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The Department of Internal Affairs is wooing suppliers of enterprise resource planning software to establish a standards-based, common capability approach to ERP procurement and implementation.
DIA is aiming to engage with the original creators and current owners of ERP software with an initial focus on finance-related modules.
“We understand the valuable role that resellers and system integrators play in the broader ecosystem, and while they are not the focus of this initial engagement, their involvement will be considered in subsequent phases of this initiative,” a request for information released earlier this month says.
The longer-term plan would be to establish an open panel of ERP solutions on the all-of-government marketplace.
“This initiative seeks to identify ERP systems that can align with a standards-based approach, delivering critical outcomes in consistency, accountability, and performance across the public sector,” the RFI said.
“By certifying ERP systems that meet the standards, we aim to standardise processes, enhance accountability across agencies, and improve overall operational performance.”
Earlier this year, DIA told Parliament’s governance and administration committee that over the next two years its common capabilities and cloud modernisation programme aimed to modernise its commercial agreements for telecommunications, ICT infrastructure and cloud services by incorporating them into new channels in the all of government marketplace.
“The programme will make it more efficient for agencies to procure services and will enable a greater level of innovation by making it easier for suppliers to add new products and services to the marketplace,” the department said.