Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Category Council
The ICT Category Council provides ongoing leadership in relation to strategic procurement activities of Information and Communication Technology across government.
Lead agency: Department of Customer Services, Open Data and Small and Family Business
Category council membership
The category council for the ICT category is formed by independent government representatives with relevant experience in their fields. This creates a category council with a multidisciplinary group of stakeholders with expertise in their portfolio's to best articulate strategies for Queensland Government. The representatives host department is also indicated below.
- Lead agency—Customer Services, Open Data and Small and Family Business.
- Financial—TBA.
- Government Business—Department of State Development and Infrastructure.
- Public Safety Agency—Queensland Police.
- Information Management—Queensland Health.
- Procurement—Department of Education.
- Statutory Authorities—Queensland Museum.
- Regional—TBA.
- Research—University of Queensland.
Category Council Chair
Darrin Bond, General Manager—Digital Economy, Department of Customer Services, Open Data and Small and Family Business
Meeting dates
Meeting dates for this year:
- 27 February 2025.
- 11 June 2025.
- 26 August 2025.
- 26 November 2025.
Decision making authority
The ICT Category Council oversees and directs strategic procurement activities in relation to ICT spend. The ICT Category Council agree on and govern the category strategy for a particular spend profile and endorse related execution plans for the category under management (note that this does not extend to operational matters i.e. tender award).
Request a presentation to the category council
The council chair must approve requests to make a presentation to the council.
Requests should be sent to ICTCMS@chde.qld.gov.au or phone (07) 3640 4863.
Presentations should not be longer than 20-minutes, including question time.
Industry reference group/approach
ICT Industry Reference Group (ICTIRG)
Formed to continue developing a closer working relationship between government and industry, the ICTIRG provides a mechanism for industry members to be consulted regarding:
- Government ICT procurement initiatives
- Advice on emerging technologies and trends
- ICT Category Management activities.
A key priority of ICTIRG at formation is to increase compliance and maximise the benefits for the ICT Category in alignment with the 6 key principles of the Queensland Procurement Policy.
Members
- Executive Director, ICT Category Management and Sourcing, Department of Customer Services, Open Data and Small and Family Business (Chair)
- Director, Category Management, ICT Category Management and Sourcing, Department of Customer Services, Open Data and Small and Family Business.
- Director, Stakeholder Engagement, ICT Category Management and Sourcing, Department of Customer Services, Open Data and Small and Family Business.
- Council of ICT Associations (CICTA).
- Association of Professional Staffing Companies Australia (APSCo).
- Australian Computer Society (ACS).
- Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA).
- Australian Information Security Association (AISA).
- Geospatial Council of Australia (GCA).
- Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA).
- International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA).
- ICT Forum Gold Coast (ICTFGC).
- IT Service Management Forum (itSMF).
- Queensland Futures Institute (QFI).
- Sunshine Coast Tech Industry Alliance (SCTechIA).
- Women in Technology (WIT).
- Disability Advocate.
Meeting dates
Meetings are scheduled on a quarterly basis, pending availability of members:
- February 2025.
- July 2025.
- November 2025.
More information
Contact: Matthew Rose
Email: ictindustryengagement@chde.qld.gov.au