairman John Vickers has called for a re-evaluation of how the Queensland Government's IT systems are procured, saying that the current system doesn't foster growth for the industry in the state.
July 20th, 2011 in Government by Suzanne Tindal 2 Comments 2 Votes* number of articles per week
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As a consequence, ARPU is significantly higher than the projected figures.
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