An analyst has issued a warning to governments considering shared services not to underestimate the depth and resilience of agency independence, following the decision by the WA government to decommission its shared services.
A Western Australian regulatory body has advised the state's shared service firm to cease rolling-in new agencies, and further, to decommission entirely.
The Department of Finance and Deregulation has announced the formulation of its Managed Print Services Panel as part of its overall push to whole-of-government ICT procurement.
Many CIOs in the public sector are keen to reap the cost benefits of shared services, but one analyst has warned of the potential risks for those with diverse agency requirements.
Shared services are likely to play an even greater role in the newly voted NSW Liberal Government as the recently sworn-in premier, Barry O'Farrell, announced his new cabinet this week.
Pooling infrastructure and applications into a common public cloud for Australia’s banks is not a far-fetched idea, but the practicality of getting all parties to agree will prevent its reality, according to the head of IT at Westpac bank.
The Department of Human Services has pushed back requests to in-source the infrastructure of smaller government agencies due to staffing issues and the sheer amount of work, following a recent in-sourcing agreement with the Department of Veterans’ Affairs.
Operational staff across Transport NSW agencies will be moved to a new IT services division during December and January as part of accelerated plans to implement shared services ahead of the state election next year.
The Western Australian Department of Treasury and Finance has claimed success in implementing key projects across the past year as it looks to fully modernise its revenues, tax and shared services systems by 2013.
The role and responsibilities of the CIO must change in order for the public sector to create a successful shared services model.
A second report tabled by the Queensland Auditor-General, Glenn Poole, into the Queensland State Government's shared services model has placed services provider CorpTech in the crosshairs for evaluation.
The cloud may be where just about every vendor wants to be these days, but utility storage company 3PAR, which recently set up shop in Australia, has its sights firmly set on the ground.
A new report from research firm, Ovum, aims to provide a model for assessing the maturity of CIO functions in the context of an increasing move towards shared services strategies.