New Contract: Australian Department of Finance

Salsa Digital and amazee.io secure new contract with the Australian Department of Finance for GovCMS

Salsa Digital and amazee.io are honored to announce a three-year contract to provide a whole-of-government, open source content management system and web hosting service for the GovCMS program.

See GovCMS Announcement

GovCMS approached the market for the third generation of GovCMS with an emphasis on maintaining the resilience, security, and stability of the current platform balanced with new innovations.

As the incumbent, Salsa Digital in strong collaboration with our partner amazee.io, wanted to make sure we weren’t complacent. We took the approach to market as an opportunity to re-imagine how we could push the GovCMS program further, without compromising the strong foundations that we’d built over the past five years. It’s an opportunity to further align the GovCMS program to world-class government digital service standards such as open source, accessibility, and security.

Alfred Deeb, Salsa Digital Founding Director and Open Government Advocate

The new contract recognizes the hard work and dedication both teams have exhibited in re-imagining what the program could be for the next GovCMS phase. This builds on our focus over the past five years on platform stability, security, and resilience during unprecedented traffic due to the COVID-19 pandemic and an ever-increasing cyber threat landscape. It also leverages our strong service desk support, with consistently high customer service ratings.

We are profoundly privileged to once again be chosen, alongside our partner Salsa Digital, to continue our work on the GovCMS program. Platform stability and the highest security standards are at the forefront of our joint collaboration, and together with all stakeholders we look forward to perpetuating our journey of success, fostering continuous innovation, and delivering excellence - the open source way - to the Commonwealth of Australia.

Franz Karlsberger, amazee.io CEO

Platform stability and increased security

Over the past half-decade, Salsa Digital and amazee.io have focused on designing, building, maintaining, securing, and scaling the second-generation GovCMS platform. We have implemented multi-layered security protocols and consistently ensured a nearly flawless uptime record, a testament to our commitment to providing a secure and reliable platform. Moving forward, we pledge to maintain and further enhance the fortified infrastructure, meeting the evolving needs and expectations for national security and individual privacy.

Business continuity in the interest of the Commonwealth

Over the past five years, our collaborative efforts with the Department of Finance exemplified business continuity in the Commonwealth’s best interests. We demonstrated an adaptive approach, meeting unforeseen challenges head-on to ensure the uninterrupted and robust functioning of government digital platforms. This commitment fostered trust and reliability, pillars that hold strong as we move into the next phase of our partnership.

Accelerating innovation

As we move into the next chapter, Salsa Digital, and amazee.io are committed to pushing the boundaries further. Our roadmap includes integrating new state-of-the-art technologies (on top of Kubernetes) that build on GovCMS’s strong foundations to improve the platform’s resilience, security, and user experience.

Looking ahead

As we embark on this new stage of the journey with the Department of Finance, we maintain a visionary outlook, balancing innovation with stability and security. We are thrilled that the Department of Finance has entrusted us with this responsibility once more.

Together, Salsa Digital and amazee.io will continue to work collaboratively, maintaining the high standards of excellence that have been the hallmark of our partnership so far.

We look forward to a future of sustained growth, continued stability, and innovation that show our commitment to serving the Commonwealth of Australia and its citizens.

If you would like to learn more about how we could do the same for your government institution or business, get in touch with us.