❓ A WA parliamentary question seeking information on the use of media monitoring services by agencies, departments, and GTEs within the Premier's portfolio, revealing varying usage of the government's Media Monitoring Unit and external providers like Isentia, Meltwater and Sprout Social.
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I refer to each agency, department and Government Trading Enterprise (GTE) within the Minister’s portfolio of responsibilities, and I ask: (a) does the agency, department or GTE use the services of the Media Monitoring Unit based at Dumas House; (b) does the agency, department or GTE use media monitoring services other than those provided by the Media Monitoring Unit; (c) if yes to (b), which company or companies provides the media monitoring service; and (d) if yes to (b), what was the cost of the media monitoring service for the financial year 2014-15, and 2015 to date for each company?
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Answered
24 March 2016
Response time
29 days
Salaries and Allowances Tribunal advises:
(a) No
(b) No
(c)-(d) N/A
Department of the Premier and Cabinet advises:
(a) Yes
(b) No
(c)-(d) N/A
Public Sector Commission advises:
(a) Yes
(b) No
(c)-(d) NA
Gold Corporation advises:
(a) No
(b) Yes
(c) ISentia
(d) (i) $10,189.83 (14/15), (ii) $11,088.81 (15/16 - year to 29 February)
Lotterywest advises:
(a) Yes
(b) Yes
(c) Isentia Media Monitoring & Analysis Tools and Services
(d) 2014/15 financial year: $15,884.10
2015/16 financial year to date (1 July 2015 to 29 February 2016): $13,651.97
Department of State Development advises:
(a) Yes
(b) Yes
(c) Isentia
(d) The Department of State Development shares its media monitoring service with the Department of Mines and Petroleum. The Department of State Development pays $20,000 per year to the Department of Mines and Petroleum as its contribution to the service.
ChemCentre advises:
(a) No
(b) Yes
(c) iSentia ‘Slice’; Meltwater; Sprout Social
(d) iSentia 2014-15 $2 555.00; 2015 to date $2 317.60
Meltwater –2014-15 $4 500.00
Sprout Social –2015 to date $822.04
All costs ex GST.
(a) No
(b) No
(c)-(d) N/A
Department of the Premier and Cabinet advises:
(a) Yes
(b) No
(c)-(d) N/A
Public Sector Commission advises:
(a) Yes
(b) No
(c)-(d) NA
Gold Corporation advises:
(a) No
(b) Yes
(c) ISentia
(d) (i) $10,189.83 (14/15), (ii) $11,088.81 (15/16 - year to 29 February)
Lotterywest advises:
(a) Yes
(b) Yes
(c) Isentia Media Monitoring & Analysis Tools and Services
(d) 2014/15 financial year: $15,884.10
2015/16 financial year to date (1 July 2015 to 29 February 2016): $13,651.97
Department of State Development advises:
(a) Yes
(b) Yes
(c) Isentia
(d) The Department of State Development shares its media monitoring service with the Department of Mines and Petroleum. The Department of State Development pays $20,000 per year to the Department of Mines and Petroleum as its contribution to the service.
ChemCentre advises:
(a) No
(b) Yes
(c) iSentia ‘Slice’; Meltwater; Sprout Social
(d) iSentia 2014-15 $2 555.00; 2015 to date $2 317.60
Meltwater –2014-15 $4 500.00
Sprout Social –2015 to date $822.04
All costs ex GST.
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