NEC re-secures Parliamentary Services IT support contract
29 May, 2013 by GovTechReview StaffThe Department of Parliamentary Services has extended its IT support services contract with NEC Australia for another three years.
Big projects in IT, other industries fail for same reasons: expert
20 May, 2013 by GovTechReview StaffAn 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
16 May, 2013 by GovTechReview StaffLocal 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.
Growing response to quick response
10 May, 2013 by GovTechReview StaffGovernment must meet high-cost ‘new normal’ by fostering ICT innovation
08 May, 2013 by GovTechReview StaffThe 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
08 May, 2013 by GovTechReview StaffAround 500 CFA brigades will get better emergency services communications after Telstra and Motorola Solutions were signed for a digital radio upgrade.
Fast-tracked open data projects boost Transport for NSW app cred
02 May, 2013 by GovTechReview StaffTransport 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
Emergency services: Answering the call
23 April, 2013 by GovTechReview StaffThis GTR roundtable brings together three experts in emergency services technology to discuss innovation in this crucial area of government services.
Learning the downside of free education devices
22 April, 2013 by GovTechReview StaffImproving bandwidth is important to boosting education outcomes – but it can have unintended consequences, as the Catholic Education Office discovered.
NBN, IBM drive Geraldton's tech vision
19 April, 2013 by GovTechReview StaffThe NBN is at the forefront of a joint effort between IBM and the City of Geraldton to identity and exploit broadband opportunities for the regional WA city
Labor won’t stuff NBN pipeline as election poison pill: Conroy
11 April, 2013 by GovTechReview StaffLabor will not push NBN Co to sign extraordinary contracts to increase the NBN's longevity after a possible Coalition election win, Stephen Conroy told GTR.
Five months from election, Coalition launches NBN alternative
10 April, 2013 by GovTechReview StaffEnsuring robust election-year debate over the the national broadband network (NBN), the federal Coalition has launched its alternative FttN policy.
NBN service complexity changing training, outsourcing mix: survey
01 April, 2013 by GovTechReview StaffThe spread of the National Broadband Network (NBN) is driving many government organisations to reconsider their training, insourcing and outsourcing mix.
Vic ICT strategy drives telecoms procurement, Web revamp
28 March, 2013 by GovTechReview StaffVictoria's ICT strategy is bearing fruit as the state government revamps its telecommunications procurement and overhauls its main Web site after 10 years.
Agencies struggling with open data transition: OAIC
26 March, 2013 by GovTechReview StaffGovernment agencies are struggling with technical and procedural change necessary to bring government open data initiatives to fruition, an OAIC survey says