Inquiry into the Government's information technology outsourcing initiative
Terms of reference
On 29 November 2000 the following matters were referred to the Finance and Public
Administration References Committee for inquiry and report:
The Government’s information technology (IT) outsourcing initiative
in the light of recommendations made in the committee’s report, Contracting
out of government services – First Report: Information technology,
tabled in November 1997, and the Auditor-General’s
report no. 9 of 2000-2001 (PDF format), and the means of ensuring
that any future IT outsourcing is an efficient, effective and ethical
use of Commonwealth resources, with particular reference to:
(a) the need for:
(i) strategic oversight and evaluation across Commonwealth agencies,
(ii) accountable management of IT contracts, including improved transparency and
accountability of tender processes, and
(b) the potential impact on the capacity of agencies to conduct their business;
(c) savings expected and achieved from IT initiatives; and
(d) the means by which opportunities for the domestic IT industry, including in
regional areas, can be maximised.
The closing date for submissions is Friday 23 February 2001.