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'In coordinating Treasury's relocation to 33 Charlotte Street, Brisbane, efficiencies from working more closely across portfolio offices have begun to be realised.' Craig Robinson and Lindy Tucker, Physical Resources
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Corporate Services
Transition to shared services
Corporate service staff across Treasury were involved in planning and implementing the Shared Service Initiative at a whole-of-Government, shared service provider and agency level.
Sixty Treasury staff transitioned to the shared service provider, Corporate Solutions Queensland and the technology centre of skill CorpTech. (Refer to Shared Service Implementation.)
Office accommodation and network integration
Detailed planning continued for a number of Treasury offices to move into a new Government building under construction at 33 Charlotte Street, Brisbane.
Opportunities for Treasury offices to work more closely together, improve sharing of information and common services will be realised in the move which is planned for 2003–04.
The opportunities include the integration of Treasury’s separate computer facilities and network architecture into a common network infrastructure.
Engaging stakeholders and the community
Treasury engages with stakeholders and the community through the delivery of portfolio outputs — for example, establishment of the Group Insurance Scheme for not-for-profit organisations (refer Financial and Economic Policy) and implementation of the Responsible Gambling Strategy (refer Gambling).
Initiatives to improve the way Treasury engages stakeholders included the development of an intranet site containing community engagement guidelines and case studies, as well as training, a speaker series and forums.
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‘Moving to the new Government building will bring opportunities to further improve whole-of-Treasury partnerships to optimise delivery of information technology services.’ Sarah Beard, Office of Economic and Statistical
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Protecting the environment
Due to the nature of Treasury’s work, the department’s Strategic Waste Management Plan focuses on programs to reduce and avoid general office waste. These programs include recycling and reuse of paper, toner cartridges, mobile telephones and personal computers, the procurement of photocopiers and printers that print two sides and use recycled paper.