IBAC flags "significant corruption risks" in council procurement
Victoria's anti-corruption commission IBAC has tabled a special report to Parliament flagging "significant corruption risks" in council procurement.
Victoria's anti-corruption commission IBAC has tabled a special report to Parliament flagging "significant corruption risks" in council procurement.
The Department of Finance has selected Collingwood agency Salsa Digital to operate the whole-of-government content management system GovCMS.
The federal government has signed a whole-of-government purchasing agreement with IBM worth an estimated $1 billion over its five-year lifespan.
The Digital Transformation Agency plans to introduce a ‘Hardware Marketplace’ for government that it says will “make purchasing ICT hardware simpler, clearer and faster for buyers and sellers.”
New South Wales government departments have been given access to a cognitive virtual agent through its technology procurement platform GovDC Marketplace.
The Govt has struck a new strategic procurement arrangement with SAP Australia in a bid to see savings on IT products and services.
The government will look at setting a range of annual targets for ICT procurement, starting with an annual cap for agencies on ICT contracts.
Revised Commonwealth Procurement Rules (CPRs) come into effect on 1 March 2017. The changes were negotiated by Senator Nick Xenophon, who labeled the amendments a “sea change” and “unambiguously good for Australian industry”.
The Victorian government says that a new group of five telecommunications contracts will save the state $34 million a year.
The Department of Defence has released a formal request for tender to establish a new panel of ICT service providers.
The federal government hopes that a new telecommunications procurement panel will help departments minimise the costs of a range of telco services including Internet access.
Changes to New South Wales government procurement that took effect at the start of October will better enable agencies to trial innovative products and services offered by startups, according to the state’s minister for innovation and better regulation, Victor Dominello.
The report of an inquiry by the Western Australian Legislative Assembly's Public Accounts Committee has recommended the government boost the resources available to its chief information officer.
The Digital Transformation Office has unveiled a beta version of its Digital Marketplace service for government procurement.
The Queensland government has launched a new program intended to help small businesses compete with larger ICT vendors.