WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding the number, budget, and funding requests for websites maintained by government departments, agencies, and publicly-owned corporations under the Minister for Energy and Training portfolios.

AnsweredQoN 1562Legislative Assembly
Asked
22 September 2009
Portfolio
Energy; Training

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(1) How many websites are maintained for each office or any government department, agency or publicly-owned corporation under each of the Minister’s portfolios?
(2) How many new websites are set to be created for new portfolio areas and associated new departments, agencies or publicly-owned corporations?
(3) As at 31 March 2009, what is the global budget allocation for each website?
(4) What government departments, agencies or publicly-owned corporations under the control of the Minister have requested website funding increases in time for the 2009 mid-year review?

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Answered
21 October 2009
Responded by
Minister representing the Minister for Energy; Training
Response time
29 days
Office of Energy
(1) 3
(2) Nil
(3) There are no specific budgets for these websites. However, costs for the 2008?09 financial year were:
· Office of Energy website technical support, maintenance and development: $2 388.75;
· Office of Energy website hosting $1 200;
· Sustainable Energy Development Office website maintenance: $8 300.00;
· Sustainable Energy Development Office website hosting: $6 810.00; and
· Internet and associated charges (shared by all three websites) is $14 057.54.
(4) Website funding increases have not been requested by Office of Energy in the mid year review.
Synergy
(1) 1
(2) Nil
(3) The global budget allocation for the Synergy website is rolled into an overall IT service charge, and the specific amount allocated to the website is not able to be differentiated.
(4) N/A
Verve
(1) 2
(2) 0
(3) Nil
(4) 0
Western Power
(1) 5
(2) Nil
(3) 2009/10 Website Budgets
www.westernpower.com.au
· Corporate website content refresh $50,000
· Kid's website upgrade to supersede worldofenergy.com.au $60,000
www.highlychargedcareers.com.au
· Recruitment activity $80,000
www.youhavethepower.com.au
· Corporate blog $1,500
www.beatthepeak.com.au $5,000
www.energywest.com.au
· Energy West Social Club Member information $4,000
(4) Nil
Horizon Power
(1) 2
(2) Nil
(3) Breakdowns for support and development spend is not available on a site by site basis. Support costs are bundled as part of a service provided to Horizon Power by Western Power under a service level agreement determined prior to the disaggregation of Western Power.
(4) Website funding increases have not been requested by Horizon Power in the mid year review.
Department of Education and Training
(1) 8 Training and 10 TAFE websites (18 websites in total).
(2) No new websites are planned.
(3) The required level of detail requested is unavailable.
(4) As no new websites are planned, no funding has been sought for new websites
Department of Education Services
(1-4) The Minister for Education will respond on behalf of the Department of Education Services.
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