Qualifying conditions for IRD’s GETS might exclude most Kiwi providers
Inland Revenue’s business transformation project, which could cost up to $1.5 billion over the next decade, is a juicy target for multinational ICT vendors.
Inland Revenue’s business transformation project, which could cost up to $1.5 billion over the next decade, is a juicy target for multinational ICT vendors.
The often-criticised Government Electronic Tenders Service (GETS) website is to be upgraded. Developed in 1996, the site is still the compulsory online site for core government departments, Police and the NZ Defence Force to advertise all ICT tenders.
A requirement that a component of a government IT tender be open-source has sparked debate on whether such a specification is appropriate.
A report into the Government Electronic Tenders System (GETS) that recommended July as a start date for employing staff for a “new generation GETS” has been set aside in favour of a technical audit to investigate making incremental improvements to the existing system.
The IT industry has spoken: the Government Electronic Tenders (GETS) website needs an overhaul.