❓ A Western Australian parliamentary question seeks details on the function and expenditure of ServiceNet, the government's internet service provider, over several financial years. The Minister for Finance provides a description of ServiceNet's purpose and detailed expenditure figures for each year requested.
AnsweredQoN 3023Legislative Assembly
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I refer to the response to Question on Notice No. 2784 and the attached table providing details on expenditure on the Office of Shared Services per annum, less the cost of providing ServiceNet, and I ask: (a) what was the function or purpose of ServiceNet; and (b) how much was spent on the provision of ServiceNet for the following financial years: (i) 2013–2014; (ii) 2012–2013; (iii) 2011–2012; (iv) 2010–2011; (v) 2009–2010; (vi) 2008–2009; (vii) 2007–2008; and (viii) 2006–2007?
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Answered
20 November 2014
Responded by
Minister for Finance
Response time
37 days
(a) ServiceNet has operated as the Western Australian Government's Internet Service Provider since 2003. The Department of Finance continues to operate ServiceNet. It provides agencies with a highly secure firewall protected ICT network which allows agencies to connect to the Internet and execute interagency data transfer. It also manages contracts with the private sector to aggregate the procurement of Internet bandwidth and to support its ICT environment.
(b) $31.081 million was spent as follows:
(i) $3.947 million
(ii) $5.219 million
(iii) $4.550 million
(iv) $3.788 million
(v)$3.773 million
(vi) $3.927 million
(vii) $2.827 million
(viii) $3.050 million
(b) $31.081 million was spent as follows:
(i) $3.947 million
(ii) $5.219 million
(iii) $4.550 million
(iv) $3.788 million
(v)$3.773 million
(vi) $3.927 million
(vii) $2.827 million
(viii) $3.050 million
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