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Queensland Government looks to Get Smart

10 Sep 2009

QUEENSLAND Premier Anna Bligh has announced a three part approach to build a better Queensland through the intelligent management, application and development of Information and Communication Technology (ICT).

Speaking to an AIIA event in Brisbane, Ms Bligh announced a strategy under the banner Towards Q2 that will drive greater economic competitiveness and social improvements in the future for Queensland

The first two planks of the strategy comprise a “One Government” approach for the delivery of ICT services to Queenslanders along with a five-year implementation plan.

The third component of the strategy, Information and Communication Technology for Tomorrow’s Queensland, sets out an approach to ensure ICT industry development in the state.

According to the 2006-07 Annual Survey of the Queensland ICT Industry, the Queensland ICT industry comprises of an estimated 5,700 businesses employing a direct workforce of 70,000 and generates revenues of approximately $29 billion and exports of $1.15 billion.

The Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) welcomed the Queensland Government’s announcement.

AIIA National Chairman John Grant praised Queensland’s recognition of the contribution that ICT will make to the economic and social future of the State.

“The development of Queensland’s ICT strategy has involved broad and deep engagement with the technology industry, through AIIA for many years and more recently through Queensland’s ICT Industry Workgroup, of which AIIA is a member,” he swaid.

“The development of this productive relationship between industry and government will contribute greatly to the outcomes that the government is seeking to deliver.  It will shape the success of the government’s goals in areas from the delivery of savings across business as usual activities to unified procurement activities. By doing so, it provides the opportunity for the industry to develop and deliver solutions that more effectively meet the needs of government and the Queensland community.”

“The AIIA would welcome similar visionary approaches to achieving the value of transformational ICT from other major states and territories.”

AIIA Queensland Chair, Kirsty Garrett said that the Queensland Government’s strategy represented a very effective approach to ICT with the potential to deliver many positive outcomes for the State.  This ranged from an increase in community engagement and connectivity to a more cost-efficient government and the development of capacity to create innovative solutions for many of State’s most pressing issues.

“It is clear that the Premier ‘gets IT’. From the vision statement to implementation strategy and industry development plan, Queensland is positioning itself for the development of a smart economy that will make the most of the rollout of the National Broadband Network (NBN),” she said.

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