Making the Budget Count for ICT: Insight into the 2015-16 WA Budget

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The WA Government is facing its first deficit in fifteen years and has trimmed government administrative costs wherever possible, particularly in ICT.

It is embracing whole of government ICT policies and initiatives to reduce cost and is increasingly warm to cloud and as-a-service strategies.

For ICT suppliers and agency representatives alike, understanding the full detail of the new Budget is imperative for strategic positioning. This briefing will:

• Outline the ICT content, implications and key opportunities of Western Australia’s 2015-16 Budget
• Feature a panel of senior government representatives, addressing the hot topics and challenges; and
• Provide networking opportunities between public servants and ICT industry leaders.

This value-packed event will foster cooperation and effective engagement between ICT suppliers and the Western Australia Government:

• Intermedium will provide analysis and insight relevant to both industry and agency representatives; and
• Panellists will provide insight into current Government thinking.

Join us for this crucial opportunity to make this Budget count for your organisation. Breakfast with your peers, network with your business partners, and prepare for success in 2015-16.

Lead panellists and moderator

• Giles Nunis, A/Chief Executive and Government CIO, Office of Government Chief Information Officer
• Mike Schuman, CIO, WA Police
• Cheryl Robertson, State Director, Microsoft and AIIA WA Council Chair
• Paul Wilkins, General Manager, Innovation & Strategy, Ajilon and AIIA WA Council Member
• Budget analysis presenter
• Judy Hurditch, Principal Analyst, Intermedium

SME Workshop: Budget funded opportunities – Engaging with the Western Australian Government 9:00 – 10:30am (optional and included in ticket price for SMEs)

This 1.5 hour long workshop will help SMEs enhance their understanding of how to engage with the Government to pursue budget funded opportunities.

The workshop will include a presentation by Intermedium as well as active participation by attendees to work through case studies. Workshop attendees will:

• Receive a list of budget funded opportunities which can be used as a prospecting tool to identify opportunities relevant to their businesses
• Use three 2015-16 budget initiatives as case studies to develop a clearer understanding of how to engage with the Government
• Learn about what they need to be able to say and do to gain traction with the agency in regard to the opportunity (e.g. understanding the value for money perspective)

The workshop will run immediately following the WA Budget Briefing and will be held in the same room. All SMEs that purchased a ticket to the main event are entitled to attend the workshop.

Presented by

AIIA, Intermedium