Agriculture
EDS, an HP Company, Wins $61 Million Infrastructure Deal with Australian Federal Government
SYDNEY, Australia – EDS, an HP company, today announced it has signed a $61 million (AU$96 million) agreement to manage the technology infrastructure for the Australia Department of Agriculture, Fishery and Forestry, providing expanded technology services across the department’s key locations and increased economic value to the Commonwealth.
The Challenge Facing Food Regulation and Food Supplies
Governments worldwide face a growing challenge of ensuring a safe, sustainable food supply, fostering a strong agricultural economy and improving public nutrition. Specifically, they must support critical functions that include:
- Food regulation and safety enforcement
- Efficient distribution of food supply
- Rural and agricultural development
- Farming and agriculture support
- Nutrition education
- Economic research
These needs must be met regardless of political, economic or cultural concerns that can impede the process.
The Answer
HP can help you identify and implement IT solutions that move your mission forward. Innovative services maximize resources, optimize processes and improve overall quality of service.
Flexibility and scalability mean that the answers fit your problems, even if the challenges change over time. And solutions can be tailored for domestic or international programs, from common computing environments to electronic commodity ordering systems. HP services include:
- Electronic commodity ordering systems
- Commodity export credit guarantee systems
- Migration of legacy applications to enterprise resource planning (ERP) packages
- Applications maintenance
The Results
Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC)
In response to global food crises involving such scares as Mad Cow Disease, Belgium’s FASFC decided to modernize its livestock tracking and monitoring system. We delivered a centralized, integrated Web solution that provides a complete picture of animal health from the farm all the way to the dining table.
Read more about Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC)
- EDS, now HP, was recognized with a 2007 InfoWorld 100 Award for its work with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). The EDS-developed Phytosanitary Certificate Issuance and Tracking (PCIT) system was named one of the best IT projects of the year.
- The USDA APHIS has issued more than 3 million federal certificates since 2001, enabling the export of $50 billion in U.S. agricultural commodities.
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency awarded HP a 60-month contract, as a subcontractor to TSeva Group, LLC, to maintain and develop applications in support of the Farm Loan Program Information Delivery System.
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency (FSA) awarded HP seven bridge contracts under the Information Technology Support Services-2 contract. We will provide technical support services including software development and maintenance, network management, systems security, database development and operations to support the FSA.
Agriculture Industry Contact Information
HP Government Leader Suparno Banerjee
Suparno Banerjee is the leader of HP’s Global Government Industry group. Banerjee joined EDS, now HP, in 2003 with more than 20 years' experience managing business consulting and information technology services in both the government and commercial sectors. He has worked with multiple governments at the national and state level, as well as with international financial agencies. Prior to joining EDS, Banerjee was a director with the Federal Practice of Deloitte Consulting.
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