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Australia no malware source but new security threats persist
Tight security controls have prevented Australia becoming a major malware host but user ignorance and the crush of new attacks still threaten governments.
[ + ]Open data, industry collaboration drive new Victorian ICT strategy
Victoria's state government has set aggressive targets as it debuts an ambitious ICT strategy overhauling agencies' procurement, open data, mobile and more.
[ + ]Netsuite takes cloud skills to uni as ICT salaries stagnate
ICT employees are working harder, often for small or no pay rises. Demand may shift towards cloud and other uni training that better equips ICT graduates.
[ + ]Could RIM's BlackBerry 10 ease government BYOD concerns?
Despite its government credentials, Research In Motion's new BlackBerry 10 OS must win broad consumer support if its features are to assuage BYOD headaches.
[ + ]Tasmania police sign on for NBN upgrade
Tasmania's Department of Police & Emergency Management (DPEM) has signed a three-year deal with iiNet to connect its police stations to the NBN.
[ + ]Silver Spring illuminates local governments about the IPv6 street light
Silver Spring Networks has joined a French developer to trial a citywide IPv6 network for controlling streetlights, parking meters, and other equipment.
[ + ]Oracle targets cloud sovereignty concerns with Australian data centre
Oracle has established an Australian data centre to tap into growing demand for cloud-computing solutions that preserve sovereignty by keeping data onshore.
[ + ]Surge in ICT demand belies govt jobs pessimism
A surge in demand for ICT professionals has been a bright spot in jobs forecasts for 2013 despite overall pessimism in government-sector hiring.
[ + ]Slow-and-steady approach will help stretched agencies go cloud: Ovum
Government organisations want to embrace cloud but are struggling to develop the ICT capabilities to make it happen, Ovum says, advocating slow and steady.
[ + ]Businesses call for greater government cyber security involvement
A council of major US companies has pushed the government for greater information-sharing legislation to improve public-private cyber security cooperation.
[ + ]Think short-term benefit for long-term cloud
Companies considering cloud computing must develop short-term business goals that dovetail with long-term cloud strategies to ensure business buy-in.
[ + ]Weigh internal cloud readiness before jumping: VMware
Government organisations considering a move to cloud computing must ensure their internal organisations are agile enough to capitalise on the new paradigm.
[ + ]Governments must get creative with data reuse: EMC
Crowd-sourcing offers a flood of new data for governments and citizens alike – but without a bit of creativity, realising its benefits may be elusive.
[ + ]Clear message essential for cloud transition: Nikoletatos
Organisations moving towards a cloud-computing infrastructure must ensure they have clear buy-in from business stakeholders that may not be ready to learn.
[ + ]Cloud efficiencies will drive government's cost-cutting goals: IDC
Government ICT spend will grow slowly through 2015, but net increase masks productivity benefits of cloud, mobility, big data, and social-media spending.
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