Victorian Government Releases ICT Strategy

The Victorian Government today released its ICT Strategy at a AIIA function in Melbourne.

The strategy sees a dramatic altering in the landscape of government ICT delivery in Victoria. The strategy sets out 8 ICT decision making principles:

1. Policy and service delivery programs will use popular digital channels;
2. Policy and service delivery programs will be increasingly co-designed and co-produced;
3. Information will be shared, open and managed as an asset;
4. ICT-enabled projects will be staged and focused on managing risks and delivering business benefits earlier;
5. Competition will be promoted to drive efficiency and  innovation in ICT systems and services;
6. ICT services will take advantage of industry capabilities;
7. ICT systems will be interoperable, modular and reusable;
8. Technology will be trialled and adopted to promote better outcomes;

The strategy also signals a change in the central shared services provisioning model administered by the trouble plagued Cenitex.