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G8 countries sign up to Open Data Charter 
By Juha Saarinen | 12 hours ago | Comment Now 
Openness in government procurement called for.
 
Govt IT spending to outrank world average 
1 day 11 hours ago | Comment Now 
Mobility and cloud top the list, says Gartner.
 
OECD seeks info sharing standard for tax evasion crackdown 
By Charis Palmer | 1 day 12 hours ago | Comment Now 
Automatic exchange sought.
 
VicRoads considers outsourcing its data centre 
By Charis Palmer | 1 day 15 hours ago | Comment Now 
Traffic information system pools knowledge.
 
Review: Sydney's Opal smartcard 
By Neerav Bhatt | 2 days ago | Comment Now 
It's no Oyster card.
 
Aussies embrace multiscreen browsing: survey 
By Charis Palmer | 5 days ago | Comment Now 
Still seeking faster internet.
 
Despite PRISM, privacy is not dead 
By Stephen Wilson | 6 days ago | Comment Now 
Opinion: Don't confuse privacy for secrecy.
 
Feds set 2017 deadline for online services 
By Ry Crozier | Jun 12, 2013 | Comment Now 
'Digital first' plan unveiled to underpin 2011 strategy.
 
Government agencies cold on BlackBerry 
By John Hilvert | Jun 12, 2013 | Comment Now 
Decision shifts from security to end-user demand.
 
US senators, Google push for clarity on internet surveillance 
By Juha Saarinen | Jun 12, 2013 | Comment Now 
PRISM political fallout continues.
 
GE Capital uses geolocation to pinpoint sales prospects 
By Charis Palmer | Jun 7, 2013 | Comment Now 
Genius application drives productivity.
 
EU outlines proposal for network neutrality guarantees 
 
NSW opens new data centres to cloud suppliers  
By Brett Winterford | Jun 5, 2013 | Comment Now 
Can a centralised IT hub be 'market led'?
 
Obama takes aim at patent trolls 
Jun 5, 2013 | Comment Now 
New regulations proposed.
 
Society unprepared for 3D printing boom 
By Charis Palmer | Jun 4, 2013 | Comment Now 
Singularity University ambassador talks exponential growth.
 
Apple must pay piracy tax on French iPad sales 
By Juha Saarinen | Jun 4, 2013 | Comment Now 
Storage media levy controversy.
 
Internet grows to 2.4 billion connected people: report 
By Juha Saarinen | May 31, 2013 | Comment Now 
Mary Meeker predicts impact of wearable computing, machine comms.
 
Toyota goes prepaid to fight executive bill shock 
By Charis Palmer | May 30, 2013 | Comment Now 
Is BYOD 'a privilege not a right'?
 
Indonesia next to build cyber defence force 
By Juha Saarinen | May 30, 2013 | Comment Now 
Digital warriors amass.
 
Federal Government studies big data strategy 
May 27, 2013 | Comment Now 
ICT strategy implementation progress.
 
Feds build cross-agency data collection framework 
By Liz Tay | May 27, 2013 | Comment Now 
Human Services, Tax collaborate on $30m project.
 
Inside Australia Post's IT transformation 
By Allie Coyne | May 27, 2013 | Comment Now 
Moving into the digital era.
 
UK national broadband projects grinding to a halt 
 
ATO commits to complexity 
By Liz Tay | May 24, 2013 | Comment Now 
Greater demand, fewer apps.
 
Police tap social media in wake of London attack 
By Charis Palmer | May 23, 2013 | Comment Now 
Tracking sentiment with software.
 
QLD energy provider to outsource IT services 
By Allie Coyne | May 23, 2013 | Comment Now 
CS Energy hints at Windows 7 upgrade.
 
Australia joins open government forum 
By Juha Saarinen | May 23, 2013 | Comment Now 
National action plan to be delivered.
 
Perpetual scraps CIO role 
By Liz Tay | May 23, 2013 | Comment Now 
Updated: After shifting IT services to Fujitsu.
 
Telstra breaks up IT in latest restructure 
By Ry Crozier | May 23, 2013 | Comment Now 
Partial remit handed to new functional groups.
 
Myer automates online order management 
By Liz Tay | May 22, 2013 | Comment Now 
Last big-ticket item in omnichannel rollout.
 
CenITex to move from IT provider to broker 
By Allie Coyne | May 22, 2013 | Comment Now 
Documents reveal new strategy.
 
eHealth measures missing the point 
By David Glance | May 21, 2013 | Comment Now 
Opinion: When will the PCEHR lead to patient outcomes?
 
Aussie retailers falling behind on 'couch commerce' 
By Charis Palmer | May 21, 2013 | Comment Now 
Small majority building for mobile.
 
Trans-Pacific Partnership deal not likely this year 
By Juha Saarinen | May 21, 2013 | Comment Now 
US needs Japanese support for controversial trade deal.
 
Ex-Googler blows whistle on dodgy tax deals 
By Juha Saarinen | May 20, 2013 | Comment Now 
Internet companies face further investigation.
 
Govt intervention boosts broadband availability: regulator 
 
Google I/O tells strategy story 
By David Glance | May 17, 2013 | Comment Now 
Gives hints as to where it will compete.
 
Telecom NZ to consolidate applications 
By Liz Tay | May 16, 2013 | Comment Now 
Warns of low full-year earnings.
 
Budget 2013: Heavy on 'showcasing', light on strategy 
 
Budget 2013: Human Services, Centrelink to lead IT spending 
By Charis Palmer | May 15, 2013 | Comment Now 
Data centres, call centres and platform upgrades flagged.
 
Budget 2013: Your complete IT rundown 
By John Hilvert | May 15, 2013 | Comment Now 
Rationalisation and consolidation feature heavily.
 
France considers smartphone tax for anti-piracy revamp 
By Juha Saarinen | May 14, 2013 | Comment Now 
Will soften three-strikes piracy law.
 
Amex to tap big data to expose fake reviews 
By Charis Palmer | May 13, 2013 | Comment Now 
Retailers to debate who owns data.
 
ME Bank sticks to long-term IT vision 
By Ry Crozier | May 13, 2013 | Comment Now 
Why its backend choice isn't about Microsoft vs Linux.
 
Govt remains secretive on $80k procurement threshold 
By John Hilvert | May 10, 2013 | Comment Now 
"Net benefit" document declared exempt under FOI.
 
Obama orders open data policy for US government 
By Juha Saarinen | May 10, 2013 | Comment Now 
Releases draft policy, tools to Github.
 
NZ to bypass software patents 
By Juha Saarinen | May 10, 2013 | Comment Now 
Compromise reached with new law.
 
Telehealth and the NBN myth 
By David Glance | May 9, 2013 | Comment Now 
Opinion: New funding for old innovation.
 
NSW Govt to sell ac3 
By Allie Coyne | May 9, 2013 | Comment Now 
Approaches market.
 
Dotcom 'whitepaper' alleges corruption and dirty tricks 
By Juha Saarinen | May 8, 2013 | Comment Now 
Megaupload covered by DMCA safe harbour?
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