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❓ WA Parliamentary Question reveals which agencies within the Deputy Premier's portfolio use external media monitoring services (specifically iSentia) in addition to the government's own unit, and at what cost. Some agencies refer to another QoN for details on monitored terms.

AnsweredQoN 3203Legislative Assembly

Asked

20 November 2014

Member

Mr M. McGowan

Portfolio

Deputy Premier; Minister for Health; Training and Workforce Development

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I refer to each agency, department and government-trading enterprise within the Deputy Premier’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

Response time

90 days

Department of Health
(a) Yes.
(b) iSentia. The cost of this media monitoring service for the 2013-14 financial year was $36,638.91.
(c-e) Please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 3202.
Healthway
(a) Healthway does not use any media monitoring on a regular basis, other than the service provided by the government Media Monitoring Unit. On infrequent occasions Healthway has purchased the transcripts of radio interviews from an external provider.
(b) Healthway purchased interview transcripts from iSentia during the 2013-14 financial year at a total cost of $886.50.
(c-e) Not applicable as Healthway did not purchase a media monitoring service.
Health and Disability Services Complaints Office
(a) No.
(b-e) Not applicable.
Department of Training and Workforce Development
(a) Yes
(b) iSentia. The cost of this media monitoring service for the 2013-14 financial year was $17,266.83
(c-e) Please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 3202.
Central Institute of Technology
(a) No.
(b-e) Not applicable.
Challenger Institute of Technology
(a) Yes.
(b) iSentia. The cost of this media monitoring service for the 2013-14 financial year was $11,306.35
(c-e) Please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 3202.
CY O'Connor Institute
(a) No.
(b-e) Not applicable.
Durack Institute of Technology
(a) No.
(b-e) Not applicable.
Goldfields Institute of Technology
(a) No.
(b-e) Not applicable.
Great Southern Institute of Technology
(a) No.
(b-e) Not applicable.
Kimberley Training Institute
(a) No.
(b-e) Not applicable.
Pilbara Institute
(a) No.
(b-e) Not applicable.
Polytechnic West
(a) No.
(b-e) Not applicable.
South West Institute of Technology
(a) No.
(b-e) Not applicable.
West Coast Institute of Training
(a) No.
(b-e) Not applicable.
Department of Education Services
(a-e) Training and Workforce Development is administratively supported in part by the Department of Education Services and as such, the response will be included in the Department of Education Services' response under the Minister for Education; Aboriginal Affairs; Electoral Affairs.
Building and Construction Industry Training Fund
(a) No.
(b-e) Not applicable.

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