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 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
The facts behind News Corp vs the NBN

The facts behind News Corp vs the NBN

Opinion: It's not about fast broadband.
Emma Dawson Aug 9 2013 6:45AM Telco/ISP
Telstra sees first $7m in copper disconnection fees

Telstra sees first $7m in copper disconnection fees

NBN income just under $400m.
Ry Crozier Aug 8 2013 10:37AM Telco/ISP
NZ Govt overrides regulator to set copper wholesale price

NZ Govt overrides regulator to set copper wholesale price

May contravene international law.
Juha Saarinen Aug 8 2013 6:43AM Telco/ISP
Silcar snags NBN rollout renewal

Silcar snags NBN rollout renewal

Worth up to $300m.
Ry Crozier Aug 7 2013 12:50PM Telco/ISP
NBN Co awards fibre works to Downer EDI

NBN Co awards fibre works to Downer EDI

Two contracts include entry into Western Australian rollout.
Ry Crozier Aug 6 2013 10:02AM Telco/ISP
Syntheo cuts losses on NBN work

Syntheo cuts losses on NBN work

Service Stream forecasts $20m JV loss.
Charis Palmer Aug 6 2013 9:33AM Telco/ISP
CSIRO sets up new data analytics research division

CSIRO sets up new data analytics research division

Attempting to harness big data.
Juha Saarinen Aug 6 2013 7:35AM Training & Development

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