During the year, the Management Information System (MIS) was enhanced to provide a wide range of reports delivered via the Bureau's intranet. The available suite includes cash and accrual views as well as asset accounting, including asset replacement program reports.

Achievements included:

• automatic daily generation of several hundred reports;
• provision of interactive reports for in-depth analysis of expenditure and development of customised reports;
• production and publication of an interactive, online help facility for the system;
• a successful internal education and awareness exercise, including visits to all Regions. A number of sharply focused reports have been developed for end users as a result; and
• development and publication of a suite of reports to support the transition to programbased Budgeting.

The MIS is also being prepared to report on human resource information derived from the new Human Resource Management and payroll system.