A decision by the former Coalition government not to fund the My Health Record system beyond the current financial year is contributing to the “immediate” financial pressures now weighing...
Public Sector
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In 2018, the then-Minister for Digital Transformation Michael Keenan announced a wide-ranging five-year whole-of-government contract with IBM. With an estimated contract value of $1 billion, this contract has recently...
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Amy Brown, the inaugural boss of Investment NSW embroiled in the controversial appointment of John Barilaro to a plum US trade job, has been sacked. The head of the...
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A parliamentary inquiry will examine the capability and culture of the agency that oversees the $30 billion National Disability Insurance Scheme after a series of recent decisions that participants...
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A US software provider tasked with replacing New South Wales’ legacy core policing system with a cloud-based alternative is suing NSW Police over a decision to abruptly terminate the...
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The Victorian government is set to contract out the cyber incident response services that are offered to agencies and local councils that fall victim to cyber-attacks in a bid...
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By any yardstick, federal spending on information technology products and services is massive. Depending on the ebb and flow of tech projects, that spending amounts to somewhere between $7...
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A “fully digitalised” tax office remains eight years away, according to Tax commissioner Chris Jordan, who envisions a greater reliance on natural systems for sourcing real-time data. Mr Jordan...
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A Cabinet sub-committee established with a mandate to review the digital and data merits of new NSW government projects has been disbanded, with only some of its former responsibilities...
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The federal government has launched its revamped myGov platform, as its full attention now turns to delivering a long-promised smartphone app for accessing government services online. Services Australia flicked...
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New South Wales has its first Modern Manufacturing Commissioner and “wide ranging” recommendations for reforms, but neither have been released by the state government which is withholding an announcement....
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The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) is “increasingly burdened” by the weight of its freedom of information work and requires additional resourcing to fulfil its roles, according...
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The New South Wales Government’s flagship investment vehicle for digital projects was not topped up in this year’s state Budget due to Treasury concerns over labour market constraints. The...
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The Australian Securities and Investment Commission “requires a substantial uplift in its data and technology capability” alongside a “material cultural change” to access the full benefit of any upgrade,...