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• Finance Dept finalises Managed Print Services Panel

  The Department of Finance and Deregulation has announced the formulation of its Managed Print Services Panel as part of its overall push to whole-of-government ICT procurement.

• Analyst warns of shared services pitfalls

  Many CIOs in the public sector are keen to reap the cost benefits of shared services, but one analyst has warned of the potential risks for those with diverse agency requirements.

• Shared banking cloud possible, not practical: Westpac CIO

  Pooling infrastructure and applications into a common public cloud for Australia’s banks is not a far-fetched idea, but the practicality of getting all parties to agree will prevent its reality, according to the head of IT at Westpac bank.
  

• Govt agencies clamouring for Human Services support

  The Department of Human Services has pushed back requests to in-source the infrastructure of smaller government agencies due to staffing issues and the sheer amount of work, following a recent in-sourcing agreement with the Department of Veterans’ Affairs.
  

• Transport NSW accelerates shared services plans

  Operational staff across Transport NSW agencies will be moved to a new IT services division during December and January as part of accelerated plans to implement shared services ahead of the state election next year.
  

• WA Treasury inches closer to tax modernisation

  The Western Australian Department of Treasury and Finance has claimed success in implementing key projects across the past year as it looks to fully modernise its revenues, tax and shared services systems by 2013.

• CIO role needs revision in govt shared services model

  The role and responsibilities of the CIO must change in order for the public sector to create a successful shared services model.

• CIO role needs revision in govt shared services model: analyst

  The role and responsibilities of the CIO must change in order for the public sector to create a successful shared services model.

• NSW releases shared services blueprint

  The New South Wales State Government has published a complex blueprint that will inform its future shared services strategy — including the provision of ICT services.
  

• Qld Premier releases terms for McComiskie review of shared services

  Queensland Premier Anna Bligh today released the terms of reference for the wide-ranging review planned of state government IT shared services agency, Corptech, as unionised nurses in the state intensify pressure on the Government over its disastrous health payroll systems upgrade. The State Government contracted PricewaterhouseCoopers partner Roger McComiskie to review CorpTech - the government's applications shared services provider - several weeks ago as it broadly abandoned its whole of government push into shared services in the wake of the Queensland Health debacle.

• Queensland Health IT services a warning for govt agencies: analyst

  The Queensland Health pay bungle is an important lesson for IT governance in shared services arrangements, according to an IT industry analyst firm.

• Shared services test maturity of CIO role: report

  A new report from research firm, Ovum, aims to provide a model for assessing the maturity of CIO functions in the context of an increasing move towards shared services strategies.