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[News] [Rival] Microsoft and the Australian Government Rub Each Others' Backs

  • Subject: [News] [Rival] Microsoft and the Australian Government Rub Each Others' Backs
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:37:27 +0100
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OpenAustralia Community

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| With Rob's permission I have forwarded on his email (attached) here. 
| 
| Yesterday, I discovered that any vendor that gets money from the 
| Government 2.0 Taskforce has to sign a contract with Microsoft. The 
| reason, as I understand it, is a little long-winded, but basically 
| Microsoft and the government had a deal where Microsoft would give the 
| government software and in return the government would give Microsoft 
| money and some fraction of that money would go in to a fund which 
| could then be later used by the government. 
| 
| The money that the taskforce has to give out comes out of that 
| Microsoft fund. So, to gain access to the money the vendors have to 
| sign a contract with Microsoft. On the face of it, fair enough, sort 
| of. 
|
| Yesterday, the taskforce published a draft contract with Microsoft on 
| their website: http://gov2.net.au/files/2009/09/Government-2-0-Service-Provider-Agmt... 
|
| Below are Rob's comments. Later today, I'll add my comments which I'll 
| send to the taskforce as well as this list. 
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http://groups.google.com.au/group/openaustralia-dev/browse_thread/thread/170d24abb56134ef


Recent:

Microsoft whole-of-government deal sealed

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| THE federal Government hopes to save at least $15 million per annum over four
| years through a new whole-of-government arrangement with Microsoft Australia.
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http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,25028754-15306,00.html
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