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.

Coalition seeks input on draft ICT strategy

The Victorian Coalition Government is seeking feedback on a proposed ICT strategy developed by the Victorian Information and Communications Advisory Committee (VICTAC). The draft provides advice on the future management and use of ICT by government and how the Victorian Government can design and use information and technology to deliver better services.

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.

eServices Panel - Government and Industry Working Party Report

Following commencement of the eServices refresh panel in November 2011, the Minister for Technology invited representatives of the information and communication technology industry and government to form the eServices working party. The working party was asked to review the operation of the eServices panel and to recommend changes to improve the way government procures ICT services from the industry

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.

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.

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.

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.

Randall Straw, Vic - winner of the Public Service Medal (PSM), The Queen's Birthday 2012 Honours Lists

For outstanding public service to the community as a leading advocate, strategist and practitioner of technology-based innovation, and for making a significant contribution to the development of Victoria's public sector, ICT industry and research base.

The Victorian Government Digital Innovation Review

This digital innovation review and benchmark has been undertaken to assess the extent to which Victorian government agencies have adopted, integrated and systemised digital innovation activity into their business activities, to identify and highlight model practice and identify challenges and opportunities related to the adoption of digital channels by Victorian Government agencies. The review is cognisant of the fact that, along with audiences being increasingly digital and mobile and agencies facing budget and headcount austerity, those who do not invest in their digital innovation 'DNA' risk becoming increasingly less relevant and effective. The pace of cultural change requires ongoing support and a direct and visible senior commitment to innovation in order to avoid stagnation and a lapse into traditional patterns of doing things. The Victorian public service is in the process of embedding a digital innovation culture. However this process remains fragile, with a relatively small pool of talent and expertise driving this capability. Without continuing support and a mandate, Victoria risks losing its early lead, having to reinvest in basic capability and rebuild its internal commitment as other jurisdictions move forward to realise the productivity benefits of a digital transformation.

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.

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.

Victorian Government Digital Innovation Review: Presentation

Presentation by Craig Thomler, Managing Director, Delib Australia, 12 September 2012 'Digital innovation' – how it was defined for the Digital Innovation Review The use of digital channels, tools and relevant methodologies to improve the operation of organisations and the delivery of services Within government this includes the use of social media and Government 2.0 approaches and channels, as well as broader use of online tools to improve agency management, policy development and service delivery.

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.

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.

Victoria's big new IT projects

By Ry Crozier. IT News, May 8, 2013. "Spending to dwarf that of ICT strategy. Victoria's emergency services, water utilities and transport agencies have emerged from this year's state budget with money for IT projects. An analysis of the budget papers by iTnews shows a number of IT projects have been granted forward funding, though few were mentioned in treasurer Michael O'Brien's speech to parliament. The funds, mostly for capital expenditure on IT and telecommunications systems, eclipsed the $19 million over four years set aside for implementation of the state's ICT strategy, released earlier this year..."

Coalition delivers $19 million for technology

Minister for Technology Gordon Rich-Phillips, Media Release, Tuesday, 7 May 2013. "The Victorian Coalition Government has allocated $19 million over four years towards the technology portfolio as part of the 2013-14 Victorian State Budget, Minister for Technology Gordon Rich-Phillips announced today. Mr Rich-Phillips said that the 2013-14 Victorian State Budget provided new funding to support the implementation of the Victorian Government ICT Strategy, announced earlier this year..."

Cybercrime

Victorian Government Department of Justice. "Cybercrime refers to any crime: where the use of technologies such as the internet and mobile phones is integral to the commission of the offence; that is directed at computing and communications technologies themselves, such as unauthorised access to computer data. Cybercriminal activity includes: - identity theft - cyberbullying - child grooming - unauthorised hacking..."

Vic Govt launches cybersafety campaign

By Juha Saarinen. IT News, April 4, 2013. "Acts on cyber menaces. The Victorian government today launched a new online safety campaign warning about the dangers of cybercrime. Called Protect Yourself Online, the campaign encourages Victorians to safeguard their privacy and think before they act online. Quoting a PriceWaterhouseCoopers report, Victorian Department of Justice (DoJ) director of strategic communication Simon Troeth said online illegal activites represented the second most common form of economic crime in Australia, with billions of dollars being lost every year..."

Vic govt to tap cloud, increase use of shared services

Cloud provides 'much faster time to value', says Victoria chief technology advocate, Grantly Mailes, by Adam Bender. CIO, 26 March, 2013. "The Victorian government will use cloud computing infrastructure and increase the use of shared services to deliver its new whole-of-government ICT strategy, according to the state's new chief technology advocate, Grantly Mailes. Victoria named Mailes the state’s first chief technology advocate earlier this month. The title is in addition to his previous role as deputy secretary, innovation and technology for the Victoria Department of Business and Innovation. The promotion followed the unveiling last month by the Victorian Coalition government of the state’s ICT strategy..."

Grantly Mailes to drive Coalition ICT strategy in Victoria

Controlling costs is an emphasis in the state's ICT strategy, by Adam Bender (CIO). Computerworld, 6 March, 2013. "The former first CIO of the South Australian government, Grantly Mailes, has been named the first 'chief technology advocate' of Victoria. Mailes will be charged with delivering the Victorian Coalition’s ICT strategy and directing and coordinating information management and technology in Victoria, the state government said..."

