Mr. Omodei asks about the annual costs associated with hosting government websites. The Department of Industry and Resources, Office of Energy, and Western Power provide a breakdown of administration and hosting costs for their respective websites.

AnsweredQoN 283Legislative Assembly
Asked
16 August 2005
Portfolio
State Development; Energy

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(b) what is the annual cost associated with the hosting of each website?
Dept of Industry and Resources (a) The annual cost of administering all websites owned, operated or administered by the Department of Industry and Resources is $102,692. As Departmental sites are administered collectively, individual site administration costs presented in the table below are approximations based on typical weightings. Site % of Effort Annual Administration Cost http://www.doir.wa.gov.au 70% $71,884 http://www.migration.wa.gov.au 20% $20,539 http://www.innovation.wa.gov.au 10% $10,269 $102,692 (b) The annual cost associated with hosting all websites owned, operated or administered by the Department of Industry and Resources is $13,293. As Departmental sites are hosted collectively on the same hardware, individual site hosting costs presented in the table below are approximations based on typical weightings. Site % of Effort Annual Hosting Cost http://www.doir.wa.gov.au 70% $9,305 http://www.migration.wa.gov.au 20% $2,659 http://www.innovation.wa.gov.au 10% $1,329 $13,293 Office of Energy (a) The cost of administering websites varies from year to year. The cost of administering the Office of Energy website in 2004/05 was $14 000 including $7 900 for redevelopment of the site. The cost of administering the Sustainable Energy Development Office website in 2004/05 was $8 400. The cost of administering the Electricity Reform Implementation Unit website in 2004/05 was $2 800. Some updating of website content is undertaken in-house and is not separately costed. (b) The Office of Energy website is hosted free of charge by the Department of Treasury and Finance. The cost of hosting the Sustainable Energy Development Office website is $1 000 per annum. The cost of hosting the Electricity Reform Unit website is $1 200 per annum. Western Power (a) Administration $160, 000 Includes labour for maintaining and enhancing WPC web-sites (b) $70, 000 Components include: $30, 000 hardware maintenance and software licences $40, 000 labour
As Departmental sites are administered collectively, individual site administration costs presented in the table below are approximations based on typical weightings.
As Departmental sites are hosted collectively on the same hardware, individual site hosting costs presented in the table below are approximations based on typical weightings.
Office of Energy (a) The cost of administering websites varies from year to year. The cost of administering the Office of Energy website in 2004/05 was $14 000 including $7 900 for redevelopment of the site. The cost of administering the Sustainable Energy Development Office website in 2004/05 was $8 400. The cost of administering the Electricity Reform Implementation Unit website in 2004/05 was $2 800. Some updating of website content is undertaken in-house and is not separately costed. (b) The Office of Energy website is hosted free of charge by the Department of Treasury and Finance. The cost of hosting the Sustainable Energy Development Office website is $1 000 per annum. The cost of hosting the Electricity Reform Unit website is $1 200 per annum. Western Power (a) Administration $160, 000 Includes labour for maintaining and enhancing WPC web-sites (b) $70, 000 Components include: $30, 000 hardware maintenance and software licences $40, 000 labour
Some updating of website content is undertaken in-house and is not separately costed. (b) The Office of Energy website is hosted free of charge by the Department of Treasury and Finance. The cost of hosting the Sustainable Energy Development Office website is $1 000 per annum. The cost of hosting the Electricity Reform Unit website is $1 200 per annum.
(b) The Office of Energy website is hosted free of charge by the Department of Treasury and Finance. The cost of hosting the Sustainable Energy Development Office website is $1 000 per annum. The cost of hosting the Electricity Reform Unit website is $1 200 per annum.
Includes labour for maintaining and enhancing WPC web-sites (b) $70, 000 Components include: $30, 000 hardware maintenance and software licences $40, 000 labour
(b) $70, 000 Components include: $30, 000 hardware maintenance and software licences $40, 000 labour
Components include: $30, 000 hardware maintenance and software licences $40, 000 labour
$30, 000 hardware maintenance and software licences $40, 000 labour
$40, 000 labour

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Answered
15 September 2005
Responded by
Minister for State Development; Energy
Response time
30 days
Dept of Industry and Resources
(a) The annual cost of administering all websites owned, operated or administered by the Department of Industry and Resources is $102,692.
As Departmental sites are administered collectively, individual site administration costs presented in the table below are approximations based on typical weightings.
Site
% of Effort
Annual Administration Cost
http://www.doir.wa.gov.au
70%
$71,884
http://www.migration.wa.gov.au
20%
$20,539
http://www.innovation.wa.gov.au
10%
$10,269
$102,692
(b) The annual cost associated with hosting all websites owned, operated or administered by the Department of Industry and Resources is $13,293.
As Departmental sites are hosted collectively on the same hardware, individual site hosting costs presented in the table below are approximations based on typical weightings.
Site
% of Effort
Annual Hosting Cost
http://www.doir.wa.gov.au
70%
$9,305
http://www.migration.wa.gov.au
20%
$2,659
http://www.innovation.wa.gov.au
10%
$1,329
$13,293
Office of Energy
(a) The cost of administering websites varies from year to year. The cost of administering the Office of Energy website in 2004/05 was $14 000 including $7 900 for redevelopment of the site. The cost of administering the Sustainable Energy Development Office website in 2004/05 was $8 400. The cost of administering the Electricity Reform Implementation Unit website in 2004/05 was $2 800.
Some updating of website content is undertaken in-house and is not separately costed.
(b) The Office of Energy website is hosted free of charge by the Department of Treasury and Finance. The cost of hosting the Sustainable Energy Development Office website is $1 000 per annum. The cost of hosting the Electricity Reform Unit website is $1 200 per annum.
Western Power
(a) Administration $160, 000
Includes labour for maintaining and enhancing WPC web-sites
(b) $70, 000
Components include:
$30, 000 hardware maintenance and software licences
$40, 000 labour

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