Election 2013: Government IT Election 2013: Government IT

The Federal Government has boasted of millions of dollars in savings generated from its coordinated approach to ICT procurement. The strategy has been to trade membership of exclusive markets through restricted panels for hefty discounts on everything from desktop hardware and Microsoft licences to floor space in data centres.

The Coalition plans to turn this on its head, scrapping the panels in favour of a single central list of suppliers vetted to supply to government across all goods and services categories. It says that this will avoid the costs of bidding for a panel place, which can exceed $40,000.

Labor:

  • Fixed term procurement panels for commodity goods and services, including ICT
  • Savings generated by leveraging coordinated buying power in exchange for discounts
  • Agencies required to consider cloud options as part of new ICT procurements
  • ICT procurement overseen by the Department of Finance and Deregulation
  • Panels mandated but agency autonomy in other buying areas

    • Coalition:

  • One central panel of all prequalified suppliers, including ICT
  • Savings generated by minimising administrative costs and red-tape
  • Advocate ‘cloud first’ approach where cloud options would be selected as default
  • ICT procurement overseen by the Department of Finance and Deregulation
  • ICT spending audit
  • Allow ‘heavy user’ agencies to maintain IT autonomy while ‘light user’ agencies move to cloud or shared solutions

    • Feds to reassess telco head agreement

    Feds to reassess telco head agreement

    Government CTO asks: 'do we even need it?'
    Paris Cowan Oct 7 2013 10:33AM Telco/ISP
    Qld Govt readies new IT services panels

    Qld Govt readies new IT services panels

    170 suppliers already signed up.
    Paris Cowan Sep 30 2013 3:05PM Strategy
    Meet Australia's new IT ministers

    Meet Australia's new IT ministers

    Innovation goes missing.
    Allie Coyne , Paris Cowan Sep 16 2013 3:10PM Strategy
    Coalition pushes IT governance to highest office

    Coalition pushes IT governance to highest office

    Reins handed to Prime Minister and Cabinet, private sector advisors.
    Allie Coyne Sep 2 2013 11:40AM Strategy
    Coalition to update existing Labor IT policy

    Coalition to update existing Labor IT policy

    Formal announcement later today.
    Juha Saarinen Sep 2 2013 6:51AM Strategy
    Coalition would adopt 'cloud first' policy

    Coalition would adopt 'cloud first' policy

    Turnbull wants more aggressive take up.
    Allie Coyne Aug 19 2013 6:52AM Networking
    Vic Govt looks to ICT industry to help boost productivity

    Vic Govt looks to ICT industry to help boost productivity

    Partnerships paying dividends.
    Charis Palmer Aug 8 2013 2:21PM Strategy
    Queensland Govt considers IBM ban

    Queensland Govt considers IBM ban

    IBM rejects payroll inquiry findings.
    Charis Palmer Aug 7 2013 9:50AM Strategy
    IBM should never have been appointed, finds Qld payroll inquiry

    IBM should never have been appointed, finds Qld payroll inquiry

    A project full of bad decisions.
    Charis Palmer Aug 6 2013 11:06AM Training & Development
    UK Govt pulls plug on large IT outsourcing deals

    UK Govt pulls plug on large IT outsourcing deals

    New regime brings price pressure from small players.
    John Hilvert Jul 26 2013 11:10AM Strategy
    Finance eyes new ceiling for cloud contracts

    Finance eyes new ceiling for cloud contracts

    Data centre panel requirements slashed.
    John Hilvert Jul 26 2013 6:45AM Financial Services
    Dell, Lenovo first on new NSW hardware panel

    Dell, Lenovo first on new NSW hardware panel

    US dollar to drive up govt PC prices.
    Paris Cowan Jul 23 2013 3:03PM Hardware
    Microsoft lost $100m due to IT price inquiry

    Microsoft lost $100m due to IT price inquiry

    Canberra throws its weight around.
    Allie Coyne Jul 18 2013 6:31AM Software
    Abbott would cut 80 procurement panels to one

    Abbott would cut 80 procurement panels to one

    IT included in Coalition policy.
    Allie Coyne Jul 8 2013 5:29PM Strategy
    Govt agencies asked to consider cloud in new strategy

    Govt agencies asked to consider cloud in new strategy

    National cloud strategy unveiled.
    Allie Coyne May 29 2013 1:22PM Networking
    NSW Govt launches new telco panels

    NSW Govt launches new telco panels

    In line with 2012 ICT strategy.
    Liz Tay May 15 2013 3:23PM Telco/ISP
    Govt remains secretive on $80k procurement threshold

    Govt remains secretive on $80k procurement threshold

    "Net benefit" document declared exempt under FOI.
    John Hilvert May 10 2013 12:07PM Financial Services
    AGIMO consults industry on stalled mobile panel

    AGIMO consults industry on stalled mobile panel

    Value for money a concern.
    Liz Tay Apr 30 2013 6:12AM Hardware
    Govt to open data centre panel to smaller providers

    Govt to open data centre panel to smaller providers

    Facilities panel refresh could boost non-ACT business.
    Liz Tay Apr 26 2013 9:31AM Networking
    Govt CIOs eye cloud for cultural change

    Govt CIOs eye cloud for cultural change

    Panel pushes off-the-shelf IT.
    Liz Tay Mar 1 2013 12:54PM Strategy

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