Hon. Kate Doust asks about the dollar value of a 10% reduction in annual ICT costs for 2016-17, as outlined in the Digital WA strategy. The Minister estimates potential savings of at least $100 million based on an estimated $1 billion annual ICT spend.

AnsweredQoN 1266Legislative Council
Asked
9 November 2016
Portfolio
Innovation

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DIGITAL WA — WESTERN AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENTINFORMATION
COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY
1266. Hon KATE DOUST to the Leader of the
House representing the Minister for Innovation:
I refer to ZZZ### ZZZDigital WA: Western Australian
Government Information Communications Technology (ICT) Strategy''. What
is the dollar value of a 10 per cent reduction in the annual cost of delivering
2016–17 information and communications technology services, as stated
in the key performance outcomes on page 9?

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I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
It is difficult to know exactly how
much money is spent on ICT annually by the government; however, it is estimated
to be more than $1 billion per annum. If that is the case, the LiberalQQQ ### QQQNational government is targeting a saving of a minimum of $100 million per annum.

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