ACS weighs in on federal budget
The Australian Computer Society (ACS) has given a mixed review of Tuesday’s federal budget.
View ArticleVictorian Government announces $110 million ICT action plan
The Victorian Government has announced an ICT action plan worth $110 million with the aim of creating ICT jobs and to reinforce its status as the IT hub of Australia
View ArticleTas ICT minister puts digital futures council in driver’s seat
Newly instated minister for science, innovation and technology, David O’Byrne, is relying on a meeting with the Digital Futures Advisory Council this month to provide direction on the future of ICT in...
View ArticleWA Police gain $113m for ICT revamp
The Western Australian Government has handed $113 million to the state’s police force over four years to revamp its ICT infrastructure.
View ArticleHealth, Police win out in QLD 2011-12 Budget ICT spending
Despite being hit by severe floods and cyclones in the past year, the Queensland Government’s 2011-12 budget still includes a sizeable ICT spending for the coming year.
View ArticleNSW makes play to be premier ICT state
The NSW Government has sought to lay claim to being Australia’s leading ICT state with the launch of a new ICT Governance framework.
View ArticleNSW government commits $3 million to Interactive Media Fund
Digital media companies in NSW are set to get a boost, with funding of $3 million over the next two years.
View ArticleIT workers want training from employers – to help them land new jobs: report
IT employees are increasingly looking for employers to provide vendor or industry certificate training – to help them land their next job, according to recruitment firm, Ambition.
View ArticleNTT Communications seeks to make a name for itself in Australia
Japanese telco NTT Communications has lofty ambitions: it wants to be Australia’s top provider of network, cloud, data centre and other ICT services, according to a director with the company.
View ArticleNSW gov to spend $6.7 million to drive ICT collaboration
The New South Wales government will spend $6.7 million over four years for Innovate NSW, an initiative meant to drive collaboration among small and medium enterprises, researchers, major corporations...
View ArticleBudget uncertainty to impact government ICT spending: IDC
The government will likely be cautious about spending on ICT in the next 12 months, according to a report by IDC analysts.
View ArticleParliament gets ready for BYOD, gears up for mobility
The Department of Parliamentary Services (DPS) is developing a bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policy and is equipping staff with mobile devices as part of its ICT reorganisation, the new CIO, Eija...
View ArticleEnvironment Department to build ICT service providers panel
The government seeks to establish an enterprise ICT panel of service providers at the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities.
View ArticleGrantly Mailes to drive Coalition ICT strategy in Victoria
The former first CIO of the South Australian government has been named the first 'chief technology advocate' of Victoria.
View ArticleConroy urges big data in government, better ICT education
The federal government should use big data “to improve its delivery of services to the public, the community and businesses,” communications minister Senator Stephen Conroy said this morning at the...
View ArticleVic govt to tap cloud, increase use of shared services
The Victorian government will use cloud computing infrastructure and increase the use of shared services to deliver its new whole-of-government ICT strategy, according to the state's new chief...
View ArticleTelstra and Jetstar sign multi-million contract
Telstra has signed a multi-million dollar network application and services contract with Jetstar in Asia.
View ArticleTablets replacing PCs at Australian schools: IDC
The Australian education sector is increasing its spending on tablets and cloud infrastructure as demand for PCs fall, according to analysts at IDC.
View ArticleOptus Business restructure integrates Alphawest, NCS
Optus has completed a business restructuring that integrates Optus Business with Alphawest and SingTel subsidiary NCS. The groups, which serve enterprise and government customers, previously operated...
View ArticleNEC to provide ICT support to MPs and senators
NEC Australia won a three-year contract with the Department of Parliamentary Services to provide managed ICT services and support to 260 electorate offices of Australian senators and members of...
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