[LINK] Government’s plan to appoint an IT advocate to assist SMB suppliers targeting government and enterprise contracts

[Marghanita da Cruz]

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 > NASCIO on Unlimited Liability - Gaining Traction on the 
Road to "Win-Win"
 >
 > (Lexington, KY) – The National Association of State Chief 
Information Officers (NASCIO) is pleased to announce the 
release of its latest research brief “Gaining Traction on 
the Road to Win-Win: Limitations on Liability in State IT 
Contracting.” This report highlights the challenges 
associated with unlimited liability and the advocacy efforts 
to broaden competition in the marketplace. This brief 
provides research on the subject, and the statistics for 
current trends related to reforming unlimited liability 
provisions. This report is available at: 
www.nascio.org/publications.
<http://www.nascio.org/newsroom/pressrelease.cfm?id=60>


Marghanita da Cruz wrote:
>> Labor ACT senator, Kate Lundy, has announced the Government’s plan to appoint an IT advocate to assist SMB suppliers targeting government and enterprise contracts
> ...
>> “With multinational enterprises and government CIOs often hesitant to undertake business with small to medium-sized businesses due to perceptions of risk, the IT Supplier Advocate will work with parties to mitigate these often unfounded perceptions of risk associated with contracting a small business,” she said.
> <http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/338229/federal_government_announces_smb_it_advocate/>
> 
> and...
>> On the issue of a Government fund to provide SMBs with professional indemnity insurance and reduce the burden on small to medium businesses, the Senator said she would look at any proposals presented by the IT industry.
>>
>> “One of the most frustrating things is professional indemnity insurance requirement is often way beyond the value of the contracts. It’s an issue of education in the Government market about the perception of risk,” she said.
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>> But the Senator said she would help the SMB IT advocacy position to recommend legislative changes to streamline the industry.
> 
> <http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/338912/lundy_gershon_good_smbs/>


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