By Michael Grosser* The Queensland Government’s procurement practices and the acceptance of the role of probity advisors have evolved considerably since 2007 when it commenced the procurement activity for the Queensland Health Payroll System. Probity is now recognised by Queensland Government agencies, statutory bodies and Government Owned Corporations as being an integral part of how […]
23 January, 2014
By Julian Bajkowski and Paul Hemsley A friendly knock on the door every five years from a Census collector used to be the calling card of Australia’s annual statistical stocktake. But the era of thousands hitting suburban footpaths to measure national population trends is rapidly drawing to a close. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) […]
19 December, 2013
By Paul Hemsley and Julian Bajkowski A new report from the Victorian Auditor-General’s Office (VAGO) has revealed the trigger for the Napthine government’s sweeping government-wide IT security strategy overhaul after 11 government agencies were found to be highly vulnerable to potential cyber-attacks because of “inadequate” security measures. The Victoria government last week officially signed onto […]
29 November, 2013
By Julian Bajkowski and Paul Hemsley Victoria has said it will become the first state to formally develop a whole-of-government Cyber Security Strategy to bolster its digital defences and keep critical online services running – a move that could soon to be replicated by other states and have a significant flow-on effects for councils and […]
21 November, 2013
By Julian Bajkowski Australia’s troubled eHealth sector has been handed yet another negative appraisal after the Victorian Auditor General released a report cited “poor planning and an inadequate understanding of the complex requirements to design and implement clinical ICT systems” as the reasons for the state’s major online medical upgrade failing to deliver what it […]
31 October, 2013
By Paul Hemsley The New South Wales government has listed electronics company Ricoh IT Services as a registered supplier with the NSW Government ICT Services Scheme, which the company hopes will boost its involvement in state government projects. The accreditation of Ricoh IT Services by the NSW government to become an ‘Advanced Registered Partner’ will […]
24 September, 2013
By Julian Bajkowski The Coalition has officially launched its eGovernment and Digital Economy policy for the election in a wide-ranging document that reaffirms a commitment centralised procurement of government computing combined with the development of a permanent and centralised digital identity credential for online transactions between the public and agencies. Released by Shadow Communications Minister […]
2 September, 2013
By Julian Bajkowski The Queensland Government has set out its grand vision for recasting how the state’s public sector buys and consumes more than $1.6 billion a year in technology services, software and infrastructure, confirming it will dump confirmed the longstanding build-own-operate model in favour of buying technology as a service. In a set of […]
30 August, 2013
By Julian Bajkowski The City of Sydney has moved to shake-off the main street retail blues caused by online buying by trying to entice a new wave of digital businesses to set-up shop within its boundaries to keep business flourishing in the CBD. Lord Mayor Clover Moore has announced the city’s official backing for ‘Sydney […]
25 February, 2013
By James Kelaher* Australia often seems to rank near the top of many international benchmarks, and it seems to have been that way for a very long time. So when new comparisons arrive, it’s normal we start at the top, run our eyes down a few places until we see Australia… and then complacently shift […]
14 January, 2013
By Julian Bajkowski Federal Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has revealed that future federal government technology procurement has been put on the Cabinet table for discussion under the forthcoming Digital White Paper, opening the door to a fundamental shake-up of the $5 billion-a-year market. The move to potentially rope-in government IT spending into the new policy […]
16 November, 2012
The ACT Government has launched an information and communications technology portal to help Canberra's ICT companies access the public sector marketplace. Dubbed as CollabIT Connect, the ACT Government will provide $400000 in funding over four years in using the portal to allow local ICT businesses connect with agencies and other businesses. Other financial assistance will […]
25 June, 2012
The Victorian Government plans to introduce a streamlined and transparent process that gives more companies the opportunity to bid for work. Assistant Treasurer Gordon Rich-Phillips said the Victorian Coalition Government would replace the current eServices Panel with an eServices Register. The change has been recommended by a joint industry and government working party, […]
13 June, 2012
By Paul Hemsley Teachers in the Australian Capital Territory will be able to learn ICT skills through a specialised facility at the University of Canberra (UC). Dubbed as INSPIRE, the centre will facilitate research and promote ICT use among pre-service and practicing teachers. It has received $2 million from the ACT Government and $5 million […]
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