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AG commissions cost-benefit study on fair use
The Attorney-General's Department well evaluate the costs and benefits of introducing fair use exemptions for copyright violation laws. [ + ]
SE Qld could be Australia's first Smart Region
A Cisco report has identified strong local support for the concept of transforming Southeast Queensland into Australia's first Smart Region using IoT and other digital technologies. [ + ]
NEC wins DFAT global ICT support contract
NEC Australia has won a four-year contract to assume responsibility for the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) ICT Global Support Centres, which support 12,000 users at 160 sites across the world. [ + ]
ATO sets up IT services panel with 80 suppliers
The ATO's new consolidated IT professional services panel will be used by 17 Treasury agencies and has a combined value of $91.5m per year. [ + ]
Government Technology Review — a new beginning
Government Technology Review (GTR) is relaunching today as a brand-new multichannel information source — quarterly print magazine, weekly e-newsletter and daily online updates — serving the government ICT sector. [ + ]
Geospatial may be most popular open data in Australia
Initial results from the Open Data 500 Australia study suggest that the most popular form of open government data in Australia is geospatial and mapping data, followed by environmental data. [ + ]
DTO's agenda likely to stumble, former AGIMO head warns
The federal government's Digital Transformation Office will likely miss its first major deadline, warns Glenn Archer, former head of the Australian Government Information Management Office. [ + ]
NSW on way to full electronic voting
NSW Electoral Commission CIO Ian Brightwell believes postal votes are no longer working, and the iVote electronic voting system could be the ideal replacement.
[ + ]Queensland Health to integrate IT functions
Queensland's health department will merge its strategic and operational IT functions into the new eHealth Queensland division to help fulfil its electronic record and other eHealth ambitions. [ + ]
Govt discusses cybersecurity with industry
An industry roundtable, chaired by Christian Porter, Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister, today discussed potential strategies to strengthen the nation's cybersecurity landscape. [ + ]
Digital deadline looms for govt agencies
Adoption of the federal government's Digital Service Standard amounts to a major transformation that agencies should plan for in a strategic and coordinated way, not 'rush through' simply to meet a deadline, said Protiviti's Mark Harrison. [ + ]
Education notices won't curb piracy: research
Government-sponsored research into online piracy calls into question the effectiveness of the proposed government-supported education notice scheme, CHOICE and Comms Alliance have noted. [ + ]
Datacom takes over ICT support services for Health
New Zealand's Datacom has taken responsibility for all ICT infrastructure and support services for the Australian Department of Health as part of its $242 million managed services contract. [ + ]
Government Technology Review finds new home at Westwick-Farrow Media
Publisher of Technology Decisions, Westwick-Farrow Media, has announced the launch of a new quarterly magazine — Government Technology Review — available to subscribers from October 2015. You can check out the lastest news for the magazine on the website now. [ + ]
Tassie government hands major deal to iiNet
iiNet has won a contract to provide internet services to nearly all Tasmanian government departments, multiple local councils and other public sector customers. [ + ]
