More Victorian IT Companies Getting Bracks Government Business
More Victorian IT Companies Getting Bracks Government Business | |||||
| Media release - 5 May 2005 | |||||
| More small and medium sized Victorian IT companies will be able to access Bracks Government IT business, with the State Government eServices Panel refresh appointing an additional 64 companies to the register, including 37 Victorian IT businesses. The eServices Panel was first established in 2003 to streamline the engagement process, making it easier for IT companies to do business with Government, by enabling departments to contract companies from a panel of pre-approved suppliers. The Minister for Information and Communication Technology, Marsha Thomson, said almost 60 per cent of the new companies appointed to the panel were Victorian, and a further 37 per cent were Australian IT enterprises. "Now over 80 per cent of the panel is made up of either Victorian or Australian IT companies, with three new categories covering IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) contracting and consulting services, IT Security Services, and Open Source development and implementation services featuring for the first time," Ms Thomson said. "It's very pleasing to see so many qualified local and Australian companies able to buy into Government IT business. "The eServices Panel also makes it much easier for small to medium sized local IT business to gain lucrative state government contracts," said Ms Thomson. The eService Panel refresh responds to emerging demands in Government, in particular paving the way for Open Source solutions with the first-time appointment of a number of Victorian companies including Dynamic Equilibrium, Dytech Solutions, Ingena, Peers and Simpson, Sirepoint and SITS Holdings. "These new categories recognise the continuing momentum of Open Source solutions in government across Australia, and will help increase the range of independent security services and consulting resources so Government can more easily meet IT industry standards," Ms Thomson said. Benefits to the selected companies include greater opportunities to develop partnerships with Government departments, the opportunity to showcase work undertaken via the panel, fewer overheads and easier processes when undertaking work with the Victorian Government. Minister Thomson said the panel system of contracting IT services had proved to be popular and efficient, with the volume of business through the panel doubling in the past year, up from 94 projects in February 2004 to 194 projects by December of the same year. "Particularly pleasing is that the eServices Panel has been highly successful for Victorian small and medium sized enterprises," Ms Thomson said. "Since February 2004, Victorian IT companies have been selected for 60 per cent or nearly $10M worth of Government business awarded to the panel, up from 45 per cent the year before. "Following the eServices Panel refresh, now even more Victorian companies will be able to share in the Victorian Government's annual ICT investment." Ms Thomson said the panel contains companies with expertise in a diverse range of technology services including eServices strategy and application development, and aims to support the continued development of electronic service delivery across all Government departments. The eServices Panel - in its third year of operation - demonstrates the Victorian Government's commitment to remain open, efficient and accessible. "The Bracks Government continues to be a leading-edge user of technology so it can improve delivery of government services and make it simpler for people to deal with government," Ms Thomson said. The new companies joining the eServices Panel are: | |||||
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