National Local Government Summit 2014 Commission of Inquiry Peter Barnett Telstra Global & Enterprise Services The Municipal Landscape Council IT Teams Councils • Tighter future Public Sector funding • Continuing to shave costs • Pressure on Councils to retain their identity and independence • Continuing to build individual vendor driven systems • Large unfunded infrastructure gaps • Purchasing for price not strategic advantage • Increasing number of Councils with an average underlying operating deficit • Collaboration ad hoc • Struggling to acquire, skill and maintain skilled workers • Managers struggling to find sufficient appropriate resources to deliver required services Page 2 The LIKELY OUTCOME? COLLABORATION • Leverage technology • Build a contestable competitive framework as a key enabler • Drive your own priorities and outcomes • DO it or have it DONE to you Page 3 The Business Challenges • • • • Page 4 Consensus and Commitment Legal and Commercial framework Development of Service Catalogue Priorities The Technology Challenges Maximise IT Resources • Identify core business • Price or strategic advantage? • Transition from IT Doer to IT Strategy, Performance Manager • Understand the value of technology solutions in a business context Collaboration • Targeted, prioritised application development and/or procurement • Skills specialisation and structural flexibility • Develop solutions in collectives and seize opportunities • Drive your own IT agenda Embrace a Change Page 5 Copyright Page 6
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