By Justin Hendry on Jan 13, 2021 7:14AM
Savings drive finds $92m, but it s not yet money in the bank.
Queensland departments and agencies have paused almost 100 IT projects as part of the state government’s pandemic-induced savings drive.
The directive was one of a number of savings measures introduced in response to the pandemic in July 2020 aimed at redirecting $3 billion into the state s coffers over three years.
It saw chief customer and digital officer Chris Fechner work with agencies on what was deemed essential, and excluded critical safety or cyber security related initiatives.
Other savings measures included plans to reduce its use of external consultancies and contractors, a public service wage freeze and the consolidation of government social media accounts.