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Information and Communications Technology - Victoria
Articles and resources about trends and issues in information and communications technology in government in Victoria, Australia.
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- Chief Information Officers - Victoria
- Articles and resources about trends and issues related to chief information officers (CIOs) in the state of Victoria, Australia.
- Open Source - Victoria
- Articles and resources about trends and issues in the use of open source software in the Victorian government.
- Project Management - Victoria
- Articles and resources about trends and issues in project management in the state of Victoria, Australia.
- RFID - Victoria
- Articles and resources about RFID, also known as Radio Frequency IDentification, use within government in the state of Victoria, Australia.
- Shared Services - Victoria
- Articles and resources about trends and issues relating to shared services in the state of Victoria, Australia.
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- Connecting Victoria
- Connecting Victoria is the Victorian Government's strategy for growing the information and communications technologies (ICT) industry and for sharing the benefits of these technologies across the entire Victorian community.
Added: 15 December 2005
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- ICT Investments A Boost For Victorian Services
- The Victorian Government will invest $112 million in information and communications technology over the next four years - Victorian Budget 2007/08.
Added: 3 May 2007
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- ICT Procurement Policy Standard and Guidelines
- The Victorian Government's ICT Procurement Policy and Standards apply to tenders and contracts involving the procurement of ICT goods and/or services.
Added: 31 August 2006
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- Investment Management Standard - Victorian Government
- The Victorian Government's Investment Management standard shows how an analysis of projects that focuses on the logic of investments and benefits can create more value for government and the community.
Added: 2 May 2007
Page views: 10,017
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- Lifecycle Guidance - Victoria
- Lifecycle Guidance material is part of the Victorian Government Gateway Initiative, which is a General Government-wide project to improve selection, management and investment delivery for the State of Victoria.
Added: 21 May 2007
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- The Whole of Victorian Government (WoVG) ICT expenditure approval process for expenditure greater than $250,000
- The Expenditure Review Committee of Cabinet (ERC) has approved the standardisation and consolidation of core Information and Communications Technology (ICT) services across the Victorian Government through the delivery of the Efficient Technology Services (ETS) program.
Added: 4 July 2008
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- Victoria - Budget - Better services with $158.8 million ICT investment
- Victorians will have access to more modern and efficient Victorian Government services, with the Brumby Labor Government investing $158.8 million in key ICT services in public health, education and transport, announced in the 2008-09 State Budget.
Added: 7 May 2008
Page views: 2,219
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- Victorian Government eServices Panel
- The new Victorian Government eServices Panel contracts commenced on 1 July 2011. The Department of Treasury and Finance (DTF) put in place a mandated State Purchase Contract (SPC) comprising of 188 Service Providers specialising in information and communications technology (ICT) services. Below are frequently asked questions with answers published by DTF about the panel.
Added: 27 August 2007
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- Victorian Government Information Security Policy Standards and Guidelines
- The Government Services Division (GSD), within the Department of Treasury and Finance of the Victorian Government have published a common policy, standards, guidelines and processes for information security; including data classification and management.
Added: 27 November 2009
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- Portable Storage Devices - Privacy Survey - in pdf format (546kb)
- (This document requires the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader). Office of the Victorian Privacy Commissioner, December 2011. "... In 2008 Privacy Victoria undertook a survey into the Victorian Public Sector's use of portable storage devices (PSDs). The survey found that the Victorian Public Sector generally handled PSDs poorly. This potentially posed a serious security risk. One of the most serious issues was the scarcity of meaningful policies to control the use of PSDs in the surveyed organisations. This was specifically addressed with the release of Use of Portable Storage Devices – a guide to policy development in August 2009. This is a follow-up survey, undertaken to gauge the degree to which organisations had improved their management of the use of PSDs. In addition, there has been a series of technological, behavioural and procedural developments which are discussed in turn in this report..."
