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  Queenland to appoint state CIO

  In the wake of its well-publicised shared services disaster last year, the Queensland government has announced it will appoint a state government CIO to implement its digital economy strategy.

  By Lisa Banks | 26 July, 2011 17:17

  Tags: ICT services, queensland government, queensland health, shared services, technology tsar

• WA Govt must offer job certainty or risk losing OSS employees

  The WA Government must provide certainty for employees of its Office of Shared Services (OSS) around transitioning back into public sector agencies, or risk losing them before it has been decommissioned.

  By Chloe Herrick | 12 July, 2011 11:46

  Tags: shared services, WA Government

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  Analyst issues warning to govt on shared services pitfalls

  An analyst has issued a warning to governments considering shared services not to underestimate the depth and resilience of agency independence, following the decision by the WA government to decommission its shared services.

  By Chloe Herrick | 08 July, 2011 12:44

  Tags: government, shared services

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  Shared services to decommission in WA

  A Western Australian regulatory body has advised the state's shared service firm to cease rolling-in new agencies, and further, to decommission entirely.

  By Chloe Herrick | 07 July, 2011 17:02

  Tags: asg, shared services, WA Department of Treasury and Finance (DTF)

• Shared services a failure, say SA Libs

  A move to bring some South Australian government services together to cut costs has failed, the Liberal opposition says.

  By AAP | 28 June, 2011 08:43

  Tags: government, shared services, South Australia

Whitepapers about shared services

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  No Bull - What Customers Should Expect from Cloud Services

  This paper describes how a cloud Services User achieves the true benefits of cloud services and sends warning messages to the providers, hosting companies and telecommunications firms. It also provides clues on how a customer can gain better value from services offered by the new cloud companies and Hosting businesses.