The Victorian government has appointed Grantly Mailes as chair and sole director of the CenITex board as the agency transitions from an internal ICT provider to a broker of services. Mailes is the chief technology advocate for the Victorian government, tasked with the job of implementing the Victoria government’s ICT plan. Mailes will keep his existing duties in addition to the new role as CenITex chairman, the Victorian government said. Victorian technology minister Gordon Rich-Phillips said he is “confident that Mr Mailes will be an asset to the CenITex Board during a period of significant change to the enterprise.” The appointment follows the closing of a call for expressions of interest in which the Victorian government requested ICT services from the private sector to replace CenITex. The state’s Coalition government had sought storage, processing, network management, service desk and desktop and end user services. A CenITex presentation that surfaced online in May explained that the agency’s current operating model was under pressure from supply side forces such as new capabilities around cloud, and demand side forces such as utility ICT models that challenge the agency’s cost structures. Budgetary constraints and pricing and cost transparency problems had also caused problems. Last year, CenITex was the subject of the Victorian Ombudsman’s report after the ombudsman heard allegations of improper conduct. Following the investigation, CenITex closed its Efficient Technology Services (ETS) division and cut 200 staff. Mailes offered an update on the Victorian government’s ICT plan in an interview earlier this month with CIO Australia. Follow Adam Bender on Twitter: @WatchAdam 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 Website spoofing: risks, threats, and mitigation strategies for CIOs In this article, we take a look at how CIOs can tackle website spoofing attacks and the best ways to prevent them. By Yash Mehta Dec 01, 2023 5 mins CIO Cyberattacks Security brandpost Sponsored by Catchpoint Systems Inc. Gain full visibility across the Internet Stack with IPM (Internet Performance Monitoring) Today’s IT systems have more points of failure than ever before. Internet Performance Monitoring provides visibility over external networks and services to mitigate outages. By Neal Weinberg Dec 01, 2023 3 mins IT Operations brandpost Sponsored by Zscaler How customers can save money during periods of economic uncertainty Now is the time to overcome the challenges of perimeter-based architectures and reduce costs with zero trust. By Zscaler Dec 01, 2023 4 mins Security feature LexisNexis rises to the generative AI challenge With generative AI, the legal information services giant faces its most formidable disruptor yet. That’s why CTO Jeff Reihl is embracing and enhancing the technology swiftly to keep in front of the competition. By Paula Rooney Dec 01, 2023 6 mins Generative AI Digital Transformation Cloud Computing 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