DTA to launch telecoms procurement panel
30 January, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe Digital Transformation Agency is seeking feedback on the design of a new whole-of-government telecom services procurement panel.
Defence awards Kinetic IT $91m in contracts
21 January, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingVictoria-based Kinetic IT has been awarded two contracts worth a combined $91m to provide ICT support services to all Department of Defence personnel.
Replacing fax machines with secure messaging
15 January, 2019Replacing outdated fax machines with secure messaging was a topic explored at a recent Australian Digital Health Agency (ADHA) workshop in Sydney.
WBT Optical Fibre Patch Cords
01 January, 2019 | Supplied by: Warren & Brown TechnologiesWarren & Brown Technologies high-performance optical fibre patch cords are available in singlemode, multimode, simplex and duplex.
Season's greetings
21 December, 2018It's been a very busy year for the government ICT field, with seemingly endless developments in every sector.
All SA schools to receive high-speed broadband
11 December, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe South Australian Government has handed Telstra an $80m contract to deploy fibre broadband to 98.8% of public schools.
Reinventing state and local government digital services
01 December, 2018 | Supplied by: InforGovernment must continue to reinvent itself in this time of changing community needs, in order to drive savings and improve service delivery.
Will smart meters pay off in Australia?
27 November, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingGovernments have enticed more than 500,000 Australian households to use smart meters, but what will be the impact of this revolution?
GovHack 2018 winners announced
19 November, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingA 3D VR emergency management system and a visualisation of the budget based on tax flowing to the government are two of the many projects developed at GovHack 2018.
Operational excellence award goes to GOV.UK
15 November, 2018The Civil Service Operational Excellence Award has been taken out by the GOV.UK team.
OSR rolls out Nuance virtual assistant: 'Sam'
14 November, 2018A virtual assistant named Sam has been rolled out across the Queensland Office of State Revenue (OSR).
DTA making progress with ICT procurement reform
13 November, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe Digital Transformation Agency aims to transform government ICT procurement into 'digital sourcing' under its procurement reform program.
DHS website achieves gold certification
13 November, 2018The Department of Human Services website has received gold certification from the Australian Plain English Foundation.
DHS finally appoints new CIO
12 November, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingFormer ANZ Bank CTO Michael McNamara will take the role of CIO of the Department of Human Services a year after the departure of its previous permanent CIO.
LGA SA selects Squiz to overhaul CMS
08 November, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe Local Government Association of South Australia is negotiating to use the Australian-developed Squiz Matrix software as a new local government CMS.
