❓ A WA parliamentary question seeking information on the use and management of IT assets within departments and agencies under the Minister for Finance; Commerce; Small Business. The answers reveal varying levels of technology adoption and asset management practices across different agencies.
AnsweredQoN 7851Legislative Assembly
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With respect to the departments and agencies under the Minister's control, I ask:
(a) how many Apple iPads have been purchased since January 2011;
(b) how many staff are supplied with home internet connections, either paid in full or subsidised;
(c) how many notebook computers have been recorded as lost, stolen or damaged from 1 July 2010 until 1 May 2012;
(d) how many mobile phones have been recorded as lost, stolen or damaged from 1 July 2010 until 1 May 2012;
(e) how many colour laser printers are currently installed in each department and/or office as of 1 May 2012;
(f) how many staff are provided with mobile internet access either via a mobile phone or wireless dongle; and
(g) what was the total cost incurred in the disposal of obsolete IT assets?
(a) how many Apple iPads have been purchased since January 2011;
(b) how many staff are supplied with home internet connections, either paid in full or subsidised;
(c) how many notebook computers have been recorded as lost, stolen or damaged from 1 July 2010 until 1 May 2012;
(d) how many mobile phones have been recorded as lost, stolen or damaged from 1 July 2010 until 1 May 2012;
(e) how many colour laser printers are currently installed in each department and/or office as of 1 May 2012;
(f) how many staff are provided with mobile internet access either via a mobile phone or wireless dongle; and
(g) what was the total cost incurred in the disposal of obsolete IT assets?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
12 June 2012
Responded by
Minister representing the Minister for Finance; Commerce; Small Business
Response time
42 days
The Department of Commerce
(a) - (b) Nil
(c) One
(d) 11
(e) 14
(f) 123
(g) $1920 for the whole of the Department of Commerce including the Industry, Science and Innovation Division. This data is not tracked specifically for each division.
The Department of Finance
(a) 25
(b) One
(c) One
(d) 15
(e) 121
(f) 219 via mobile phone handsets and 95 via dongles
(g) $5,884.35
The Department of the Registrar, WA Industrial Relations Commission
(a) One
(b) Nil
(c) Nil
(d) One
(e) Eight
(f) Nine
(g) Nil
Small Business Development Corporation
(a) Nil
(b) Nil
(c) One
(d) Three
(e) Two
(f) 13
(g) Nil
WorkCover WA:
(a) Nil
(b) Nil
(c) Nil
(d) Nil
(e) Seven
(f) 19
(g) $396.00
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(a) - (b) Nil
(c) One
(d) 11
(e) 14
(f) 123
(g) $1920 for the whole of the Department of Commerce including the Industry, Science and Innovation Division. This data is not tracked specifically for each division.
The Department of Finance
(a) 25
(b) One
(c) One
(d) 15
(e) 121
(f) 219 via mobile phone handsets and 95 via dongles
(g) $5,884.35
The Department of the Registrar, WA Industrial Relations Commission
(a) One
(b) Nil
(c) Nil
(d) One
(e) Eight
(f) Nine
(g) Nil
Small Business Development Corporation
(a) Nil
(b) Nil
(c) One
(d) Three
(e) Two
(f) 13
(g) Nil
WorkCover WA:
(a) Nil
(b) Nil
(c) Nil
(d) Nil
(e) Seven
(f) 19
(g) $396.00
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