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Queensland Public Service gets dramatic makeover

by Staff Writers, Mon 6 April 2009

Queensland Premier Anna Bligh has announced plans to consolidate the Government’s 23 stand-alone departments into 13, in what will be the “most sweeping and significant reform in almost two decades” for the Queensland Public Service.

The 13 new departments will be lead by the Government’s 18 Ministers, grouped into six divisions...

QLD Government releases 5-year ICT strategy

by Staff Writers, Mon 14 September 2009

Last week, Public Works and ICT Minister Robert Schwarten released the Queensland Government strategy for government ICT. It is a comprehensive plan that addresses the big issues facing government ICT in the future. It is likely to be a very useful document beyond its primary audience...

Free Queensland’s Shared Services woes continue

by Aleks Vickovich, Wed 14 July 2010

The Queensland Government has announced the terms of reference for an overhaul and independent review of CorpTech, following a second highly critical QLD Auditor General report on the government ICT shared services agency.  The move comes amid the fallout from the problematic health payroll system upgrade, which led to thousands of state employees going unpaid, and is expected to have wide implications for the government ICT market...

Scathing Qld Audit Report Suggests Possible Opportunities

by Staff Writers, Mon 21 July 2008

A scathing report by the Queensland Auditor-General on the management of government employee housing may suggest future opportunities for suppliers in the area of tenancy and maintenance management systems.

The Auditor found the current management by the Departments of Education Training and the Arts, Health, Police and Public Works to be ineffective, and recommended the entire system be reviewed...

Future Queensland GCIO Tipped to Get New Powers

by Staff Writers, Mon 21 July 2008

It seems any future Government CIO in Queensland may have powers that are the envy of GCIOs in every other jurisdiction in Australia – the power to implement their strategic objectives.

Speaking at an ICT industry event last month, Premier Anna Bligh announced the Queensland Government is re-thinking the position of Queensland GCIO – its authority, roles and responsibilities.

Queensland is without a permanent GCIO following the departure in December last year of Peter Grant who resigned to take up a position as head of Microsoft’s team in Queensland...

Queensland Government buys green technology and saves money

by Kevin Noonan, Mon 3 September 2007

The Queensland Government recently announced its new purchasing arrangements for desktop PCs, laptops, tablets and file servers. Under new arrangements, the Government is set to make cost savings of up to 40 percent, and also achieve substantial environmental improvements...

Free New Shared Service direction in Queensland

by Aleks Vickovich, Thu 2 December 2010

The Queensland Government has announced it will abandon its monolithic whole-of-government approach to shared services and replace it with...

Free What can we expect from new ICT Minister Simon Finn?

by Paris Cowan, Thu 24 February 2011

Simon Finn, who was sworn in as the new Queensland Minister for ICT on Monday, will be working to a very full schedule into the foreseeable future.  On top of a...


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