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.

Companies told to look to Asia for copper switch-off lessons

Companies told to look to Asia for copper switch-off lessons

Start NBN planning now.
Staff Writers Aug 26 2013 6:45AM Networking
CipherCloud opens Sydney office

CipherCloud opens Sydney office

Says NSA scandal helped drive business.
SC Australia Staff Aug 22 2013 3:24PM Security
Trigger point

Trigger point

Launching NBN Co’s plans for the enterprise.
Aug 22 2013 2:32PM
ACCC pushes back NBN Co notice again

ACCC pushes back NBN Co notice again

Election gets in the way.
Ry Crozier Aug 21 2013 3:59PM Telco/ISP
iiNet pulls in 12,000 NBN fibre customers

iiNet pulls in 12,000 NBN fibre customers

Surpasses 20,000 total connections on new network.
Ry Crozier Aug 21 2013 10:45AM Telco/ISP
Is the data sovereignty argument bunk?

Is the data sovereignty argument bunk?

Review: Cloud protection gateways.
Justin Warren Aug 20 2013 7:02AM Labs
Telstra expands NBN range with fixed wireless

Telstra expands NBN range with fixed wireless

Plans full 25/5 Mbps service next month.
Ry Crozier Aug 16 2013 3:43PM Telco/ISP
NBN Co kills tracking of unserviceable premises

NBN Co kills tracking of unserviceable premises

Weekly progress now impossible to determine.
Ry Crozier Aug 16 2013 6:44AM Telco/ISP
Turnbull's NBN policy 'detailed enough' to escape costing

Turnbull's NBN policy 'detailed enough' to escape costing

Sees no value-add from independent financial analysis.
Allie Coyne Aug 16 2013 6:34AM Telco/ISP
Path to secure email is littered with failure

Path to secure email is littered with failure

Opinion: Lavabit closure raises the stakes.
Srikumar Venugopal Aug 16 2013 6:20AM Networking
NBN Co leaks 14 fibre locations

NBN Co leaks 14 fibre locations

Beyond the three-year plan.
Ry Crozier Aug 15 2013 12:01PM Telco/ISP
Notorious Aussie spammer cops NZ$95,000 fine

Notorious Aussie spammer cops NZ$95,000 fine

NZ goes after Wayne Mansfield.
Juha Saarinen Aug 15 2013 6:23AM Telco/ISP
Gagged Lavabit founder discusses closure

Gagged Lavabit founder discusses closure

Scorched earth closure may have prevented national security probe.
Darren Pauli Aug 14 2013 2:30PM Security
Greens attack A-G on claim Snowden, Manning aren't whistleblowers

Greens attack A-G on claim Snowden, Manning aren't whistleblowers

Warrantless surveillance provides 'few results'.
Juha Saarinen Aug 14 2013 5:28AM Security
Coalition expects mobile telcos to match blackspot funds

Coalition expects mobile telcos to match blackspot funds

Pot of funds offered to carriers, at a price.
Ry Crozier Aug 13 2013 12:29PM Telco/ISP
NBN Co doubles Telstra liability to $1.8bn

NBN Co doubles Telstra liability to $1.8bn

Network scale-out continues.
Ry Crozier Aug 13 2013 10:40AM Telco/ISP
Voters lose in Albanese vs Turnbull showdown

Voters lose in Albanese vs Turnbull showdown

Comment: The NBN debate wash-up.
Ry Crozier Aug 13 2013 6:39AM Telco/ISP
NBN Co funds enterprise test lab

NBN Co funds enterprise test lab

'Plug Bench' to test copper services on fibre network.
Brett Winterford Aug 13 2013 6:35AM Networking
Encrypted email services close on fear of US interception

Encrypted email services close on fear of US interception

Silent Circle, Lavabit take action.
Darren Pauli Aug 12 2013 6:24AM Security
Silent Circle, Lavabit crypto mail shut down

Silent Circle, Lavabit crypto mail shut down

Fears of lawful interception.
Darren Pauli Aug 9 2013 3:54PM Security

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