Coalition appoints Chief Technology Advocate

Media Release From the Assistant Treasurer, From the Minister for Technology, Wednesday, 6 March 2013. "The Victorian Coalition Government has appointed Grantly Mailes as the State's first Chief Technology Advocate. Assistant Treasurer and Technology Minister Gordon Rich-Phillips said Mr Mailes would have responsibility for the delivery of the Coalition Government’s new ICT strategy. “The Chief Technology Advocate will provide direction and co-ordination in information management and technology within the Victorian Government,” Mr Rich-Phillips said. “Mr Mailes will initially focus on delivering better services, reducing waste, encouraging innovation and improving ICT procurement across government...."

Open data, industry collaboration drive new Victorian ICT strategy

by David Braue. Government Technology Review, February 12, 2013. "Victoria's state government will overhaul its ICT strategy with aggressive open-data initiatives – which will see agencies releasing 1000 data sets for public use this year – and 'unprecedented' moves to better engage with local suppliers, state ICT minister Gordon Rich-Phillips told the audience at an Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) luncheon where he launched the new Victorian Government ICT Strategy. Finalised after a public and industry consultation process over the course of the past year, the strategy outlines 50 hard action points for 2013 and 2014 that will seek to improve the process of ICT implementation – a process that, the minister noted, had been severely compromised by ongoing ICT-related issues with the likes of the Myki ticketing system and the state’s CenITex shared-services organisation..."

Vic Govt drives open data, social media in ICT strategy

By Juha Saarinen. IT News, February 13, 2013. "Promises governance, accountability and direction. The Victorian Government has released a fifty-point proposed plan to overhaul the way ICT is procured and used to underpin the delivery of government services. Among the guiding principles for the plan are the delivery of policy and service programmes through consumer technology such as smartphones and social media, and making data available and shareable in open machine-readable formats by September this year..."

Victoria launches its first whole-of-government ICT Strategy

by Paris Cowan, Intermedium, Tuesday 12 February 2013. "The Victorian Government will appoint a whole-of-government ICT chief, ask agencies to identify opportunities to adopt cloud, and conduct a review of its key ICT State Purchase Contracts as part of the roll-out of its first ever State-wide ICT Strategy launched today. Technology Minister Gordon Rich-Phillips has used the AIIA’s annual Victorian Ministerial Forum to surprise delegates with a final version of the strategy, which was released in draft form for consultation in October last year. It is the work of a State Government which sees itself as the rightful leader of public sector ICT innovation in Australia, despite being prevented from meeting this full potential by a series of disastrous and expensive speed bumps..."

Vic Govt ICT strategy analysis: CenITex split, cloud adoption on the cards

Written by Renai LeMay. Delimiter, Wednesday, February 13, 2013. "... The potential break-up of troubled IT shared services agency CenITex and the opening of the door to government adoption of the new cloud computing paradigm are two of the most important themes written between the lines of the Victorian Government’s major new ICT strategy released yesterday..."

Coalition releases ICT plan to fix Labor's bungles

Media Release, From the Assistant Treasurer, From the Minister for Technology, Tuesday, 12 February 2013. "The Victorian Coalition Government has today unveiled a whole-of-government information and communication technology (ICT) strategy to rectify Labor’s disastrous ICT legacy and deliver better services to Victorians. Assistant Treasurer and Technology Minister Gordon Rich-Phillips said the 50-point action plan had been developed following rigorous consultation with industry and the public..."

Victoria releases concrete, detailed ICT strategy

Written by Renai LeMay. Delimiter, Tuesday, February 12, 2013. "The Victorian State Government has released the final version of a new whole of government information and communications technology strategy containing hard deadlines for goals, with which it aims to start addressing extensive IT project and service delivery issues which have resulted in more than a billion dollars in budget overruns and a string of failed IT projects over the past half-decade... With the delivery of its final ICT strategy today, I have to say that the Victorian Government has definitely answered my criticism. While this isn’t as ambitious an ICT strategy as the one published by the NSW State Government last year, Victoria has a lot more remediation in this area to do than NSW has. It’s not starting from the same point. But having said that, the strategy addresses all of the aspects which it needs to, and best of all, it contains concrete deadlines for delivering on them. This is definitely the ICT strategy Victoria needed..."

Victorian Government ICT Strategy 2013 - 2014

Department of Treasury and Finance. "The Victorian Government ICT Strategy was released on 12 February 2013. The strategy provides high-level direction on the design and use information and technology to deliver better government services. It has been developed in response to three drivers: changes in citizen expectations of government services and ICT use; advances in technology; and current gaps in ICT leadership, governance and skills..."

Digital Futures Fund Round 2 open for business

From the Minister for Technology, Wednesday, 6 February 2013. "Technology Minister Gordon Rich-Phillips today announced the opening of round two of the Victorian Coalition Government's $11 million Digital Futures Fund designed to drive productivity through the use of information and communication technology (ICT). 'Victoria's small and medium enterprises are invited to submit expressions of interest for collaborative projects that use ICT to address key business challenges,' Mr Rich-Phillips said. 'The Coalition Government is focused on supporting projects that will bring productivity benefits to Victorian businesses and the state more broadly. 'The fund was set up to help find solutions to barriers that are commonly faced by small to medium enterprises in business,' Mr Rich-Phillips said..."