Spotlight on Federal Government Spotlight on Federal Government

Governments everywhere have come to realise that digital service delivery can be both more effective and less costly.

Which is why Australia’s Federal government established the Digital Transformation Agency to pave the way for an aggressive push into digital services.

iTnews has chronicled the resulting stream of new initiatives that change the way citizens and businesses work with government.

For this year’s benchmark we received entries from federal agencies detailing such efforts and showcasing how Canberra is not just talking technology, but using it to deliver outcomes that matter for Australians.

NBN Co's second corporate plan in numbers

NBN Co's second corporate plan in numbers

The plan in fun-size.
Staff Writers Aug 8 2012 8:23PM Telco/ISP
NBN turns opt-out for future builds

NBN turns opt-out for future builds

Updated: But batteries now optional.
James Hutchinson Aug 8 2012 4:28PM Telco/ISP
Aussie businesses snare IT budget windfall

Aussie businesses snare IT budget windfall

Medium-sized prize - but can it last?
Ry Crozier Aug 8 2012 7:00AM Financial Services
Privacy commissioner orders Google to destroy data

Privacy commissioner orders Google to destroy data

Joins global clamour.
Juha Saarinen Aug 8 2012 4:50AM Security
NBN Co relocates some points of interconnect

NBN Co relocates some points of interconnect

Moves some custom PoIs.
James Hutchinson Aug 6 2012 2:17PM Networking
Australia pushes for restrictive copyright in TPP

Australia pushes for restrictive copyright in TPP

Sides with US in closed-door battle.
Juha Saarinen Aug 6 2012 5:34AM Strategy
British space executive joins CSIRO

British space executive joins CSIRO

New Information Sciences group boss.
Juha Saarinen Aug 3 2012 2:37PM Training & Development
Perth-Jakarta-Singapore cable planned?

Perth-Jakarta-Singapore cable planned?

Humm, totally unconfirmed Commsday story.
Juha Saarinen Aug 2 2012 5:07AM Strategy
French watchdog requests Google Street View data

French watchdog requests Google Street View data

Australia notified.
Juha Saarinen Aug 1 2012 5:56AM Security
Review: SafeNet ProtectV AWS

Review: SafeNet ProtectV AWS

In the virtual realm, especially when one does not have direct access to the environment, there is just one way to protect data: full VM encryption.
Peter Stephenson Jul 31 2012 2:52PM Security
NBN Co opens app testing sandpit

NBN Co opens app testing sandpit

Mulls third-party battery backup.
James Hutchinson Jul 26 2012 7:00AM Telco/ISP
ACT Greens propose free wi-fi trial for Canberra

ACT Greens propose free wi-fi trial for Canberra

Aimed at low-income earners.
Juha Saarinen Jul 26 2012 5:33AM Networking
Murchison radio astronomers to get Linux cluster

Murchison radio astronomers to get Linux cluster

IBM cluster to replace custom hardware.
Juha Saarinen Jul 25 2012 7:00AM Hardware
NewSat snares Wheatstone satellite comms

NewSat snares Wheatstone satellite comms

Big chunk of offshore deal for liquefied natural gas project.
Ry Crozier Jul 23 2012 12:31PM Networking
Telstra plots wholesale systems upgrade

Telstra plots wholesale systems upgrade

Huge-scale data cleansing exercise.
Ry Crozier Jul 20 2012 1:41PM Telco/ISP
No-frills NBN provider aims for the tech savvy

No-frills NBN provider aims for the tech savvy

Engineers form members-only utility.
James Hutchinson Jul 20 2012 1:00PM Telco/ISP
NBN Co clears final ACCC hurdle on Optus deal

NBN Co clears final ACCC hurdle on Optus deal

But not everyone is happy.
Ry Crozier Jul 20 2012 12:00AM Telco/ISP
Australia slips in broadband rankings

Australia slips in broadband rankings

Fixed broadband penetration stagnant.
Juha Saarinen Jul 19 2012 6:52AM Telco/ISP
NVIDIA forums hacked

NVIDIA forums hacked

Stolen passwords hashed and encrypted.
Darren Pauli Jul 13 2012 4:54PM Security
Black Hat's guide to what's hot at the con

Black Hat's guide to what's hot at the con

More than 500 talks culled to 80.
Fahmida Y. Rashid Jul 13 2012 12:55PM Security

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