In 2008-09 annual Queensland Government ICT spending reached $1.516 billion, of which 56% or $845 million was directed towards ongoing operations of the sector’s existing business applications and technology infrastructure. The balance being split between growth on existing assets at around 11% and new investments of approximately 33%. Longhaus’ Queensland Government ICT Market Overview 2008-09 is the second in a set of longitudinal reports that outlines major technology investments of the Queensland Government, using the Queensland Government Chief Information Office’s own ICT Baseline data. This data is the primary source of information for forward-planning and procurement strategies specific to ICT in the Queensland public sector. For vendors and suppliers within the ICT industry the ICT Baseline provides Longhaus with detailed information on 5,055 individual assets for strategic analysis and forecasting. This analysis is designed to assist organisations derive potential business opportunities and identify issues that will shape the size and direction of the Queensland government marketplace.

In 2007-08, annual Queensland Government ICT spending reached $1.355 billion, of which 51% or $695 million was directed towards ongoing operations of the sector’s existing business applications and technology infrastructure. The balance was split between growth on existing assets at around 25% and new investments of approximately 24%. Featuring 14 charts and 5 tables, Longhaus’ Queensland Government ICT Market Overview 2007-08 is the first in a set of longitudinal reports that outlines major technology investments of the Queensland Government, using the Queensland Government Chief Information Office’s own ICT Baseline data. This data is the primary source of information for forward-planning and procurement strategies specific to ICT in the Queensland public sector. For vendors and suppliers within the ICT industry the ICT Baseline provides Longhaus with detailed information on 5,536 individual assets for strategic analysis and forecasting. This analysis is designed to assist organisations derive potential business opportunities and identify issues that will shape the size and direction of the Queensland government marketplace overtime. The analysis of the 2007-08 data highlights significant existing investment and operational expenditure on custom-built business applications and supporting software development environments. Vendors and suppliers who can offer packaged applications designed for government use will be the major beneficiaries of government-wide initiatives such as the Technology Transformation Program’s Application Rationalisation Project, which will increase the focus of individual agencies on these assets within the existing ICT portfolio.