A View From Across The Ditch
A discussion about Australian Government ICT policy and progress
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
ACROSS THE DITCH
AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT ICT
This presentation was given to the Government and Technology Summit in Wellington NZ on 23 Feb 16. Details of the Summit are here: http://www.techleaders.co.nz/govt-technology
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TRUST TECHNOLOGY
JUST REMEMBER TO VERIFY
This shot, from the health app on my iPhone, shows that, on my last visit to Wellington, just over a month ago, I climber 54 flights of steps in a day! I didn't of course - or I would be buried here. Instead it really shows the change in air pressure caused by the wind for which Wellington is famous. The message here for the users of technology is to make sure you know what you are measuring and thus managing.
SCOPE
- An Australian story
- Better together
- Buying clouds
- Open source success
- Digital transformation
This is the scope of today's presentation.
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AN AUSTRALIAN STORY
WHOLE OF GOVERNMENT ICT
The Australian Government ICT environment reflects the Government's election commitments and subsequent developments. Because it has elements that are peculiar to Australia, one should be careful about seeking to apply lessons more widely and I am cautious not to be seen as preaching to our cousins across the ditch. Of course though, the notion that any of us are 'special' in the context of ICT needs to be managed carefully.
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Untitled Slide
The Coalition's pre-election policy commitments are described here: http://lpaweb-static.s3.amazonaws.com/Coalition%27s%20Policy%20for%20E-Gove...
The Australian Government situation is generally described here: http://finance.gov.au/agict/
The current Australian Public Service ICT Strategy is here: http://www.finance.gov.au/policy-guides-procurement/ict_strategy_2012_2015/
The Australian Government situation is generally described here: http://finance.gov.au/agict/
The current Australian Public Service ICT Strategy is here: http://www.finance.gov.au/policy-guides-procurement/ict_strategy_2012_2015/
BETTER TOGETHER
- Reduce the price
- Meet business needs
- Competitive, viable industry
- Fair, equitable & transparent processes
- Optimise savings through price reductions, improved efficiencies & promotion of behavioural change
Details of the coordinated procurement arrangement can be found here: http://www.finance.gov.au/procurement/wog-procurement/coordinated-procureme...
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BUYING CLOUDS
INTRODUCING THE CLOUD SERVICES PANEL
The Australian Government's cloud computing policy is here: http://www.finance.gov.au/sites/default/files/australian-government-cloud-c...
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CLOUD PROCUREMENT ($M)
These statistics are drawn from the AusTender data base and show contracts for cloud computing that are published each year.
DATA CENTRE AS A SERVICE
- 104 suppliers
- 1579 services
- 79 RFQs
- PaaS: $934k
- IaaS: $619k
- SaaS: $333k
The details of the DCaaS Multi-Use List, now closed, can be found here: http://www.finance.gov.au/tags/data-centre-service/
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DCAAS LESSONS
- Flexibility
- Agility
- Balanced Risk
- Pre-Qualification
- Ease of Comparison
- Panel versus MUL
- Assistance to Agencies
- Service Catalogue
These are the lessons learned from the DCaaS work: http://www.finance.gov.au/node/36605/
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Cloud Services Panel
The details of the panel are explained in this fact sheet: http://www.finance.gov.au/sites/default/files/cloud-services-panel-fact-she...
Providers on the panel are listed here: http://www.finance.gov.au/blog/2015/08/14/cloud-services-panel-additional-n...
Since its establishment in January 2015, $1.5m of contracts was signed in 2014-15 and $2.6m so far in 2015-16
Providers on the panel are listed here: http://www.finance.gov.au/blog/2015/08/14/cloud-services-panel-additional-n...
Since its establishment in January 2015, $1.5m of contracts was signed in 2014-15 and $2.6m so far in 2015-16
OPEN SOURCE SUCCESS
DRUPAL AND GOVCMS
The reasons behind our choice of Drupal are detailed in this post: http://www.finance.gov.au/blog/2014/05/07/seeking-industry-comment-on-govcm...
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govCMS statistics
Details of govCMS can be found at www.govcms.gov.au
govCMS Benefits
- Accessible
- Secure
- Reliable
- Saving time
- Simple interface
- Affordable
- Open source
- Responsive
- SaaS/PaaS
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DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
A NEW TASTE IN SERVICES
DTO was setup in 2015. See here: https://www.dto.gov.au
New minister just appointed: http://ministers.dpmc.gov.au/taylor
DTO projects: https://www.dto.gov.au/projects/
New minister just appointed: http://ministers.dpmc.gov.au/taylor
DTO projects: https://www.dto.gov.au/projects/
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Public Data Policy Statement
The data held by the Australian Government is a strategic national resource that holds
considerable value for growing the economy, improving service delivery and transforming policy
outcomes for the Nation.
The PM's statement: https://www.dpmc.gov.au/sites/default/files/publications/aust_govt_public_d...
The relevant blog post: https://blog.data.gov.au/news-media/blog/australian-government-public-data-...
The report completed by government: https://www.dpmc.gov.au/pmc/publication/public-sector-data-management-repor...
The relevant blog post: https://blog.data.gov.au/news-media/blog/australian-government-public-data-...
The report completed by government: https://www.dpmc.gov.au/pmc/publication/public-sector-data-management-repor...
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Untitled Slide
This is the proposed approach to improving data usage drawn from the presentation here: https://www.dpmc.gov.au/sites/default/files/publications/public_sector_data...
