The Department of Parliamentary Services (DPS) is developing a bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policy and is equipping staff with mobile devices as part of its ICT reorganisation, the new CIO, Eija Seittenranta told CIO Australia. Seittenranta, who was confirmed as CIO for the DPS on January 3, said the BYOD policy is being created for the department’s ‘one stop shop’, which is part of a reshuffle of ICT services and staff. Seittenranta is responsible for implementing the key ICT changes set out in the Roche report (PDF). “What we are really working towards is a bring-your-own-device policy and to be able to support a range of self-managed devices where we can still provide our contents safely,” she said. 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 target is to have the technical aspects resolved, as well as to have the moves of the support capabilities from the other departments into DPS completed… So when the next parliament comes in after the election, they would get the new one-stop offer.” The DPS is also piloting a small volume of Windows-based tablets, Seittenranta said, as the department looks to broaden support for mobile devices. So far, 57 iPads have been provided to staff, with five provided to presiding officers, she said. “Our user base is fairly small, we’ve only got 4000 users overall and out of those a fairly small portion would be highly mobile in the BYOD category. For example, I think there’s 256 parliamentarians that we support [as well as] their senior staff.” To further support mobility, Seittenranta said the DPS is expanding the Wi-Fi access points in Parliament House and is offering more bandwidth to the electorate offices. “We’re now replacing an old 2Mbps link with a 10Mbps link,” she said. “That was kicked off before Christmas and we should have completed that roll out by the end of March.” In addition, the DPS is looking at deploying Citrix XenDesktop this year for staff to access data and work systems more seamlessly. Seittenranta said the virtual desktop that was piloted last year would also be deployed on tablet devices and laptops. Follow Rebecca Merrett on Twitter: @Rebecca_Merrett Follow CIO Australia on Twitter and Like us on Facebook… Twitter: @CIO_Australia, Facebook: CIO Australia, or take part in the CIO conversation on LinkedIn: CIO Australia Related content 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 brandpost Embrace the Generative AI revolution: a guide to integrating Generative AI into your operations The CTO of SAP shares his experiences and learnings to provide actionable insights on navigating the GenAI revolution. By Juergen Mueller Sep 29, 2023 4 mins Artificial Intelligence feature 10 most in-demand generative AI skills Gen AI is booming, and companies are scrambling to fill skills gaps by hiring freelancers to make the most of the technology. These are the 10 most sought-after generative AI skills on the market right now. By Sarah K. White Sep 29, 2023 8 mins Hiring Generative AI IT Skills 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