Added: 1 February 2012;
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- Portable Storage Devices continue to pose privacy risks for the public sector - media release
- Office of the Victorian Privacy Commissioner, Media Release, 30 January 2012. "The Victorian Privacy Commissioner today released the results of the Portable Storage Devices Privacy Survey 2011. The results of the 2011 Portable Storage Devices Privacy Survey, reveal that a disappointing number of organisations have showed no improvement as compared with the 2008 results, the Victorian Privacy Commissioner announced today. The Victorian Privacy Commissioner, Helen Versey, said the 2011 follow up survey was designed to gauge the degree to which organisations first surveyed in 2008 had improved their management of portable storage devices (PSDs), as well as examine how new devices such as tablets were being managed. 'Seven organisations, including three local councils, still had no documented policies and procedures to control the use of PSDs, despite the fact that I recommended in the first survey report that, at a minimum, organisations require them,' Ms Versey said..."
Added: 1 February 2012;
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- Breaking Victoria’s IT fail cycle: First steps to take
- Written by Renai LeMay on Thursday, December 15, 2011. "Several weeks ago the Victorian Ombudsman handed down one of the most damning assessments of public sector IT governance in Australia's history, noting total cost over-runs of $1.44 billion, extensive delays and a general failure to actually deliver on stated aims in 10 major IT projects carried out by the state government over the past half-decade. Shortly after the report landed, Delimiter published an analysis of what the state should avoid doing next. Gershon-style reviews, super-chief information officers being flown in to take charge, focusing on shifting everything into IT shared services centres; analysts agreed that these sorts of quick fix solutions would just lead to more of the same problems that Victoria has already been experiencing. With these obvious wrong turns out of the way, the focus today turns to some positive thinking. What are the steps which the Victorian State Government should be taking decisively forward at this point? Where can it look to for inspiration and a roadmap to better IT governance?..."
Added: 16 December 2011;
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- Breaking Victoria's IT fail cycle: What not to do
- Written by Renai LeMay. Delimiter, Monday, November 28, 2011. "The date of November 23, 2011, will go down in history as one of the blackest for the thousands of technology workers belonging to the many departments and agencies making up the Victorian State Government. The State's public sector workforce had already suffered many ignominies over the past few years. The cancellation of Victoria Police's LINK crime database, following the departure amid allegations of contractual improprieties of its former chief information officer. The incredible series of delays, budget over-runs and shadowy claims associated with the gargantuan myki public transport smartcard overhaul, which were revealed in a series of damaging leaks..."
Added: 1 December 2011;
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- Vic Govt sets frenetic pace with IT sector focus
- By Peter Dinham. IT Wire, Thursday, 24 November 2011. "The Victorian Government is seemingly frenetic at the moment as it pursues its goal of establishing Victoria as Australia’s technology hub, trotting out announcement after announcement about new initiatives, or investment in the state, by ICT companies. And, New South Wales is up there too, competing vigorously with its Victorian rival and, for that matter, every other state or territory..."
Added: 25 November 2011;
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- Victorian eServices panel under fire again
- By John Hilvert. IT News, November 18, 2011. "How some refresh 'winners' have still lost out. The Victorian Government's eServices panel has come under fresh attack from IT services firms that face substantial revenue cuts under a recent refresh of the arrangement..."
Added: 19 November 2011;
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- Victoria makes play to continue ICT lead
- Victoria has issued its $85 million plan to promote ICT productivity and growth in the state, by Tim Lohman. Computerworld, 11 November, 2011. "The Victorian state government has upped the stakes in the current game against NSW and Queensland to make it the dominant information and communications technology state. The state government has released its new ICT plan to help drive productivity in the state through the greater use of ICT and the support of IT companies..."
Added: 17 November 2011;
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- Victoria's Technology Plan for the Future - Information and Communication Technology
- Department of Business and Innovation, October 2011. The plan covers two action areas: Capability development - Working closely with Victoria's small technologies providers and companies to ensure that the right conditions exist in Victoria to support the growth of internationally competitive and recognised small technologies businesses and capabilities. Small technologies enabled innovation - Working with industry and the public sector to enable existing and emerging small technologies to be integrated into commercial applications, products and processes that will support innovation and competitiveness in a broad range of Victorian businesses...
Added: 15 November 2011;
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- $85 million govt plan to support Victoria's ICT industry
- By Peter Dinham. IT Wire, Friday, 11 November 2011. "The Victorian Government has unveiled its new $85 million plan to support continuing growth, development and global competitiveness in Victoria’s ICT sector, and promote ICT-enabled innovation across the state’s economy..."
Added: 11 November 2011;
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- Vic govt doubles IT panel after industry ire
- By Suzanne Tindal, ZDNet Australia, November 1, 2011. "Following controversy around vendors being excluded from a newly refreshed eServices panel, the Victorian Government yesterday announced that it had appointed another 180 vendors to the panel. Companies on the panel can bid for IT services contracts with Victorian government agencies..."
Added: 2 November 2011;
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- Victorian Government announces new and expanded eServices Panel
- From the Minister for Technology, Media Release, Monday, 31 October 2011. "The Victorian Government today announced a new expanded eServices panel providing more opportunities for local ICT companies and greater competition in the provision of ICT services to government. Companies on the eServices panel are eligible to bid for contracts to provide ICT services to Victorian Government departments and agencies. Minister for Technology Gordon Rich-Phillips said the panel now has an additional 180 suppliers across the 18 service categories, taking the total panel size to 368..."
Added: 2 November 2011;
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- eServices Panel Refresh - Tender Closes September 1, 2011
- Issued by Department of Treasury and Finance. "The new whole of Victorian Government eServices Panel was established in mid 2011 and is a mandatory contract for use by Victorian Government Departments and Agencies to procure IT Services. A panel refresh is being conducted as it has been recognised that there is a need for a broader State Purchase Contract panel to meet Government ICT requirements which will result in greater choice and competition as well as improved access for small to medium enterprises to government business opportunities... Three identical Briefing Sessions are offered to interested parties - please select your preferred session. Space is limited to two persons per organisation. Closes on Thu, 1 Sep 2011 2:00 PM AEST Melbourne, Victoria
Added: 27 July 2011;
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- Victoria opens up IT services panel again
- By Renai LeMay. ITWire, Friday, 15 July 2011. "The Victorian Government has once again opened up its tendering process for its major technology services purchasing panel, known as the eServices Panel, following industry complaints that a recent cull of suppliers on the panel had resulted in too sharp a cutback..."
Added: 18 July 2011;
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- Victorian eServices panel review delivers positive outcomes for industry and government
- Posted by: Rhett Somers. Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) Media Release, 15 July 2011. "Australia's peak body for the information and communication technology (ICT) industry, the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) has today welcomed an announcement by the Minister for Technology Gordon Rich-Phillips that a refresh of the Victorian Government eServices Panel will be completed by 31 October 2011. 'AIIA has worked closely with every sector of the ICT industry affected by the recent review of the eServices panel,' said AIIA National Chair Philip Cronin. "The Victorian Government demonstrated a strong commitment to listening to the concerns of industry and working towards outcomes that will better serve the State, and the results are clear in today's announcement.,..."
Added: 15 July 2011;
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- Vic govt caves into eServices panel pressure
- By Suzanne Tindal, ZDNet Australia, July 15, 2011. "The Victorian Government has caved into pressure from the information technology industry, announcing that it will refresh its controversial new eServices panel by 31 October. The industry had been in uproar after the almost 300-strong panel, which state government agencies have to use to source their IT services, was cut down to 188 following a request for tender process, despite the Victorian Government receiving 600 bids from companies wishing to be included. Many companies originally on the panel were not reappointed and had not received any feedback as to why they were unsuccessful..."
Added: 15 July 2011;
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This category last updated: 2 February 2012
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