Adelaide, South Australia – DXC Technology has completed the delivery of the Minerals and Energy Regulation System (MERS), a digital platform that replaces legacy systems used to regulate South Australia’s mineral resources sector.
The company built MERS for the state’s Department for Energy and Mining (DEM) on Microsoft Dynamics 365, Power Platform and Azure.
The platform combines licensing, assessments, compliance, royalties, financial management and reporting in one integrated environment, according to DXC.
Moreover, the system swaps manual processes for digital workflows and online services. DXC says this improves access to information and supports faster regulatory assessment and decision-making.
Industry, stakeholders and other government agencies now have a simpler and more connected way to deal with the department, the company adds.
That groundwork is what DEM and DXC are pointing to for artificial intelligence. Neither has detailed which AI-enabled services are planned or when they will arrive, but both describe MERS as a scalable base for future regulatory innovation and the continued digitisation of services.
DEM framed the project as a step forward for the state’s regulatory approach. Paul De Ionno, DEM Executive Director, Regulation and Compliance, said, “This project represents a significant milestone in the modernisation of mining and exploration regulation in South Australia.”
“MERS provides the industry with a more transparent, efficient and user-friendly experience, helping existing and prospective explorers make informed decisions about investing in our State. As the State continues to unlock opportunities in copper, critical minerals and magnetite iron ore, MERS provides the digital foundation to support growth, innovation and future AI-enabled regulatory services,” he added.
On the vendor side, DXC is looking beyond this single deployment. Robert Le Busque, President Asia Pacific & Japan at DXC Technology, said, “DXC is proud to be partnering with the South Australian Government to deliver a modern digital platform that will help it achieve more effective, efficient and transparent regulation for the mineral resources sector.”
“As a Microsoft Frontier Partner, we look forward to leveraging our expertise across Microsoft and leading future AI transformation for the public sector and industry regulators,” he added.
The delivery adds to DXC’s public sector portfolio. The company says it provides IT services and digital transformation to more than 280 public sector and government clients across 25 countries.
DXC says it operates under strict regulatory and sovereign security frameworks, and specialises in modernising legacy architectures through secure cloud migrations and automated continuous compliance auditing. It also reports managing more than 450 million digital identities globally.
