Government Information Technology and Communications (GITC) 4.1 Contractual...
On 17 January this year, we launched a review into the use of the Government Information Technology and Communications (GITC) 4.1 Contractual Framework . The results have now been collated and...
View ArticleGovernment procurement supporting Australian businesses
As the Australian Whole of Government Procurement Coordinator, I am very pleased to release a report on Analysis of Australian and Overseas contracts by the Australian Government. This report analyses...
View ArticleResponse to the Data Centres Sourcing Arrangement Consultation
Thank you to everyone who has responded to my posting both through the Blog and via email. The response was generally positive, with a number of respondents making comments on the changing market and...
View ArticleMobile Panel Review – Views sought from interested parties
The Whole of Government Telecommunications Commodities, Carriage and Associated Services Panel (“the Panel”) has been established since January 2011. In the first part of 2012, Finance reviewed the...
View ArticleViews Sought on Annual Review of the Common Operating Environment Policy
Over the past several months the Common Operating Environment (COE) Review Working Group, consisting of representatives from Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 (FMA Act) Agencies, has...
View ArticleRelease of Cloud Computing Policy v2
Today at the CeBIT Australia 2013 conference in Sydney, I released the Australian Government Cloud Computing Policy v2. The policy is an update of the Cloud Computing Strategic Direction Paper which...
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Sharpening the Pencils – CIPSA
Hi all, This is the first post in a series that will form the Australian Government Procurement blog. I hope that like our work on the ICT blogs, our stakeholders will find this a useful communication...
View ArticleWhy is Commonwealth Procurement a Big Red Bus
Hi procurement fans, This is the second of our procurement blog posts. As an extra treat, not only is there a transcript of a speech but there is also a YouTube video. For those of you who can’t get...
View ArticleBetter Practice Guide for Data Centre Power Released for Comment
The data centre strategy team has developed a better practice guide on data centre power, and is seeking comments from industry and agencies. This is the first of a planned series of better practice...
View ArticleNew Suppliers added to the DCaaS Multi Use List
Following a competitive assessment process, a further 8 Suppliers have joined the DCaaS Multi Use List to supply Cloud and Cloud-Like services to Australian Government Agencies. These are: Converga Pty...
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