The Queensland Government has unveiled a $1 billion Queensland Government Digital Fund to drive a whole-of-government approach to investment in digital and IT systems across the public sector over four years.
The central fund, managed by the Department of Customer Services, Open Data and Small and Family Business, will allow for strategic and targeted investment in critical government digital and ICT systems, which support the services Government delivers for residents of the state.
“Our $1 billion Queensland Government Digital Fund will allow us greater oversight and efficiency in the implementation of key digital systems and services," Minister for Customer Services and Open Data and Minister for Small and Family Business, Steve Minnikin, said.
“We want to see fewer ICT cost blowouts and project over-runs because we mean it when we say we have a greater respect for Queenslanders’ money.”
In 2024, the Queensland Government announced its Digital Investment Governance Framework (DIGF), which provides the primary governing structure for Queensland Government investment in digital and IT-enabled technologies.
Digital and IT-enabled investments are defined by the government as those where technology is the primary lever for achieving desired outcomes and benefits and include Software as a Service (SaaS) provided by a third party; software development conducted as part of a project or program; and large scale IT installations conducted as part of a project or program.
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