Service NSW, the NSW Government’s ‘one stop shop’ program, is proving popular with the public. But it has been expensive, and will take more than three years longer to recoup its investment than what the Government said. Both the NSW Opposition and Fairfax Media have obtained copies of an unreleased KPMG report into Service NSW’s costs. […]
7 October, 2017
Sydney’s new Inner West Council has voted to assign an officer dedicated “to assist local activist groups with their advocacy and local residents with complaints” about the giant WestConnex tollway project. Some Sydney councils were amalgamated before the Berejiklian Government reversed its stance on amalgamations. Inner West Council is one of them, formed by […]
6 October, 2017
Millions of dollars will be stripped from the operating budgets of NSW’s government-owned transport agencies, Fairfax Media is reporting. Quoting ‘a briefing note to staff obtained by Fairfax Media’ from Transport for NSW secretary Tim Reardon, the department’s deputy secretaries have been told that operating budgets for all the state’s transport divisions have been cut […]
5 October, 2017
To nobody’s surprise the special COAG anti-terrorism meeting has endorsed the Federal Government’s plans to vastly increase the apparatus of the surveillance state. The leaders of all Australia’s states and territories have agreed to the establishment of a national facial recognition system, based on the photographs and personal information contained on driver’s licences. They have […]
5 October, 2017
The Federal Government’s Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) has called for feedback on ways to improve its Digital Service Standard. The 13 point Standard was released 18 months ago. It is intended as a guide to help Government agencies ensure they build digital services that are “simple, clear and fast.” It has also been informally adopted […]
4 October, 2017
The Gold Coast is gearing up for its biggest ever event. The Commonwealth Games will be staged in the sunny city for on 4-15 April 2018. It will be the fifth time the event has been held in Australia, but only the first time it will be staged outside of a capital city. Both the […]
4 October, 2017
The Federal Government will ask the states and territories to provide photos and personal information from drivers licences to build a national facial recognition scheme.
4 October, 2017
Antiquated government procurement is still impending innovative digital transformation.
25 September, 2017
New report highlights importance of local government in local and regional economic development.
25 September, 2017
Which local government areas are the powerhouses when it comes to innovation?
25 September, 2017
New approach to reduce large compensation payments to WA’s most senior bureaucrats.
21 September, 2017
ASIC has released guidance to support the new crowd-sourced funding (CSF) regime.
21 September, 2017
Smart cities are possible and, indeed, inevitable with smart management from governments.
21 September, 2017
What impact will new technologies have on future employment, and what’s the government’s role?
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