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Digital Marketplace goes to Beta
29 August 2016
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Today marks the next stage in the creation of DTO’s Digital Marketplace, with the release of the
Beta (https://gov.au/marketplace) – meaning we have started to transform how government
buys digital and technology services. It is now easier for businesses to sell their services to
government.

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In March, we invited businesses to join (https://www.dto.gov.au/blog/new-panel-to-bring-in-
digital-expertise/) DTO’s Digital Service Professionals panel – and now we have more than 220
prequalified Digital Services Firms from across Australia listed on the Digital Marketplace.
Today’s Beta launch means government buyers can post briefs for requirements and sellers can
respond. Collaboration and opportunities can begin.
marketplace beta displayed on laptop
Caption: The Digital Marketplace displayed on a laptop
Through the Digital Marketplace – as part of the Australian Government’s National Innovation
and Science Agenda (http://www.innovation.gov.au/)– we’re providing a new and exciting
platform for businesses and Government to work together in a highly creative, flexible and
innovative way.
The Digital Marketplace Beta provides a richer and simpler environment for technology
procurement, enabling businesses, especially SMEs and start-ups, to provide specialist digital
services to Government.
Another key feature of the Digital Marketplace, due for launch later this year, is the Ideation
platform, where government buyers will be able to launch challenges to solve digital business
problems and where suppliers can pitch creative ideas to solve these problems.

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The development of the Digital Marketplace is ahead of schedule with the Alpha prototype
having been delivered in July this year and the Beta version, announced today, completed in
just five weeks. Collaboration with colleagues at the Government Digital Service
(https://gds.blog.gov.uk/) in the UK contributed to this fast result.
The Digital Marketplace (https://gov.au/marketplace) will radically improve the way in which
Government has traditionally undertaken procurement and we are excited to be at the Beta
stage of its implementation.
Visit gov.au/marketplace (http://gov.au/marketplace)
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