NEW PROCUREMENT MODEL FOR ENGAGING ICT CONTRACTORS
Source: Queensland. Minister for Public Works and Information and Communication Technology. Media Release
"Government recruitment of ICT contractors will now be centrally coordinated as part of a new whole-of-Government agreement, Information and Communication Technology Minister Robert Schwarten announced. Mr Schwarten said after extensive industry engagement, the Government Chief Procurement Office would coordinate all ICT contract labour requirements. “This includes managing recruitment agency requests for contractor placements, levels of payment, required skills, and contractor management and performance,” Mr Schwarten said. “The new model will provide a more transparent engagement process including simpler, standardised processes and contracts as well as making government spending on ICT contractors more transparent."