ICT review undertaken by government

All major government technology projects will be reviewed by the federal government, providing better transparency of its annual ICT spending.

A new investment management office within the Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) will provide a comprehensive picture of ICT and digital technology investments. Government will be able to see the costs, benefits, risks and status of these initiatives.

"We need to make sure we're delivering what the public needs, we're avoiding duplication and we have the right processes in place to minimise disruption to public services," said Assistant Minister for Digital Transformation Angus Taylor.

"The DTA will ensure we're investing in the right technology projects, we can track their implementation and know they will deliver on the public policy benefits they promise.

"This is more than a review — it's ongoing oversight, and it will provide unprecedented visibility and centralised management of IT projects."

One of the key capabilities of the expanded DTA will be to target technology assistance to government departments and agencies, and remediate projects.

"We can always do better — better impact for government by doing more with every dollar and better impact for citizens by providing easier-to-use services."

The review will include all non-corporate Commonwealth entities and all active projects over $10 million in value or those that engage a large number of Australians.

The review is expected to report to government by mid-2017.

Image courtesy of the Digital Transformation Agency

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