‘Soft corruption’ and ‘self-licking’ software plague govt tech


Joseph Brookes
Senior Reporter

Australian tech suppliers have warned large foreign competitors and big four consultants are exploiting low tax bills, unskilled government buyers and a system of “soft corruption” to land and expand lucrative contracts.

Vault Cloud founder and chief executive Rupert Taylor-Price told a Senate inquiry on Monday that the Commonwealth’s troubled procurement system is suffering under an infiltration of international giants and little consideration of the retained economic benefits of local …

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