Second assessment round for the Data Centre as a Service (DCaaS) Multi Use List
I launched the Data Centre as a Service (DCaaS) Multi-Use List (MUL) last week. Since the launch, I’ve received emails from companies wanting to join. As I said at the launch, the DCaaS MUL will be...
View ArticleDecommissioning of the ICT Management Consultants Multi Use List (MCL) and...
On 30 August, 2012, I announced that a review was undertaken to understand the effectiveness and patronage of the ICT Management Consultants Multi Use List (ICT MCL) and the ICT Multi Use List (ICT...
View ArticleNew Draft Updates to the SourceIT Model Contracts
AGIMO is currently updating the SourceIT model contracts to bring them into line with recent legislation. We are seeking comments and feedback on these drafts and will take them into consideration when...
View ArticleGovernment Information Technology and Communications (GITC) 4.1 Contractual...
AGIMO is currently reviewing the usage of the Government Information Technology and Communications (GITC) 4.1 contractual framework. The GITC contractual framework is a framework of standard legal...
View ArticleAdditional services available through the Data Centre as a Service (DCaaS)...
Following a competitive assessment process, a further 14 Suppliers have joined the DCaaS Multi Use List to supply Cloud and Cloud-Like services to Australian Government Agencies. These are: AAPT...
View ArticleOpening Up – SME Report 2009
In his seminal report on the use of ICT in the Australian Government, Sir Peter Gershon considered a range of improvements that could be made to ICT use. Several of these concerned the relationship...
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Tomorrow Ready CIO
This is the transcript of a speech I recently gave to a conference entitled “Tomorrow Ready CIO” in Canberra. It covers the developing use of cloud computing by the Australian Government and the...
View ArticleWe want your views on data centre sourcing arrangements
The data centre environment has changed in a number of ways since the original scoping study conducted by Finance in 2009: density has increased, power needs have changed and the impact of cloud...
View ArticleAccessibility in the Procurement Process
Recently the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) released a report on Accessible Communication – tapping the potential in public ICT procurement policy. It highlighted the...
View ArticleICT Panel Expo – 27 March 2013 – Media opportunity
The Australian Government ICT Panel Expo is an event run by Finance to showcase whole of Australian Government ICT procurement arrangements. It presents information about procurement panels and other...
View ArticleGovernment 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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