Tag: Digital Transformation Agency

Digital proposals reaching Cabinet without DTA review

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Almost 40 per cent of federal government technology projects are progressing to Cabinet for sign-off without being reviewed by the agency tasked with overseeing digital investment. As the government...

APS workers saved an hour a day during Copilot trial

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A six-month trial of Microsoft Copilot saved some federal public servants up to an hour each day when searching for, summarising information and drafting documents, an evaluation has found....

DTA delivers digital reality check after $1b in tech wrecks

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Federal public servants have been urged not to underestimate the cost of digital projects or exaggerate expected benefits in new guidance that follows around $1 billion in failed tech...

Data sovereignty scheme backlog hits new high

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The number of companies waiting for sign-off under the federal government’s troubled data sovereignty scheme has reached its highest level in two years. Amid a review of the scheme...

APS leaders to be schooled in digital as tech wrecks pile up

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Federal public servants tasked with leading digital government projects will undergo mandatory training from next year, after a series of high-profile tech wrecks across Canberra. As GovERP becomes the...

DTA in talks with Microsoft over future Copilot use

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Digital Transformation Agency is in talks with Microsoft to extend the volume sourcing discounts enjoyed on its products to Copilot long-term following an APS-wide trial of the artificial...

Govt ends ERP ‘lock-out’ with new marketplace

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The federal government has unveiled its ERP marketplace, giving departments and agencies a choice of local and multinational software vendors for their back-office system for the first time since...

APS agencies run with Microsoft Copilot after trial

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
An APS-wide trial of Microsoft Copilot might have wrapped up but it has not stopped federal government agencies from continuing to pay a premium to use the generative AI...

DTA stripped of ‘life events’ services push

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Albanese government is under fire for a slow down on reforms for ‘life event’ services after revelations it had not funded a proposal to reinvigorate the mammoth project...