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‘Cloud first’ federal government procurement policy launched
Australia's federal government has launched a national Cloud Computing Strategy that mandates a preference for cloud services in procurement of ICT services
[ + ]NEC re-secures Parliamentary Services IT support contract
The Department of Parliamentary Services has extended its IT support services contract with NEC Australia for another three years.
[ + ]Microsoft brings Azure cloud to Australia
Government organisations have a significant new option for cloud-computing services after Microsoft announced it would bring its Windows Azure to Australia.
[ + ]Big projects in IT, other industries fail for same reasons: expert
An industry expert believes big IT projects fail for the same reasons as megaprojects in other industries: expectations are set too high, too early.
[ + ]Budget boosts local-government NBN initiatives
Local governments will get a funding boost for NBN programs as the government's latest budget delivers $5.7m to expand its Digital Local Government program.
[ + ]Misperceptions wrongly keeping government CIOs from cloud computing: Ovum
Government CIOs give too much weight to cloud computing's perceived risks and too little to its benefits and manageable risks, an Ovum analyst has warned.
[ + ]Postcodes no longer spatial gold standard: Brobst
Postcodes are inadequate for the kind of spatial and GIS detail that's necessary to support new GIS and information driven systems, a Teradata expert says.
[ + ]Government must meet high-cost ‘new normal’ by fostering ICT innovation
The Australian government must foster ICT innovation and regional collaborative partnerships to meet emerging challenges, AIIA chair Kee Wong has said.
[ + ]Victoria CFA gets regional digital radio dispatch upgrade
Around 500 CFA brigades will get better emergency services communications after Telstra and Motorola Solutions were signed for a digital radio upgrade.
[ + ]ICT inaction risks e-government disaster: AIIA
AIIA says the Australian Bureau of Statistics must increase its monitoring and reporting of e-government ICT initiatives to boost Australia's e-gov standing
[ + ]NBN Co's GIS data doldrums
Building a nationwide broadband network isn't easy, but NBN Co is finding it even harder given the challenges of getting clean geospatial data for the task.
[ + ]Fast-tracked open data projects boost Transport for NSW app cred
Transport for NSW's moves towards open data have reversed historical antipathy to mobile app developers and presaged for better public use of real time data
[ + ]Democracy meets GIS
Governments are getting smarter in their use of GIS and other geospatially enabled systems – but can they overcome long-running data issues to share better?
[ + ]Councils big on GIS but some still struggling with business links: survey
A survey of Australian local governments has found that while most use GIS for specific tasks, many struggle to promote geospatial usage across the business
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