❓ Mr. Kirkup asks about the Premier's commitment to appoint a Minister for Information and Communications Technology. The Premier's answer confirms that Hon. Dave J Kelly holds the portfolio of “Innovation and ICT”, clarifying that ICT is an abbreviation of Information and Communications Technology.
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I refer to the Premier’s election commitment to appoint a Minister for Information and Communications Technology and ask, which Minister holds the title of “Minister for Information and Communications Technology"?
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27 June 2017
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8 days
As the member may well be aware, the member for Bassendean, the Hon. Dave J Kelly MLA holds the portfolio of “Innovation and ICT”. For the information of the member, “ICT” is an abbreviation of “Information and Communications Technology”.
For the member’s benefit a full list of the Minister’s portfolios was tabled in parliament on May 11.
You can also find a full list on the Premier of Western Australia & Cabinet Ministers website; https://www.premier.wa.gov.au/Ministers/pages/default.aspx
The appointment of the Hon. Dave Kelly as WA’s first ICT Minister was reported by leading information technology website iTnews.
The website reported: “The new Labor West Australian cabinet will include the state’s first IT minister, making good on a pledge to elevate technology in government”.
“WA Labor promised to dedicate a portfolio to technology back in July 2014, just weeks after iTnews ranked the state government the worst in the country for its approach to IT governance and technology management”.
“McGowan at the time said WA was ‘woefully behind the other states when it comes to government IT policy’”.
For the member’s benefit a full list of the Minister’s portfolios was tabled in parliament on May 11.
You can also find a full list on the Premier of Western Australia & Cabinet Ministers website; https://www.premier.wa.gov.au/Ministers/pages/default.aspx
The appointment of the Hon. Dave Kelly as WA’s first ICT Minister was reported by leading information technology website iTnews.
The website reported: “The new Labor West Australian cabinet will include the state’s first IT minister, making good on a pledge to elevate technology in government”.
“WA Labor promised to dedicate a portfolio to technology back in July 2014, just weeks after iTnews ranked the state government the worst in the country for its approach to IT governance and technology management”.
“McGowan at the time said WA was ‘woefully behind the other states when it comes to government IT policy’”.
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