Tag: government

What next for the rollout of digital government?

Posted on   |  by Allen Koehn
State governments have recognised the importance of bolstering digital strategies in their recent budget announcements, with millions of dollars invested into various initiatives for the coming year. During budget...

‘Release the hounds’ on ransomware gangs

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Labor has called on the federal government to get on the cyber offensive and “release the hounds” on global ransomware gangs following a series of high profile cyber-attacks against...

NSW stands out in digital govt services survey

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
New South Wales led the way in improving digital government services across Australia during the pandemic, according to a new report by Salesforce which calls for more government data...

Senate committee gives bargaining code the green light

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
A senate committee has given the green light to the big tech media bargaining code, but has paved the way for further government amendments to the controversial legislation next...

APS review response ‘totally inadequate’: Labor

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Opposition has labelled the government response to the Thodey review of the public sector as “weak” and “inadequate”, with key recommendations like the scrapping of the staffing cap...

DTA on the hunt for a CIO

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Digital Transformation Agency is on the hunt for a chief information officer as it prepares for an “exciting period of development and change”. The role will not be...

Digital govt: Are we there yet?

Posted on   |  by Martin Stewart-Weeks and Simon Cooper
It’s budget (and election) time again. The federal Government will doubtless announce some additional funding for digital transformation projects including for digital identity. This follows last November’s new Digital...

Keenan to quit at election

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Whatever the result of May’s federal election, Australia will have a new minister guiding the government’s digital transformation efforts, after Coalition MP Michael Keenan announced he will be quitting...

NSW Labor digital policy is MIA

Posted on   |  by Aimee Chanthadavong
With just under two months to go before New South Wales voters cast their ballot in the state’s March 23 election, the Labor Opposition has remained tight lipped on...