By Lilia Guan The Victorian Minister for Health and Ageing’s office has confirmed with Government News that it will no longer fund the previous government’s HealthSmart program. HealthSmart was a state initiative to implement a strategy to modernise and replace ICT systems throughout the Victorian public healthcare sector, at the cost of about $360 […]
22 May, 2012
By Paul Hemsley New South Wales Minister for Finance and Services Greg Pearce gave a talk at CeBIT 2012 in Sydney outlining the NSW Government’s ICT Strategy 2012 for the event delegates, describing NSW as the ‘network state’. “NSW Government is committed to delivering better services to the citizens of NSW and we see […]
22 May, 2012
By Lilia Guan The Victorian Government’s recent release of its budget gives IT projects a little bit of breathing space, however with a billion dollars worth of cuts on the books with a lot of activity underway in cutting existing expenditure including IT projects. The government’s recent release of its budget includes $258 […]
4 May, 2012
HR BPO organisation Talent2 International has been selected by the Queensland Government, through a competitive tender, as the ICT contractor resource manager. The three year contract will see Talent2 take responsibility for the implementation and management of a Managed Service Program (MSP) across all 13 Queensland Government Agencies. This program will cover the […]
21 February, 2012
By Jo Stewart-Rattray, director of information security for national accounting firm RSM Bird Cameron; the international; the international vice president for global information security governance industry association ISACA; and chair at ISACA’s leadership development committee; member of its COBIT for Security Taskforce. While public sector agencies confront security risks from the cloud to social […]
3 February, 2012
By Lilia Guan The Australian Government had an annual expenditure of $5 billion, special minister of State Gary Gray said. He released a report outlining expenditure by government departments in 2008-09 and 2009-10. “The government’s investment in ICT is improving the way it delivers services to the community and industry.” Australia’s […]
3 February, 2012
By Paul Hemsley Construction beginning on the ACT-based Belconnen Enhanced Community Health Centre will emphasise on connecting and integrating all aspects of patient care and treatment. Chief Minister and Minister for Health, Katy Gallagher said the $51.3 million facility will provide the Belconnen community with a contemporary healthcare hub. “It will also offer enhanced services […]
13 January, 2012
By Elizabeth Leslie- marketing programs manager, Office and Production Marketing. Case studies from virtually every industry show that it’s possible for businesses today to develop green initiatives that will make a quantifiable contribution to both the environment and the bottom line. These efforts often deliver other qualitative benefits including improvements in employee morale, customer […]
20 December, 2011
By Paul Hemsley Business and ICT consulting company UXC Consulting has adopted a team and individual self assessment process compatible with government agencies. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) former director of astrophysics Charles J. Pellerin developed the model known as the 4-D system, which UXC Consulting will provide to interested government bodies. The system […]
28 October, 2011
The implementation of green IT strategies within the public sector is not hindered by costs, but by an apparent lack of knowledge, the latest readers’ poll has found. In the recent online poll, Government News readers were asked ‘What’s stopping your organisation from implementing green IT?’ Of the respondents, 25 per cent said they did […]
8 March, 2011
By Lilia Guan Anger over Telstra's decision to close a call centre in the Grafton area has the local council up in arms. In early September Telstra announced its plans to axe up to 108 jobs at its call centre, located in Grafton, New South Wales. Mayor of Clarence Valley, Richie Williamson, […]
28 September, 2010
By Lilia Guan Population growth, ageing infrastructure and the need to reduce carbon usage created the tipping point for developing 'smarter cities'. Australian cities are growing and that growth has placed pressure on the country’s resources and infrastructure. In order for cities and regional area to ensure they remain desirable, competitive and sustainable places […]
23 September, 2010
By Lilia Guan The Australian Government’s trade and investment development agency, Austrade, has called for businesses and government representatives to join the agency on a broadband tour of Asia. Austrade, in partnership with the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (DIISR), will take delegates to Japan, Korea and Singapore to gain business insights towards […]
21 September, 2010
By Angela Dorizas A whole-of-government strategic ICT workforce plan and ICT career structure has been unveiled by the Australian Public Service Commission (APSC). The APSC said the purpose of the whole-of-government ICT strategic workforce plan was to assist APS agencies in identifying the ICT capacity and capabilities and develop a strategic APS-wide understanding of the […]
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