Today the State Services Commission released the final version of advice for government agencies on managing the risks of offshore ICT contracting. The advice is supplemented on the website with a 2-page summary and an FAQ.
The public consultation (18 October – 16 December 2008) was very successful with several major vendors submitting comments. The vendors [...]
Author Archives: Lindy Siegert
Government Use of Offshore Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Service Providers: Advice on Risk Management
April 15, 2009 – 5:05 pm
Offshore Guidance and Personal Information
December 3, 2008 – 10:00 am
Reminder: The public consultation period on the guidance closes on 15th December 2008. So anyone who would like to be heard, please leave a comment here or send us an email to ict.offshore@ssc.govt.nz.
As promised, a post about personal information and offshore providers.
Scenario 1
You’ve put your tender out. And because you know the project will involve [...]
Some quick answers for Offshore Guidance
October 28, 2008 – 2:00 pm
Congratulations! You’ve looked at the Offshore Guidance but you need a quick answer and it’s 29 pages of heavy reading.
Would some quick check tests for those of us with smaller projects help? Here goes:
Will you be signing or “clicking through” a service agreement of some kind? This includes any and all End User Licence Agreements [...]
Government Use of Offshore ICT Service Providers Interim Guidance
October 21, 2008 – 12:20 pm
When should I be concerned about Offshore ICT Service Providers?
You’re tempted by that nifty free/cheap widget for your government website
You’re thinking of running a survey of your website users or your employees and someone is offering free/cheap access to a survey site, somewhere
You’ve heard on the grapevine that your New Zealand ICT services outsourcer may [...]
Government Use of Offshore ICT Service Providers: Interim Guidance
October 14, 2008 – 9:33 am
Today, the State Services Commission released for public consultation, draft advice for government agencies on how to work through the pros and cons of using offshore information and communications technology (ICT) service providers.
Which is a long winded way of saying: “If you’re thinking about doing business with an overseas ICT company, have we got some [...]
