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.

NextDC leases Canberra data centre

NextDC leases Canberra data centre

Eyes whole-of-government panel.
Ry Crozier Jul 18 2011 12:07PM Networking
Doorknocker offers fake NBN services in Hobart

Doorknocker offers fake NBN services in Hobart

Offers 20 Mbps services to stage three sites ahead of construction.
James Hutchinson Jul 15 2011 12:33PM Telco/ISP
NBN Co snags remaining LTE spectrum

NBN Co snags remaining LTE spectrum

Northern Queensland most expensive for radio.
James Hutchinson Jul 14 2011 5:57AM Telco/ISP
India still eyeing Google, Skype intercepts

India still eyeing Google, Skype intercepts

Targets terrorists amid new attack.
Liam Tung Jul 14 2011 3:43AM Networking
Analysis: Quantum crypto leaps

Analysis: Quantum crypto leaps

Big advances mean that quantum encryption may soon be ready to safeguard the most valuable assets of government and industry.
John Edwards Jul 13 2011 7:42AM Security
Morgan Stanley loses 34k customer records on unencrypted CDs

Morgan Stanley loses 34k customer records on unencrypted CDs

Data should have been encrypted by default.
Dan Raywood Jul 9 2011 2:33AM Security
Vint Cerf calls for clarity in NBN cost data

Vint Cerf calls for clarity in NBN cost data

Google VP urges Australian Government to develop global case study.
Kim McDonald Jul 8 2011 6:00AM Telco/ISP
Analysis: Small ISPs jump ship in face of NBN

Analysis: Small ISPs jump ship in face of NBN

100K club grows as small guys drop out of the race.
James Hutchinson Jul 6 2011 9:45PM Telco/ISP
Dell offers file-based USB encryption

Dell offers file-based USB encryption

But does not yet work for smart-phones or tablets
Dan Raywood Jul 6 2011 9:21PM Security
Telstra forges NBN wholesale 'proof of concept'

Telstra forges NBN wholesale 'proof of concept'

Approaches brave new world with caution.
James Hutchinson Jul 6 2011 3:57PM Telco/ISP
NBN Co to train half of workers in 'months'

NBN Co to train half of workers in 'months'

Reveals amounts of training the 18,000 workers on the project will receive.
James Hutchinson Jul 6 2011 1:45PM Telco/ISP
IBM, APC take spots on data centre panel

IBM, APC take spots on data centre panel

Canberra quietly beefs up whole-of-government arrangements.
Ry Crozier Jul 5 2011 4:37PM Networking
NBN committee calls for bigger greenfields probe

NBN committee calls for bigger greenfields probe

'Missed opportunity' for NBN Co squeeze.
James Hutchinson Jul 5 2011 6:26AM Telco/ISP
ISPs to cop blame for false NBN speed claims

ISPs to cop blame for false NBN speed claims

Watchdog threatens litigation.
James Hutchinson Jul 4 2011 7:15AM Telco/ISP
AAPT meets NBN with expanded network

AAPT meets NBN with expanded network

Collaborates with competitors to reach some regional centres.
James Hutchinson Jul 1 2011 12:28PM Telco/ISP
Tasmanian NBN cabling stays overhead

Tasmanian NBN cabling stays overhead

Country town stuck with electricity poles for now.
James Hutchinson Jun 30 2011 2:55PM Telco/ISP
TransACT seeks Conroy's exemption in Canberra expansion

TransACT seeks Conroy's exemption in Canberra expansion

Build caught by retroactively-applied NBN legislation.
James Hutchinson Jun 30 2011 7:34AM Telco/ISP
Fibre network refresh at NBN-ready councils

Fibre network refresh at NBN-ready councils

Armidale looks to displace Telstra as NBN rolls out.
James Hutchinson Jun 29 2011 6:57AM Telco/ISP
UberGlobal finds root of Friday outages

UberGlobal finds root of Friday outages

Kit changes expose network design issue.
Ry Crozier Jun 28 2011 1:59PM Networking
NBN Co taps 'commercial maths' for network design

NBN Co taps 'commercial maths' for network design

Algorithms could save $200 a premises.
Liz Tay Jun 27 2011 12:45PM Networking

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