Big Four consulting firms that have commercial agreements with software vendors would be barred from advising federal government agencies on technology projects under a proposal from TechnologyOne.
In a submission to the productivity roundtable seen by InnovationAus.com, the local software company has recommended new procurement rules preventing contracts with firms linked to “entities offering downstream commercial services”.
The push, designed to break the stranglehold of multinationals on federal public service projects, follows what the company says is resistance from third-party advisers to its ‘solution-as-a-service’ model.
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