Policy morass, legacy haunt $1bn DHS project
30 September, 2015 by David BraueThe Department of Human Services is embarking on a $1bn overhaul of its core systems, but government watchers believe the successful completion of the overhaul will take a lot more than just throwing money at the problem.
Canberra first capital city to legalise Uber
30 September, 2015The ACT will be one of the first capital cities in the world to legalise ridesharing services, such as UberX, from 30 October.
City of Melbourne hires its first CDO
30 September, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingFormer PwC employee Michelle Fitzgerald has taken up the role of the City of Melbourne's first chief digital officer.
UK, US to strengthen digital government collaboration
28 September, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe governments of the UK and the US have committed to working together on initiatives to transform the delivery of government services for the digital era.
Videoconferencing connects WA's medical specialists
23 September, 2015High-definition videoconferencing equipment is connecting emergency medicine specialists in Perth to doctors and nurses in 72 emergency departments across Western Australia.
NSW Innovation Minister to discuss govt big data in Korea
23 September, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingNSW Minister for Innovation Victor Dominello will deliver a keynote address at IFIP WCC 2015 in South Korea next month, detailing the role of data analytics in government.
PM to keep hold of Digital Transformation Office
22 September, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingPrime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has moved the portfolio of the Digital Transformation Office to the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet.
Digital Transformation Office on recruitment drive
27 August, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe federal government's Digital Transformation Office is launching a national recruitment campaign for talented people capable of accelerating the pace of digital transformation across the government.
DTO engages with developers for API design mandate
26 August, 2015 by David BraueThe Digital Transformation Office is pushing application developers within government agencies to standardise and facilitate use of their applications by developing application programming interfaces to an evolving set of design standards.
'Smart regions' demand better local-government IT — and better collaboration
19 August, 2015 by David BraueCitizens are just as concerned that governments use technology to help them prepare for severe weather events as they are on initiatives such as smart lighting, transport information and intelligent parking, a major new report shows.
SE Qld could be Australia's first Smart Region
17 August, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingA 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.
NSW on way to full electronic voting
10 August, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-Embling
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
10 August, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingQueensland'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.
Digital deadline looms for govt agencies
03 August, 2015 by GTR staffAdoption 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
22 July, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingGovernment-sponsored research into online piracy calls into question the effectiveness of the proposed government-supported education notice scheme, CHOICE and Comms Alliance have noted.
