“In the boldest manifestation of public sector insourcing in
Australia to date, federal government agencies are developing their
own open source-based applications. The programs will be available
for reuse across the government as generic software applications
held in code banks.“Known as ‘white-branding,’ the push by agencies to develop
their own applications has the backing of the Australian Government
Information Management Office (AGIMO) in conjunction with agency
representatives sitting on the government’s Chief Information
Officer Committee and Information Management Strategy
Committee…”