ICT Newsline - 17 October 2013

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17 October 2013

The Novopay Project: The Dilemmas in Global Software Outsourcing

by Assoc Prof Tony Clear, Bilal Raza, Prof Stephen G MacDonell

One of the first of what will undoubtedly be many independent academic studies into aspects of Novopay was published recently at the International Conference on Global Software Engineering in Bari, Italy.

The widely publicised 'Novopay' project, a New Zealand-wide transition from an onshore to a near-shore service provider, was intended to update the payroll processing system of the Ministry of Education... and we all know the result.

In this week's Newsline, the research paper's authors provide a summary of their findings.

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Developments in Government IT

by Sarah Putt, IITP Comms and Policy Lead

Two significant developments have occurred in the world of Government IT in recent weeks. The Inland Revenue put out an Expression of Interest for its high profile Business Transformation Project, and the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment considered its approach to an All-of-Government Consultancy Services panel.

IITP Communications and Policy Lead Sarah Putt takes a look at the documents released on both projects.

The case against Managed Service Provider

by Craig Columbus, CIO, Russell McVeagh

Outsourcing to a Managed Service Provider (MSP) isn't always a good choice, according to Russell McVeagh CIO Craig Columbus, who spoke at the Managed Services and Outsourcing conference hosted by Conferenz last month.

In this opinion piece based on his presentation, Columbus offers the reasons why it's his belief that the short-term benefits of moving to an MSP can often be undone by long term costs and that keeping your operations and services inside the organisation is often the best choice you can make.

IITP Conference is next week! But it's not too late to register

by IITP Conference Team

The 2013 IITP National Conference has a future focus, themed as "Innovating our way to the future". Sub-themes explore the future of the sector, innovation and research, education, professional development and commercialisation.

Featuring many of the country's most innovative tech entrepreneurs and experts from every corner of IT, the 2013 IITP National Conference will take place next week, October 23rd - 25th, in Tauranga.

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