Archive for 'Information technology news - E-Government'
AGIMO hands Tanner strategic data centre plan
Published on January 18th, 2010.
Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner has taken receipt of the Australian Government Information Management Office strategic plan for the Commonwealth’s data centres and will consider plans for infrastructure consolidation as part...Filled under Information technology news - E-Government, latest news. No Comments.
Broadband projects target health sector
Published on January 12th, 2010.
The Rudd Government has wheeled out four new funding projects under its Digital Regions Initiative that it says will use improved communications services to deliver better health outcomes in regional...Filled under Information technology news - E-Government, latest news. No Comments.
What’s in a word? Spooks move to resilience
Published on December 9th, 2009.
Attorney-General Robert McClelland says that nation's critical infrastructure protection programs are to be modified, with security agencies recommending greater emphasis on resilience rather than protection.Filled under Information technology news - E-Government, latest news. No Comments.
Obama sets Gov 2.0 timetable for open information
Published on December 8th, 2009.
The Obama administration in the US has issued an Open Government Directive that establishes deadlines for opening up access to public information and implementing 2.0-style Government initiatives.Filled under Information technology news - E-Government, latest news. No Comments.
Vote 1 Pirate Party
Published on December 4th, 2009.
Pirate Party Australia is seeking Australian Electoral Commission registration to contest the next Federal election. Eye patches are optional.Filled under Information technology news - E-Government, latest news. No Comments.
Microsoft donates $2m worth of emergency email
Published on December 4th, 2009.
The NSW State Emergency Service has pushed through an arrangement with Microsoft to provide around 7,500 of its active volunteers with a new email system by the end of January.Filled under Information technology news - E-Government, latest news. No Comments.
Defeating identity theft in Australia
Published on November 23rd, 2009.
Tonight, Attorney General Hon. Robert McClelland launched Australia's Cyber Security Strategy, formalising the roles, responsibilities and policies of the Australian intelligence, cyber and policing agencies. This includes the goals...Filled under Information technology news - E-Government, latest news. No Comments.
R18+ lobby form party to challenge SA’s Atkinson
Published on November 19th, 2009.
A 30-year-old game development executive from Melbourne has taken South Australian Attorney General Michael Atkinson at his word and has formed a party to run candidates at the state election...Filled under Information technology news - E-Government, latest news. No Comments.
Atkinson to R18+ games lobby: See you at next election
Published on November 19th, 2009.
South Australian Attorney General Michael Atkinson has thrown down the gauntlet to adult games advocates, challenging the R18+ lobby to run a candidate and try to unseat him at the...Filled under Information technology news - E-Government, latest news. No Comments.
Parliament moves to accept online petitions
Published on November 18th, 2009.
Petitioners to the Federal Parliament should soon be able to lodge their signatories online after a committee recommended the House of Representatives accept electronic petitions for the first time.Filled under Information technology news - E-Government, latest news. No Comments.
Auditor uncovers Customs disaster recovery problems
Published on November 16th, 2009.
The agency responsible for processing 25 million international passengers annually through airports lacked an up-to-date disaster recovery plan and did not adequately track ICT-related problems, an Australian National Audit Office...Filled under Information technology news - E-Government, latest news. No Comments.
Supercomputer drives Aussie research priorities: Carr
Published on November 16th, 2009.
The Commonwealth has tipped $26 million into a new supercomputer project at the Australian National University that could ultimately be used to crank through the massive volumes of data generated...Filled under Information technology news - E-Government, latest news. No Comments.
Unisys takes over regional Defence ICT
Published on November 11th, 2009.
Unisys has taken over day-to-day regional ICT support services for Defence after an 18 months transition as part of a $240 million contract that looks prototypical of more ambitious strategic...Filled under Information technology news - E-Government, latest news. No Comments.
Data centre plans will be Green: Tanner
Published on November 1st, 2009.
Green considerations would be central to the development of the Commonwealth new data centre strategy, Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner said.Filled under Information technology news - E-Government, latest news. No Comments.
Feds: Privacy overhaul ‘technology neutral’
Published on October 14th, 2009.
In the most comprehensive set of reforms in a generation, the Rudd Government will overhaul privacy law in Australia, harmonising privacy treatment across Federal and State jurisdictions, and future...Filled under Information technology news - E-Government, latest news. No Comments.
Gershon brings home the bacon: Purchasing changes
Published on October 8th, 2009.
Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner has unveiled Gershon-inspired government purchasing arrangements for desktop computers and communications services that could save more than $250 million over five years.Filled under Information technology news - E-Government, latest news. No Comments.
OpenAustralia heads to Berlin eDemocracy UnConference
Published on October 7th, 2009.
Australian government 2.0 advocates from the OpenAustralia.org initiative have been invited to attend the eDemocracy Summit 2009 UnConference in Berlin next week to swap ideas on open access information.Filled under Information technology news - E-Government, latest news. No Comments.
NeHTA strategic plan to unlock stalled eHealth
Published on October 2nd, 2009.
The government agency set up to assist the roll-out of electronic health services in Australia, the National eHealth Transition Authority, has released its much-anticipated strategic plan for progressing the nation's...Filled under Information technology news - E-Government, latest news. No Comments.
Attracting overseas R&D dollars: Tax scheme overhaul
Published on September 18th, 2009.
Treasurer Wayne Swan and Industry Minister Kim Carr have released a discussion paper on the tax incentive overhaul that should make investment in Australian R D more attractive to local...Filled under Information technology news - E-Government, latest news. No Comments.
Soaring wireless broadband numbers undermine NBN: Minchin
Published on September 14th, 2009.
Australians’ fleeting love affair with DSL broadband is on the wane; DSL's share of the broadband market fell dramatically in the first half of the year, even as mobile broadband...Filled under Information technology news - E-Government, latest news. No Comments.