Question on Notice regarding media monitoring services used by various WA government departments, agencies, boards, and corporations, revealing which companies are engaged and whether services are ad-hoc or subscription-based.

AnsweredQoN 1030Legislative Assembly
Asked
22 June 2017
Portfolio
Treasurer; Minister for Finance; Energy; Aboriginal Affairs

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I refer to media monitoring services engaged by the Minister's departments, agencies, boards or publicly owned corporations and ask: (a) What company is engaged to provide the service; (b) Is the service engaged on an ad-hoc (keyword, topic etc.) basis or on continual subscription: (i) If engaged on an ad-hoc basis, what are the keywords or topics which are monitored by the service; (c) What media outlets are monitored; and (d) What officers receive the media monitoring results and on what frequency?

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Answered
8 August 2017
Response time
4 days
Department of Aboriginal Affairs
(a) My Media Intelligence Pty Ltd
Department of Finance/PUO
(a) iSentia
Department of Treasury
(a) iSentia
Economic Regulation Authority
(a) Meltwater Media Monitoring Servces
Fire and Emergency Services Superannuation Fund
(a) Fire and Emergency Services Superannuation Fund do not engage a media monitoring service.
Government Employees Superannuation Board
(a) GESB does not subscribe to any media monitoring service providers.
Horizon Power
(a) Isentia.
Independent Market Operator
(a) The Independent Market Operator does not engage any entity to provide media monitoring services.
Insurance Commission of Western Australia
(a) Meltwater and iSentia.
Lands, Approvals and Native Title Unit
(a) Please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 1040.
Office of the Auditor General
(a) Meltwater on a contract shared with Australasian Council of Auditors-General members
Synergy
(a) iSentia
Western Australia Treasury Corporation
(a) Western Australian Treasury Corporation does not engage media monitoring services.
Western Power
(a) iSentia
(b-d) Please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 1040.

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