No captionGovernment agencies will now be able to access an independent panel of 19 highly qualified providers of assurance services for ICT-enabled projects and programmes. “The Government Chief Information Officer (GCIO) Assurance Services Sub-panel will ensure agencies receive high quality, consistent, independent assurance information to help them make better informed decisions,’’ said Tim Occleshaw, Government Chief Technology Officer (GCTO), in a statement. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe The GCIO is responsible for providing confidence to Ministers that ICT risks are being identified and well managed by agencies and across government as a whole, and that the benefits of ICT investments are being delivered. The GCIO Assurance Services Sub-panel sits under the Assurance sub category of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s (MBIE) All-of-Government (AoG) Consultancy Services Panel.GCIO Assurance Services will be offered in five categories and agencies will have a choice of providers that will be easy to access. “The GCIO Sub-panel will provide real value for money and increased efficiency because agencies won’t need to undertake lengthy procurement processes or maintain their own panels,” said Occleshaw.“We’ve worked closely with MBIE on the development of the GCIO Sub-panel. While MBIE will manage the AoG Consultancy Services Panel, we have selected providers for our GCIO Sub-panel that meet specific quality criteria, and we will manage its day-to-day operation to ensure providers continue to meet these quality requirements.” The panel members are Ascendo, Beca, Caravel Group, Central Regions Technical Advisory Services, Equinox, Ernst Young, Gemtech Solutions, Genesis Consulting Group, Grant Thornton New Zealand, IntuiSec, IQA New Zealand, KPMG, Link Consulting Group, Outcome Insights, Resultex, PwC New Zealand, Starfish Consulting, Techspace Consulting and Tenzing. Send news tips and comments to divina_paredes@idg.co.nzFollow CIO New Zealand on Twitter:@cio_nz Clickhereto read digital editions of CIO New Zealand Sign up for CIO newsletters for regular updates on CIO news, views and events.Join us on Facebook.Join the CIO New Zealand group on LinkedIn. The group is open to CIOs, IT Directors, CDOs, COOs, CTOs and senior IT managers. Related content feature The dark arts of digital transformation — and how to master them Sometimes IT leaders need a little magic to push digital initiatives forward. Here are five ways to make transformation obstacles disappear. By Dan Tynan Oct 02, 2023 11 mins Business IT Alignment Business IT Alignment Business IT Alignment feature What is a project management office (PMO)? The key to standardizing project success The ever-increasing pace of change has upped the pressure on companies to deliver new products, services, and capabilities. And they’re relying on PMOs to ensure that work gets done consistently, efficiently, and in line with business objective By Mary K. Pratt Oct 02, 2023 8 mins Digital Transformation Project Management Tools IT Leadership opinion The changing face of cybersecurity threats in 2023 Cybersecurity has always been a cat-and-mouse game, but the mice keep getting bigger and are becoming increasingly harder to hunt. By Dipti Parmar Sep 29, 2023 8 mins Cybercrime Security brandpost Should finance organizations bank on Generative AI? Finance and banking organizations are looking at generative AI to support employees and customers across a range of text and numerically-based use cases. By Jay Limbasiya, Global AI, Analytics, & Data Management Business Development, Unstructured Data Solutions, Dell Technologies Sep 29, 2023 5 mins Artificial Intelligence Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe