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Crowdsourcing a social bushfire response
Queensland's Redland City Council extensively utilised social-media services to manage its response to widespread summer bushfires this year.
[ + ]Social government is at your door: will you bite?
Social media has become crucial to the functioning of government at every level – but its many benefits are only available to those willing to dive in.
[ + ]Building the Australian cloud: A GTR roundtable [4/4]
This final part of the GTR cloud roundtable finishes the discussion about the prospects for building an all Australian cloud that satisfies domestic demand.
[ + ]Building the Australian cloud: A GTR roundtable [3/4]
Part 3 of the Government Technology Review roundtable continues our interview series about the prospects for an all-Australian cloud ecosystem.
[ + ]It's time for a serious talk to your CFO about cloud computing
The transition to cloud computing needs to be planned carefully and modelled accurately from a financial perspective, or it can come
[ + ]Building the Australian cloud: A GTR roundtable [2/4]
Part 2 of Government Technology Review's roundtable on cloud computing and its uptake within Australian organisations. Can we build an all-Australian cloud?
[ + ]Dept of Finance embraces Drupal for centralised government-wide CMS
The Department of Finance has chosen a Drupal-based content management system (CMS) from Acquia for its centralised, cloud-hosted govCMS environment.
[ + ]Building the Australian cloud: A GTR roundtable [1/4]
GTR speaks with a number of cloud industry leaders about how Australian cloud providers match up against the capabilities of the overseas giants.
[ + ]MTC on the job for a faster cloud transformation
Government employment services provider MTC has adopted a cloud first policy that has dramatically overhauled its operating capabilities.
[ + ]Filling the gap in the enterprise-applications cloud
Enterprise applications are integrating new functionality as their expanded cloud capabilities redefine the very notion of the enterprise business system.
[ + ]Government social media: The power of 'Like' (2/2)
Government organisations are getting savvier than ever in their use of social media to drive real improvements in customer service
[ + ]Government social media: The power of 'Like' (1/2)
Finalists in GTR's government social media awards reflect a diverse range of social-media approaches to the use of Facebook, Twitter, and more.
[ + ]Inside look: the real cost of trust
Few know what goes into ensuring online organisations are who they say they are. GTR tours one of Symantec's 4 digital certificate authorities to find out.
[ + ]Worldwide scholarships foster public-sector governance skills
Public-sector applicants are invited to apply for an Institute of Governance scholarship program that will fund up to six courses anywhere in the world.
[ + ]Identity the burning question for Fire and Rescue NSW
NSW Fire and Rescue has built an extensive identity and access management (IAM) framework that's managing large numbers of people and resources. [ + ]