New South Wales Minister for Finance Dominic Perrottet at CeBIT Australia 2016.
New South Wales Minister for Finance, Services and Innovation Dominic Perrottet has announced that the state government will “resurrect” the role of the Chief Information Officer.
But this time, “with a slight twist”, according to the Minister.
Mr Perrottet used his presentation at CeBIT Australia 2016 on 3rd May as a platform to announce the appointment of a Government Chief Information Digital Officer (GCIDO).
The creation of this new role follows the dissolution of the former CIO role during Premier Mike Baird’s first cabinet reshuffle in April 2014 when he took over the leadership from Former Premier Barry O’Farrell.
During the reshuffle, NSW Government CIO Laurie Glanfield’s role was disbanded when the Department of Finance was merged into the Treasury.
Mr Perrottet called the new role a “dual title”, which “reflects a dual mandate” – to appropriately manage and steward the government structures of key ICT projects within government.
The GCIDO will also work with the Customer Service Commissioner Michael Pratt to drive the customer-first mentality across government agencies.
“We hope to have an announcement on this successful candidate shortly,” Mr Perrottet said.
He said implementation also means getting the right people on the bus.
“Over the past five years, we’ve seen an industry the role of the CIO change significantly from someone who used to keep the lights on,” Mr Perrottet said.
He said this role has now evolved to be one of the more significant champions of digital initiatives in many organisations.
“And this is no different in government,” Mr Perrottet said.
