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.

WTO reaches deal to cut tariffs on IT products

WTO reaches deal to cut tariffs on IT products

All 161 member nations to benefit from trillion-dollar agreement.
Juha Saarinen Jul 27 2015 11:30AM Strategy
Optus joins telco fury over govt wholesale access intervention

Optus joins telco fury over govt wholesale access intervention

TPG wants cheaper copper now to compete with NBN.
Juha Saarinen Jul 27 2015 6:26AM Telco/ISP
Turnbull's dept backs Telstra in ACCC price fight

Turnbull's dept backs Telstra in ACCC price fight

10 percent wholesale price drop would hurt sector, NBN.
Allie Coyne Jul 23 2015 7:17AM Telco/ISP
ACSC issues AusPost, AFP ransomware warning

ACSC issues AusPost, AFP ransomware warning

"Significant campaign" puts cyber crime centre on the front foot.
Paris Cowan Jul 21 2015 11:28AM Security
ACT appoints whole-of-govt digital chief

ACT appoints whole-of-govt digital chief

New Zealand CIO to take over digital Canberra push.
Paris Cowan Jul 13 2015 10:20AM Strategy
Experts protest Aussie law banning crypto export

Experts protest Aussie law banning crypto export

Defence Trade Controls Act threatens to "criminalise" cryptology.
Juha Saarinen Jul 13 2015 9:32AM Security
DDoS attack downs iiNet services

DDoS attack downs iiNet services

Lengthy weekend outage.
Juha Saarinen Jul 13 2015 6:50AM Telco/ISP
Crypto experts slam govt encryption backdoor demands

Crypto experts slam govt encryption backdoor demands

Revisiting a bad idea considered an even worse idea.
Juha Saarinen Jul 8 2015 10:57AM Security
Rural dwellers employ elaborate setups for internet

Rural dwellers employ elaborate setups for internet

Review submissions raise satellite concerns.
Andrew Sadauskas Jul 7 2015 7:35AM Telco/ISP
NBN to offer TV connections through fibre for greenfields

NBN to offer TV connections through fibre for greenfields

Ditching aerials to come at a cost.
Allie Coyne Jul 1 2015 2:00PM Telco/ISP
NBN lumped with new data sharing rules despite opposition

NBN lumped with new data sharing rules despite opposition

Govt seeks to limit Telstra advantage.
Allie Coyne Jun 30 2015 11:32AM Telco/ISP
NIST formally chops NSA-tainted random number generator

NIST formally chops NSA-tainted random number generator

Dual_EC_DRBG algorithm no longer part of standard.
Juha Saarinen Jun 29 2015 6:47AM Security
Turnbull's NBN gets ACCC green light

Turnbull's NBN gets ACCC green light

Wholesale HFC offering on track for 2016 launch.
Andrew Sadauskas Jun 26 2015 9:36AM Telco/ISP
Thicker NBN aerial cables to face community opposition

Thicker NBN aerial cables to face community opposition

Overhead cable proposal 'rides roughshod' over councils.
Andrew Sadauskas Jun 16 2015 11:17AM Telco/ISP
Exetel dumps 400 heavy broadband users

Exetel dumps 400 heavy broadband users

Affected customers given 30 days to find a new provider.
Juha Saarinen Jun 12 2015 12:25PM Telco/ISP
OpenSSL patches Logjam vulnerability

OpenSSL patches Logjam vulnerability

Users advised to upgrade.
Juha Saarinen Jun 12 2015 6:21AM Security
NBN makes contractors fight for six-month packets of work

NBN makes contractors fight for six-month packets of work

Builds KPIs into new rollout contracts.
Allie Coyne Jun 10 2015 2:37PM Telco/ISP
US tech industry urges Obama to keep hands off encryption

US tech industry urges Obama to keep hands off encryption

Posts second public letter.
Staff Writers Jun 9 2015 2:48PM Security
Leaked TISA draft proposes sweeping changes to Australian telco laws

Leaked TISA draft proposes sweeping changes to Australian telco laws

Removes NBN cherry-picking protections, restrictions on telco foreign ownership.
Juha Saarinen Jun 5 2015 9:48AM Telco/ISP
NBN hits million premises mark

NBN hits million premises mark

First of three targets met.
Staff Writers Jun 3 2015 12:52PM Telco/ISP

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