State Cabinet has accepted the recommendations of the Service Delivery and Performance Commission’s report on its Review of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Governance in the Queensland Government.
"This report represents a major opportunity for the Government to reshape the role of ICT in delivering better services to Queenslanders. It gives clear direction the future," he says.
Key outcomes of the review include:
- Reorientation of CITEC to focus primarily on providing ICT services to the Queensland Government
- Establishment of an ICT Innovation Centre within CITEC which will enable government agencies and suppliers to work together to pilot projects
- Consolidation of the Government’s ICT infrastructure, networks and data centres
- Greater coordination of ICT procurement and service delivery across State Government departments
"For the first time we’ll be looking at a whole-of-Government framework to guide the development of our information systems," Minister Schwarten says.
"That framework is going to ensure that decisions about ICT right across government align with government priorities."
He says the government’s new approach to ICT will be underpinned by the creation of two new functions: the Queensland Government Chief Information Office and the Queensland Government Chief Technology Office.
Quelle/Source: qbr, 26.10.2006
