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In-scope and out-of-scope commitments

Industry development commitments are classified as either in-scope or out-of-scope:

• In-scope means directly related to the contracted delivery of ICT services.
• Out-of-scope means other activities offered by the contractor not directly related to the delivery of services, where the Government has sought to maximise activities such as strategic investment, exports and employment, especially employment in locations outside Melbourne and Sydney.

In-scope achievements, 2003-04

* FTE-full-time employment equivalent.

The aggregated in-scope achievements in 2003-04 by the prime contractors exceeded all targets set.

 Out-of-scope achievements, 2003-04

The aggregated results show continuing strong achievement for the additional business initiatives set up under the outsourcing contracts. These activities include SME development programs, the relocation of operations centres to Australia, IT training initiatives and scholarships, technology transfer, export creation and the expansion of various technical assistance centres-many of which are located outside of Melbourne and Sydney. These activities are described more fully in the individual prime contractors' sections. The contractors have performed strongly in all three categories.

Regional employment

For the purposes of the IT infrastructure initiative, regional employment was originally defined as any part of Australia outside metropolitan areas of State capital cities. However, for reasons such as access to skills or sustainability, the metropolitan areas of all the capital cities, except Melbourne and Sydney, were accepted in the tender process as regional in certain circumstances. The following table gives a more detailed description of where the regional employment was located throughout Australia.

Audit of annual reports

The figures for total achievements quoted in this report have been collated from the annual reports of the prime contractors which have been independently audited in accordance with Australian auditing standards applicable to review engagements-AUS902 Review of Financial Reports.

Disclosure of individual company results

The featured contractors have worked in concert with DCITA to report their performance against their respective contracts.

The industry development schedules of the service agreements allow the Australian Government to use information marked 'commercial-in-confidence' in a public statement only when it has the prior written approval of the individual prime contractors. In implementing these schedules, the Government has taken into account the Department of Finance and Administration's Guidance on Confidentiality of Contractor's Commercial Information (February 2003). Accordingly, information marked as commercial-in-confidence by the contractors has been withheld only where it has been assessed to be in accordance with the criteria outlined in these guidelines. Each contractor's contribution has been cleared by the company.

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