QLD Annual State Budget Briefing

How will the new Premier affect Government spending?

In association	Our media partner

The first Budget after an election is always a time to cut and prune, all the more with the impact of the recession, which has created a $14 billion hole in the state's finances!

Already, the Premier has abolished the fuel subsidy, saving the state $675 million a year

ICT is seen as a tool of efficiency and productivity, but will the new Government invest to save?

How will the new mega-agencies fare?

Wither the shared services model?

Which agencies have had major funding and for what?

Briefing Details

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For further information please contact Kaan Uysen on (02) 9955 9896.
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Briefing Description

This briefing will highlight the key points and ICT opportunities embedded in the Queensland State Budget.

It is vital that companies attend this briefing as it will be a closed door session. The information will only be provided to attendees who attend and slides will not be provided. The information presented here will be the result of an exhaustive forensic analysis by Intermedium of the full set of Queensland State Budget papers.

Who should attend?

Industry:
Sales directors responsible for segmenting the market and strategic sales planning, and managers whose responsibility is government and allocating sales personnel to accounts.

Government:
Government officers responsible for ICT planning and development, with an interest in the ICT involvement and performances of other agencies, as well as an interest in a whole of government analysis.

Briefing Speakers

Kevin Noonan
Head of Consulting
Intermedium

Kevin is responsible for the delivery of Intermedium’s consulting services, and is a Government ICT subject matter specialist.  In this capacity, he is sought after as a strategist, executive speaker and media commentator.

Kevin has more than 30 years experience in government ICT, including ten years as a government senior executive and Chief Information Officer.  Over this time he has held positions responsible for almost every aspect of ICT, ranging from technical infrastructure and major purchasing, through to policy and business change.

Drawing on his experience in more than six government agencies, Kevin brings a broad understanding of the ICT needs of government, as well as a deep background in many ICT disciplines.

Peter Grant
Senior Associate
Intermedium

Peter is the former State Director of Microsoft.  Before joining Microsoft he was the CIO for the Queensland Government, where he was responsible for building relations between government and industry, as well as growing agency capability in planning and deployment of Information Technology.

Previously Peter was a founding Director of Consulting for Gartner Australia and New Zealand.  He built the consulting practices in Queensland and Canberra and led consulting Sales and Delivery in South East Asia.

Peter holds a Bachelor of Business and a Research Masters Degree in Information Systems.  He holds positions of Adjunct Professor in the School Information Technology and Electrical Engineering at the University of Queensland and in the Faculty of Science and Technology at Queensland University of Technology (QUT).

In association with

Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) is the nation’s peak industry body for the technology sector. AIIA sets the strategic direction of the industry, influences public policy and provides members with productivity tools, advisory services and market intelligence to accelerate their business growth.

AIIA member companies employ 100,000 Australians, generate combined annual revenues of more than $40 billion and export more than $2 billion in goods and services each year.

Our media partner

Business Acumen is Queensland's largest circulating business magazine. With a readership currently of 90,000 a month, the magazine provides quality business coverage to key business people who want knowledge of relevant developments in Queensland business. Business Acumen is about connecting businesses of all sizes and industries, facilitating strong networks and building knowledge and business development. The magazine's coverage stretches across the state, from the South East to the Far North, and across a range of industries.

With regular in-depth features and profile pieces, you can pick up tips from Queensland's business success stories. A must-read for anyone in business, Acumen will help you develop better business methods that will provide you with the most valuable commodity in business — knowledge.

budget IT - QLD

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