TAG | UK expert hired to rein in Australian Govt IT spend |
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| by Alex Zaharov-Reutt | |
| Tuesday, 15 April 2008 | |
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It’s an attempt to either seriously rein in Government ICT spending, or achieve much more value for the money currently spent, depending on the review’s findings. In to head the project is Sir Peter Gershon, a former Chief Executive of the UK Treasury’s Office of Government Commerce, who has undertaken several major strategic reviews for the UK Government on procurement including ICT and public sector efficiency. As a result of the reviews conducted by Gershon, the UK Government is estimated to have achieved an £23 billion in budget savings. Amongst Gershon’s many illustrious achievements in the business and technology sectors, Gershon is currently Chairman of the General Healthcare Group, Premier Farnell plc, Symbian Ltd. and Vertex Data Science Limited. The Federal Finance Department says that the ICT review “aims to identify ways in which the Australian Government can strengthen the whole-of-government management of ICT and maximise the benefits from ICT to drive greater efficiency and better services.” In addition, the review will also “examine the way in which agencies manage ICT investments, including maintenance, intra-agency links, development and staffing.” Continued on page 2. |
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