Tag: Accenture

Tech is the key to prosperity: Andrew Charlton maiden speech

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Delivering the final maiden speech of the Forty-Seventh Parliament, former Accenture managing director and Kevin Rudd economic adviser Dr Andrew Charlton said the government must support the uptake of...

Accenture lands another $8m for vaccine system work

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Accenture has landed nearly $8 million in new contracts to continue work on Australia’s vaccine data system, with the Ireland-based multinational now receiving well over $30 million in total ...

Permissions denied: Home Affairs tech platform gets the hook

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Home Affairs minister Clare O’Neil’s decision to pull digital passenger cards has raised new questions about the underlying government technology platform and its chequered history as the development bill...

Accenture’s business register bill at ATO nudges $200m

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The tax office is paying Irish-headquartered tech services giant Accenture more than $70,000 a day for work on its business register upgrade, with the company’s total bill for the...

Digital passenger card shelved after scathing reviews

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Digital Passenger Declaration has been shelved, with new Home Affairs minister Clare O’Neil acknowledging it “needs a lot more work” even after more than $60 million has been...

Accenture, Epicon land $30m in AEC modernisation contracts

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Australian Electoral Commission has awarded two technology firms $30 million to modernise its electoral management services for the 2025 federal election, with the upcoming May election to rely...

Govt’s digital passenger app gets scathing reviews

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Home Affairs has said it is committed to improving its digitised version of the incoming traveller declaration after receiving scathing reviews from users since it was launched last month....

Accenture brought in to deliver election modernisation program

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Accenture has been brought in by the federal government to deliver the long-awaited and much-needed election modernisation program, with the Irish-domiciled consulting giant to replace the near-30 year old...