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Key Highlights at a Glance

last modified 20 Feb 2007 10:40 AM New South Wales Government

The ICT Strategic Plan targets initiatives that are inevitable, which no one agency can do singularly, that are common and repeatable between agencies and which provide strategic value. Removes the technological barriers that inhibit both the reform of government and e‑government initiatives.

Rationale

  • The Plan implements commitments in the Premier’s Economic and Financial Statement 23rd February 2006.
  • Increasing public and business demand for convenient, integrated and coordinated electronic service delivery from government (e-government).
  • Front-line and line of business (core) systems require major upgrades and replacement.
  • E-government implementation combined with the necessary changes to existing technology will be costly.
  • The Plan aims to ensure the cost to deliver e-government is met from within the current levels of ICT expenditure.
  • An ICT Investment Framework will align expenditure with government service delivery priorities including community expectations for electronic service delivery.
  • ICT Procurement Policy and ICT Governance arrangements will ensure the NSW Government ICT Strategic Plan steers government ICT expenditure.

NSW Government ICT Strategic Plan 

  • Implemented over 4 years, commencing July 2006.
  • Targets initiatives that are inevitable, which no one agency can do singularly, that are common and repeatable between agencies and which provide strategic value.
  • Removes the technological barriers that inhibit both the reform of government and e‑government initiatives.
  • Results in savings of over half a billion dollars over four years.

Plan Development

  • The NSW Government ICT Strategic Plan has been developed by the CIO Executive Council and Government Chief Information Office.
  • The Government Chief Information Office has been restructured to support the CIO Executive Council and implementation of the Plan.
  • More than 90 officers from across government are working on detailed planning and implementation.

Plan Implementation

  • There are five priority groups, eight strategies and seventeen programs of work, which will generate upwards of 100 independent projects (a number are currently active).
  • Priorities are front-line service delivery and customer service (e-government), followed by line of business (core agency systems) that support e-government.
  • Strategies and their programs of work have been designed to technically, financially and/or strategically support each other.
  • Projects will have their own business case, timeline and milestones. Each project will be able to be implemented independently.
  • Amalgamation of ICT infrastructure and aggregated whole of government ICT purchasing will be a priority to deliver savings.

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