Analytics to help enable digital government migration
10 December, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingMost governments have largely completed the migration to e-government — involving automated existing processes — but now must tackle the hard work of moving towards digital government delivery.
Infosys opens delivery centre in Parramatta
10 December, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingInfosys has opened a service delivery centre in Parramatta to provide digitally enabled back-office services to clients including the NSW Government.
Aussies dissatisfied with digital government services
09 December, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe majority of Australians are dissatisfied with the availability of digital government services, and four in five are not making use of the services for a variety of reasons, an Accenture survey shows.
Despite hiccups, NSW leads with ICT strategy
02 December, 2015 by David BraueNew South Wales' latest ICT strategy has been given the thumbs up, but a review suggests that many agencies are still having the same problems as other state governments that are struggling with IT projects.
Government launches Source IP marketplace
27 November, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe government has announced the launch of Source IP, an innovation marketplace that aims to more closely align Australia's research output with its capacity for innovation and commercialisation.
Never forget a face — catching crims using biometrics
26 November, 2015Leading-edge forensic facial recognition technology is helping the Northern Territory Police Force solve crime and keep the community safe.
Councils bypass NBN to build their own fibre futures
25 November, 2015 by David BraueRockhampton is building its own fibre network, with $17m in funding and a desire to overcome the NBN's FTTN limitations.
ATO Tax Portal upgrade caused disruptions for accountants
24 November, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe Tax and Revenue Committee has published a new report into the ATO, covering issues including technical difficulties with a Tax Portal upgrade and the tax implications of the sharing economy.
Everybody wins with the right approach to data
23 November, 2015 by Al Blake, Principal Analyst, Ovum’s Australian Government practiceThe provision of open datasets and self-service visualisation tools will produce a win-win situation for both the public and the government.
Dimension Data to supply new Qld Govt office
23 November, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingDimension Data will provide a range of infrastructure and collaboration solutions delivered as a service to the Queensland Government's new major offices on William Street.
Real-time insights for life-saving healthcare missions
19 November, 2015The Royal Flying Doctor Service is achieving unprecedented visibility into its daily operations thanks to the rollout of transformative enterprise software.
ACMA completes migration of Do Not Call Register
19 November, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingACMA has completed the transition to a new outsourced provider for the Do Not Call Register as part of the second wave of a three-stage ICT transformation project.
ICT literacy on the decline
18 November, 2015ICT literacy in primary and secondary students is on the decline, according to the 2014 NAP report released by the Education Council.
Don't let your data be a sitting duck
17 November, 2015 by Budd Ilic, Country Manager, ANZ, ActifioEliminating 'copy data' is a common-sense approach to decreasing the chance that somebody will walk off with your sensitive information, make their own copy of a copy or mistakenly compromise data.
WA digitalises historical identity records
17 November, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingWestern Australia's Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages has digitalised all its identity records dating back to 1841, dramatically reducing the time needed to process a request for a document.
