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An overview of news, trends and research in the Government industry in Australia:

Government selects Moderna for onshore mRNA vaccine facility Biotech company Moderna will build an onshore mRNA vaccine manufacturing plant in Victoria after being selected by the government.
19 December 2021
Think-tank calls for government consulting reports to be made public The government’s $1 billion bill from Australia’s biggest consultancies could pay for thousands of public service jobs, says the Australia Institute, with calls for reports to be made public.
17 October 2021
Nous wins Good Design Award for Victorian child safety project The 2021 Good Design Awards have honoured Nous Group for its design strategy work on a new child welfare information platform for the Victorian government.
12 October 2021
Consultants named on NSW’s digital identity advisory council The NSW government has announced the members of its Digital Identity Advisory Council, with several (ex-)consultants part of the 18-strong board.
16 August 2021
Australian government keeps $2 million McKinsey engagement secret Australia’s federal government has worked together with McKinsey & Company for two months on a top-secret engagement, remaining tight-lipped on the actual nature of the project.
11 August 2021
Majority of Australians approve of online government services The vast majority of Australians approve of the government’s digital services portals according to a new survey from ICT consultancy Infosys, although there’s still room for improvement.
14 July 2021
Big Four win millions in government consulting contracts The Big Four have followed a bumper 2020 in federal public sector work with a swag of new government consulting and professional services contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars so far this y
09 May 2021
ANZ governments should leverage trust to personalise services People in Australia and New Zealand are seeking more personalisation in government services, and most are willing to share the necessary personal data.
04 May 2021
Strategy consultants exploring local Covid-19 vaccine production The Australian government is looking into the establishment of a domestic production plant for mRNA vaccines such as Pfizer’s Covid-19 shot, calling in external support to help develop a business cas
02 May 2021
Consulting firms and service providers on DTA’s cloud marketplace Following a competitive selection process, the Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) has unveiled the firms appointed to its cloud services marketplace.
18 April 2021
Census preparations on track with help of PwC's tech consultants As 2021 Census night fast approaches, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) and professional services firm PwC as official IT provider have been working diligently to ensure the disasters of the
15 April 2021
Nous helps with establishment of new Great Ocean Road authority In support of its protection and management overhaul for The Great Ocean Road region, the Victorian Government worked with consulting firm Nous Group to establish a new central authority.
07 April 2021
Federal government spend on big 7 consulting firms tops $1 billion The world’s seven biggest and most prestigious consulting firms have cashed in on the federal government’s economic recovery efforts, collectively scoring over $1 billion in contracts last year.
30 March 2021
Deloitte wins bid for Drought Resilience Self-Assessment Tool Deloitte is helping the Australian Government develop a digital tool that can help farmers anticipate, mitigate and navigate periods of drought.
22 March 2021
BCG working with Oz government on gas-fired recovery Global strategy consulting firm BCG has picked up $9 million worth of contracts in the past six months on the government’s plans for a gas-led economic recovery.
21 March 2021
IBM, Accenture and PwC | Sayers bidding for visa platform The race to win the federal government’s overhaul of its ageing visa infrastructure has been trimmed down to a set of three consortia.
07 March 2021
Deloitte selected as systems integrator for GovDXP platform Deloitte has been named as one of three system integrators for the next phase of the government’s myGov successor GovDXP, pushing the firm’s total consulting bill so far to around $35 million.
02 March 2021
Victoria selects 200+ firms for finance, treasury and tax framework The Victorian Department of Treasury and Finance has selected over 200 professional services firms for its $300+ million framework agreement for commercial, financial and tax advisory services.
28 February 2021
Synergy and KPMG supporting DTA's digital identity program The Digital Transformation Agency has selected Synergy Group and KPMG to advise on the government’s Digital Identity scheme to help pave the way for paid external participation.
23 February 2021
Big Four bag $90 million in NSW government contracts The Big Four have bagged over $90 million in NSW government consulting contracts during the past year – a more than 10 percent rise on the year previous.
18 February 2021
Consultants working on upgrade of the job seeker experience Australia’s Department of Education, Skills and Employment has selected a host of external partners for a planned upgrade of its online portal for job seekers.
01 February 2021
McKinsey advising Defence on new IT operating model Australia’s Department of Defence is working on a broad-based overhaul of its technology infrastructure, with McKinsey & Company leading the IT operating model upgrade line of work.
26 January 2021
PwC and Accenture the lead consultants for Covid-19 vaccine rollout Consultants from PwC have landed 2021’s most important consulting job for the nation: overseeing the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine.
24 January 2021
Five themes to improve policy for women in the 'missing middle' It is widely acknowledged that women are most at risk of falling into the “missing middle” – the gap in policy, funding and services between prevention and crisis response for critical and complex so
21 December 2020
Brisbane council spent $100 million on professional services Brisbane’s council has spent almost $100 million on professional services companies in the financial year, raising the eyebrows of a number of opposition parties.
20 December 2020
Wellington calls in consultants for review of $6.4 billion programme Lets Get Wellington Moving (LGWM) is a comprehensive urban development programme looking to build the Wellington of the future.
02 November 2020
BCG and KPMG bag millions at Digital Transformation Agency The Digital Transformation Agency has this year handed contracts worth millions to Boston Consulting Group and KPMG.
20 October 2020
Victoria's hotel quarantine program spent over a million on consultants The Victoria hotel quarantine program has come under intense scrutiny in recent months, after failing to meet its objective of preventing the spread of Covid-19 from visitors to the resident population.
18 October 2020
Consulting and IT bill for COVIDSafe app surpasses $5 million The federal government’s external spending on the COVIDSafe app has surpassed the $5 million mark, nearly six months after it was launched.
11 October 2020
Assessing IT financial management maturity in government How does a government organisation demonstrate the value of its IT spend with transparency? How can CIOs and CFOs broker a strong relationship to achieve IT Financial Management (ITFM) maturity?
11 October 2020
Achieving outcomes with the Commonwealth Performance Framework The Commonwealth Performance Framework has been embedded in legislation for seven years. All Australian Government agencies must meet their obligations – to plan, measure and report.
27 September 2020
Phasing out JobSeeker puts 145,000 Australian jobs on the line A new report has warned that Australia’s phasing out of Government support during the coronavirus pandemic could see the country’s recession deepen.
20 September 2020

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