House of Assembly Fifty-Third Parliament, First Session (53-1) 53 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Estimates Replies Digital Market Square Digital Market Square In reply to Mr SPEIRS House of Assembly Bright Digital Market Square In reply to Mr SPEIRS (Bright) (23 July 2014). (Estimates Committee B) The Hon. S.E. CLOSE House of Assembly Port Adelaide Minister for Manufacturing and Innovation Minister for Automotive Transformation Minister for the Public Sector Digital Market Square The Hon. S.E. CLOSE (Port Adelaide—Minister for Manufacturing and Innovation, Minister for Automotive Transformation, Minister for the Public Sector): I thank the member for this question. Digital Market Square was engaged to develop the Family Community Events Calendar and the Community Connect-Me app, with a funding total of $231,000 + GST. Family Community Events Calendar 2012-13 Digital Market Square Funding: $129,000 + GST Funding Administered by: Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) Project Managed by: eGovernment (within OCIO) Digital Market Square approached the government with a concept to develop a Community Calendar prototype model. The purpose of the project was to create a design framework in collaboration with government which explored possible uses for and potential commercialisation of government open data. The scope of the project aimed to create a model which improved the delivery of services for citizens and included a study of citizen engagement via the City of Tea Tree Gully and a northern region school cluster. The OCIO received a design piece from this research, a prototype which demonstrated an additional delivery channel for events and information using government open data as well as a working model for collaborations between government and the private sector. Community Connect-Me app 2013-14 Digital Market Square Funding: $102,000 + GST Funding Administered by: Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) Project Managed by: eGovernment (within GSG) Digital Market Square presented a proposal to the South Australia Government via the Department of the Premier and Cabinet (DPC) for a Community Connect-Me (CCMe) app. The CCMe app—a family-focused app for use by schools and local government communities—was informed by the events calendar research and approved as a 90Day Change@SA Project. The project was identified in the SA Government's ICT Strategy SA Connected as a strategic project. The Community Connect-Me app has been approved by the Apple App Store and Digital Market Square has advised that release of the latest version will be available for download in September via their technology partnership with IBM.