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.

AusCERT09: Security will make or break NBN potential

AusCERT09: Security will make or break NBN potential

E-security is high on the Federal Government's agenda as it prepares for the country's digital future, Communications Minister Stephen Conroy said at the region's largest security conference in the Gold Coast this morning.
Negar Salek in the Gold Coast May 18 2009 11:52AM Security
Farmers: dig your own trench for NBN access

Farmers: dig your own trench for NBN access

Telecommunications analysts say there may be one way to ensure regional Australians can connect to the fibre network that underlies the NBN - by digging their own trenches.
Brett Winterford May 15 2009 3:08PM Telco/ISP
Minchin passes motion to block NBN debate

Minchin passes motion to block NBN debate

Shadow communications minister Nick Minchin gave Senator Conroy until 6:50pm yesterday to make public the NBN Panel of Experts report and an associated report by the ACCC.
Brett Winterford May 13 2009 4:42PM Telco/ISP
Analysis: Industry groups jostle for NBN influence

Analysis: Industry groups jostle for NBN influence

Australia's ICT industry groups all want to claim credit for the NBN and play a strategic role in its development. But who has sway over the industry or Government?
Brett Winterford May 13 2009 6:01AM Telco/ISP
CeBIT09: Skellern calls for industry cohesion around NBN

CeBIT09: Skellern calls for industry cohesion around NBN

NICTA chief executive Dr David Skellern has called on the ICT sector to form a united voice as multiple splintered industry groups jostle for a position of influence on the Federal Government's proposed National Broadband Network (NBN).
Brett Winterford May 13 2009 5:56AM Telco/ISP
Swan's ‘B+’ 2009/10 Federal Budget at a glance

Swan's ‘B+’ 2009/10 Federal Budget at a glance

Budget 2009-10 has revealed scant direct ICT stimulus measures apart from the NBN but a number of indirect opportunities around innovation, prompting the AIIA to rate it a ‘B+’.
Ry Crozier May 13 2009 12:01AM Financial Services
CeBIT09: Axia NetMedia ‘toying’ with NBN re-entry

CeBIT09: Axia NetMedia ‘toying’ with NBN re-entry

One of the bidders from the collapsed NBN RFP, Axia NetMedia, is said to be examining its options for participation in the “new new NBN”, after attending a de-brief on the RFP process last week.
Ry Crozier May 12 2009 11:26AM Telco/ISP
CeBIT09: Telstra still a regulatory threat, say iiNet and Optus

CeBIT09: Telstra still a regulatory threat, say iiNet and Optus

iiNet chief Michael Malone has urged Senator Conroy not to put the development of a telecommunications policy framework on the backburner following the change of leadership at Telstra.
Ry Crozier May 12 2009 11:08AM Telco/ISP
CeBIT09: NSW Government wants to build NBN testbeds

CeBIT09: NSW Government wants to build NBN testbeds

The NSW Government has established a broadband implementation taskforce in a bid to secure the NBN company headquarters in Sydney.
Ry Crozier May 12 2009 9:38AM Telco/ISP
Sophos Australia on recruitment drive

Sophos Australia on recruitment drive

The security firm is increasing its head-count over the next 12 months in response to a growth in mid-tier to enterprise markets.
Staff Writers May 7 2009 2:55PM Security
Elderly Aussies’ lack of interest in web concerns ACMA

Elderly Aussies’ lack of interest in web concerns ACMA

More than half of Australians aged over 65 don’t have the internet at home and 44 per cent have never used the Web, according to an Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) report.
Staff Writers May 7 2009 2:10PM Telco/ISP
NBN Expert Panel united on Ruddstra, not "weird" RFP

NBN Expert Panel united on Ruddstra, not "weird" RFP

Professor Reginald Coutts says the Government's U-turn on the National Broadband Network is very much in the spirit of the recommendations the expert panel made in its report.
Ben Grubb May 6 2009 6:28AM Telco/ISP
Yankee Group primes for NBN advisory role

Yankee Group primes for NBN advisory role

The Yankee Group will make a play to become advisers to the National Broadband Network by establishing a presence in Australia.
Ry Crozier May 5 2009 2:28PM Telco/ISP
Netbooks, cloud to be winners this year: IDC

Netbooks, cloud to be winners this year: IDC

Gazing into its crystal ball, analyst International Data Corporation predicts "pockets of opportunity" for the IT industry in an otherwise gloomy outlook this year.
Nate Cochrane May 5 2009 2:18PM Hardware
Canon confirms local redundancies

Canon confirms local redundancies

Canon Australia has culled 15 staff as part of its ongoing transformation but says it has created almost as many new positions this week.
Ry Crozier May 1 2009 3:35PM Training & Development
CSC Australia axes local jobs

CSC Australia axes local jobs

CSC Australia has axed an unknown number of staff this morning, less than two weeks after its Australian president talked up 2009 as a “banner year” for the firm.
Ry Crozier Apr 29 2009 11:24AM Training & Development
NBN: Conroy gets his "geek hat" on

NBN: Conroy gets his "geek hat" on

Senator Stephen Conroy says new splitter technology could push the reach of the FTTP component of the National Broadband Network far beyond the promised target of 90 per cent of the Australian population.
Brett Winterford Apr 28 2009 2:39PM Telco/ISP
Virgin to announce Australia’s first space tourist

Virgin to announce Australia’s first space tourist

Virgin Galactic is expected to announce the identity of Australia’s first space tourist on Monday.
Staff Writers Apr 24 2009 3:29PM Strategy
Aussie enterprise IT spending resilient: Gartner

Aussie enterprise IT spending resilient: Gartner

IT investment in hardware is expected to remain relatively stable this year with many Aussie firms also set to increase spending on virtualisation, Gartner said.
Staff Writers Apr 24 2009 2:46PM Hardware
iPrimus dances with Telstra on ADSL2+

iPrimus dances with Telstra on ADSL2+

ISP iPrimus has all but given up on building new DSLAMs in the wake of the NBN announcement, opting instead to quadruple its coverage area for ADSL2+ via a resale deal with Telstra.
Brett Winterford Apr 24 2009 10:45AM Telco/ISP

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