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WA overhauling water management system
The WA Department of Water is replacing its legacy IT water management system with a platform based on Microsoft software being delivered by NEC Australia. [ + ]
From open public data to open 'any' data
By 2018, a third of digital government projects will treat any data as open data, according to Gartner. Research director Rick Howard outlines the steps required to move down this path. [ + ]
Building a customer service approach
Governments of all flavours are seeking to improve the ways in which they interact with the public, with the aims of streamlining processes, lowering costs and avoiding duplication of effort. [ + ]
Fuji Xerox opens office in the Parliamentary Triangle
Fuji Xerox Australia has relocated its Canberra office to the Parliamentary Triangle as part of efforts to play a close role in the government's digital transformation. [ + ]
Analytics-hungry agencies finding skills shortfall
A trend towards growing internal skills in analytics is proving tricky as the market struggles to feed the hunger of eager big data adopters and demand rapidly outstrips supply. [ + ]
Treasury upgrades networks with SDN
Treasury has implemented Avaya's software-defined network architecture to help its staff fulfil key roles including producing the Federal Budget. [ + ]
Govt said to consider privatising Medicare payments
The federal government is reportedly evaluating a deal to outsource the processing of over $50bn in Medicare, PBS and aged-care payments to a private company. [ + ]
Federal Treasury's virtual vision
The Federal Treasury has moved almost 1000 desktops to a virtual environment, boosting efficiency and mobility. We speak with CTO Ricardo Alberto. [ + ]
US Department of Justice allegedly hacked
An unnamed hacker has reportedly stolen databases including the names and contact details of US FBI and Department of Homeland Security employees, and has already leaked one of the lists. [ + ]
The changing face of enterprise storage in government
A new breed of enterprise-class, cloud-based storage platforms is offering new hope for storage-weary administrators. [ + ]
Sunshine airport undergoing tech upgrade
The government has announced a $1m project to upgrade the technology at Sunshine Coast Airport to better accommodate international flights. [ + ]
NSW Dept of Industry fends off cyberattack
The NSW Department of Industry detected and warded against a cyberattack targeting mining and other sensitive data in December. [ + ]
Aussie farmers to get world-leading seasonal forecasts
Australian farmers will have access to more frequent and accurate seasonal forecasts by 2018–19 under a $3m Bureau of Meteorology upgrade project. [ + ]
NSW Data Analytics Centre's plan of action
As the NSW Government's Data Analytics Centre begins its work, we spoke with its head, Dr Ian Oppermann, to find out what's in store for 2016. [ + ]
Sydney Water names new CIO
Sydney Water has appointed George Hunt as its CIO, while a departure has left Victoria's emergency services telecom authority conducting its second search for a new CIO in less than a year. [ + ]