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IT Spending R eview – Expert Mission Kick Off. Bratislava June 2, 2016. Slovak Spending Review: Primer. Part of government’s larger value for money initiative Review most of public expenditures over the electoral term ( VfM : also policies and regulations)
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IT SpendingReview –Expert Mission Kick Off BratislavaJune 2, 2016
Slovak Spending Review: Primer • Part of government’s larger value for money initiative • Review most of public expenditures over the electoral term (VfM: also policies and regulations) • As part of the standard budgeting process with results locked in • Driven by the Ministry of Finance with other line ministries carrying out the assessments – especially analytical units • Three reviews currently underway – • Transport • Health • IT www.finance.gov.sk/ifp
IT Spending Review: Value Creating Exercise • Terms of reference outlined in the Stability program • Provide better value for money • Expected delivery: • over 3 years • CAPEX - Digital public services on the average of EU28 (DESI5a) • OPEX - “On par with commercial services” • estimated savings of 10%, 20%, 30% both in CAPEX and OPEX • First observations coming out shortly www.finance.gov.sk/ifp
What we learned very early • Virtually no analytical IT data • only high level spending data (accounting) • no performance / project data • Fragmented ownership with lack of coordination & enforcement • Unclear investment pipeline and priorities www.finance.gov.sk/ifp
Terms of Reference and General Approach Area Approach Performance Goals (2019) Fiscal Goals CAPEX • Decrease the SK – EU28 DESI lag • Digital public services on the average of EU28 (DESI5a) • Improved investment governance • Better and cheaper projects (CBAs) 2017: 10% savings over the NPC2018: 20% savings over the NPC2019: 30% savings over the NPC OPEX • “On par with commercial services” • Internal & external benchmarking www.finance.gov.sk/ifp
Outputs: Slovak Digital Services are lagging behind the EU as well as countries falling behind (public facing) Source: European Commission; DESI 2015
Outputs: Countries have shown significant YoY improvement. Launch of slovensko.sk not captured yet. www.finance.gov.sk/ifp
Inputs: Historically, IT costs roughly 500 mil. eur year, OPEX contributes 40%, CAPEX 60% of IT costs. HR costs unavailable. www.finance.gov.sk/ifp
Inputs: withEU funds contributing roughly 40 percent www.finance.gov.sk/ifp
Inputs: The EU funds share is larger in capital investment. www.finance.gov.sk/ifp
Inputs: 80 % of spending is concentrated in four ministries www.finance.gov.sk/ifp
Inputs: Operational expenditure of three institution forms 66% of total expenditures, expenditures per employee are in the range of 800% www.finance.gov.sk/ifp
Next steps: setting the shop, reviewing methodologies, making sure proper data gets collected Status Approach Area CAPEX • Reviewing investment governance • Reviewing CBA methodology • IT alignment • Better and cheaper projects (CBAs) OPEX • Reviewing data collection methodology • Identifying consolidation opportunities • Start collecting the data • Internal & external benchmarking www.finance.gov.sk/ifp