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Murray is responsible for ensuring the alignment of ICT-based strategy and services , encompassing strategic development , agile delivery and support for the campuses in Tasmania , interstate and internationally .
Tech transformation is crucial to the future of the UTAS business strategy , and Murray has heavily invested in IT , spending $ 120M on systems and technology since he started in 2013 .
“ The importance is to position us for that new digital era ,” he says . “ But the flavour we want to bring to the new digital era is that it ’ s humanrich . People still like to see a person and a face and know there ’ s a name associated with the service provision .
“ We know that our programme of systems enhancement has delivered $ 10M in annual cost savings , and in that time the university ’ s revenue increased $ 160M a year , which was a 40 % gain in annual revenue . So we know the university is vastly more productive as a result of this .
UTAS runs more sites than any other university in Australia and uses technology to help deploy a richer choice , making it accessible and connected to its students , academic staff and researchers .
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