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❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding the use of media monitoring services by agencies within the Education, Aboriginal Affairs, and Electoral Affairs portfolios. It reveals that the Departments of Aboriginal Affairs and Education use iSentia, while other agencies do not.

AnsweredQoN 3205Legislative Assembly

Asked

20 November 2014

Member

Mr M. McGowan

Portfolio

Education; Aboriginal Affairs; Electoral Affairs

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I refer to each agency, department and government-trading enterprise within the Minister’s portfolio of responsibilities, and I ask: (a) does the agency, department or government-trading enterprise use media monitoring services other than those provided by the government Media Monitoring Unit; (b) if yes to (a), which company provides the media monitoring service and what was the cost of this service in 2013–2014; (c) if yes to (a), noting that media monitoring services provide exact word and phrase monitoring, as at July 1 2013 what words, names, phrases or abbreviations were being requested for monitoring; (d) if yes to (a), what words, names, phrases or abbreviation have been added to the monitoring list since July 1 2013; and (e) if yes to (a), for each word, name, phrase and abbreviation noted in (c) and (d): (i) on what date was it added to the monitoring list; and (ii) if it is no longer on the monitoring list, on what date was it removed from the monitoring list?

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Answered

18 February 2015

Responded by

Minister representing the Minister for Education; Aboriginal Affairs; Electoral Affairs

Response time

90 days

Department of Aboriginal Affairs
(a) Yes.
(b) iSentia Pty Ltd. The cost of this media monitoring service for the 2013-14 financial year was $61,347.68 (Inc. GST)
(c) - (e) Please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 3202.
Department of Education
(a) Yes.
(b) iSentia. The cost of this media monitoring service for the 2013-14 financial year was $21,307.87 (ex GST).
(c) - (e) Please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 3202.
Country High School Hostels Authority
(a)No.
(b) Not applicable.
(c) - (e) Please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 3202.
Department of Education Services
(a)No.
(b) Not applicable.
(c) - (e) Please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 3202.
Department of Electoral Affairs
(a) No.
(b)Not applicable.
(c) - (e) Please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 3202.
SCSA
(a) No.
(b)Not applicable.
(c) - (e) Please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 3202.

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