By Paul Hemsley The federal government has started installing National Broadband Network (NBN) fibre optic cable into the Western Sydney suburb of Penrith in an effort boost business and employment in the area. The rollout of the NBN in Penrith is the latest in the federal government’s nationwide project to install fibre optic cables underground […]
21 January, 2013
By Paul Hemsley and Julian Bajkowski The rollout of the National Broadband Network (NBN) in Gosford on the New South Wales Central Coast could provide a vital economic shot in the arm and help revive subdued growth in the region a key development group has said. Chairman of the Central Coast branch of Regional Development […]
21 December, 2012
By Paul Hemsley South Australian Minister for Health and Ageing John Hill has improved digital communications for state ambulance crews to increase the amount of information they have about the patient and the incident at the scene of an emergency. The South Australian government’s initiative to install mobile data terminals in ambulances to receive signals […]
20 December, 2012
By Julian Bajkowski Brisbane and Ballarat have become the latest local government areas to get the eligibility tick of approval under the federally funded Digital Hubs program, as Communications Minister Stephen Conroy plays Santa and continues the government’s non-stop charm offensive to spruik the National Broadband Network. The Hubs are a pivotal part of the […]
19 December, 2012
By Julian Bajkowski A prominent faction of Australia’s telecommunications and cloud computing industry has launched an orchestrated push to convince all three tiers of Australian government to support a bid to make Australia the cloud computing capital of the Asia Pacific region in the run-up to the Federal Election. Known as OzHub, the supplier-based lobby […]
17 December, 2012
By Julian Bajkowski The agency tasked with coordinating whole-of-government technology strategy has been split in two by a significant shake-up in the wake of the resignation and retirement of federal Chief Information Officer Ann Steward. A statement issued by the Australian Government Information Management Office has named Glenn Archer as the new Australian Government Chief […]
17 December, 2012
By Paul Hemsley and Julian Bajkowski Communications Minister, Stephen Conroy, has continued his hard-sell of the National Broadband Network (NBN), dropping into a designer pop-up-shop in the trendy inner Melbourne suburb of Brunswick to tub thump the business as an example of how the fibre rollout can accelerate small businesses productivity and profitability. As big […]
13 December, 2012
By Paul Hemsley Adelaide City Council has become the latest local government looking to plug into the National Broadband Network after the city’s Mayor urged potentially tech-shy citizens to learn online and web technology skills through the Digital Hub training program. Mayor Stephen Yarwood wants digitally challenged citizens to participate in the program which follows […]
6 December, 2012
By Julian Bajkowski The odds of a major policy shake-up in central technology strategy for federal agencies have shortened dramatically after the long-anticipated resignation of whole-of-government chief information officer Ann Steward. The revelation of Ms Steward’s departure from both the Department of Finance’s Australian Government Information Management Office (AGIMO) and the Australian Public Service comes […]
23 November, 2012
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
By Julian Bajkowski The Gillard government has kicked off a major industry and publicity push to sell the productivity dividends of teleworking to business, the public sector and the electorate as it seeks to drive home the tangible benefits of the National Broadband Network. Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Monday signed the Commonwealth up to […]
12 November, 2012
By Julian Bajkowski Responsibility for the federal Government’s key technology security policy document, the Cyber Whitepaper, has been shunted out of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet to Senator Stephen Conroy’s Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy after Prime Minister Julia Gillard moved to substantially widen the scope of the late-running treatise. […]
29 October, 2012
The chairman of Australia Post, David Mortimer, has quit his position and will leave board of the government-owned enterprise altogether. Mr Mortimer served on Australia’s Post’s board for 11 years, including the last six as chairman. His term will finish on 11th September 2012. An announcement issued by the office of Communications Minister Senator Stephen […]
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